Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC), Procurement & Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-4146

66 -- LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL 2000Q00065 DUE 040300 POC Jennifer J. Nelson, Contract Specialist, Facilities, Construction, Commodities and Equipment Section, Mailstop K-71, (770) 488-2621 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, intends to purchase a Dual syringe Prep & Load system with solid phase extraction station. CDC believes that its requirements are only met by one provider, however all responsible sources that can meet the requirements listed below may submit a quote which will be considered by the agency. The basic machine must meet the following requirements. PAL.SPE, this is a fully self contained and automated GC mounted sample preparation and injection system (all in one), this system with solid phase extraction station holds one 96-well extraction plate and one well plate for eluate; fast was station for 2 solvents; holder for 3 solvent reservoirs (each 200ml); 1 standard syringe wash station; 1 syringe holder for 10 or 100UL syringe; 1 syringe cartridge for 1, 2.5 or 5ml Syringe and dry gas station; six position incubator for 10 or 20M L vials on orbital shaker. Additional requirements include: PAL.MSPEF, Solid phase micro extraction for the above system; PAL.KT68, Required mounting hardware for the HP6890 GC; PAL.TRACEAP, Required mounting hardware for the Finnigan Trace GC; On site service to properly install this unique system (by a factory-qualified engineer). PAL.CCCHEM; this is used in conjunction with PAL.CRUISE1, software to fully integrate Cruise Control with existing HP Chemstation software. PAL.CRUISE1; Cruise Control Level 1, a remote Windows based software for software control of the PAL (Prep and Load) system. PAL.CCXCAL; used in conjunction with PAL.CRUISE1, it is software to fully integrate Cruise Control with existing Finnigan Trace software. PAL.COOLCH; Sample tray cooler for PAL system for temperature control from 2 degrees C to 65 degrees C. PAL.NH, Module for cleaning and conditioning the spme fiber after each sample. To our knowledge this system is not available from another vendor. Delivery must be within 30 days of purchase. An award will be made to Leap Technologies on a sole source basis for a Dual syringe Prep & Load system and accessories, within fifteen days from the date of this announcement. No proposal will result from this announcement. This is for informational purposes only. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for proposal and no solicitation is available. This notice may represent the Government's only official notice of procurement. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15. The equipment shall be delivered not later than 30 days after receipt of order to Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, Warehouse, 4998-C South Royal Atlanta Boulevard, Attention: Pat Harris,Tucker, Georgia 30333, FOB Destination. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The evaluation criteria stated in paragraph (a) of this provision are as follows: (1) technical capability of the proposed system to meet the requirements stated herein, and (2) price. Offerors shall include a COMPLETED COPY OF THE PROVISION AT 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS COMMERCIAL ITEMS, with your quote. The best way to complete this certification to download the FAR Clauses (Volume II) at http://www.arnet.gov/far/, print out the clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications, and fill in the appropriate blanks. This certification must be sent in with your quote. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses are hereby added to this clause: 52.211-16, (0% increase, 0% decrease, all items); 52.225-11, and 52.247-35. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses listed in paragraph (b) of 52.212-5 apply to this acquisition: (7), (9),(10),(11), and (14). Quotes are due by 2:00pm, EST on April 03, 2000. Facsimile quotes WILL be accepted, provided the quote contains all requested information, and a signed hard copy is also provided via mail. Quotes shall be mailed to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Contracts Management Branch; Attn: Jennifer J. Nelson; 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3202; Atlanta, GA 30341. Facsimile quotes may be sent to: (770) 488-2671, Attn: Jennifer J. Nelson. The RFQ number 2000Q00065 shall be clearly marked on the envelope and/or facsimile cover page. All responsible sources that can meet the above requirements may submit a quote, which will be considered by the Agency. Posted 03/20/00 (W-SN436017). (0080)

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