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

66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL SA10000 DUE 050800 POC Luann Dean, Contract Specialist, Facilities, Construction, Commodities & Equipment Section, (770) 488-2657 M/S K71 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to purchase a Roche/Hitachi 902 Chemistry Analyzer. CDC believes that its requirements are met by only one provider, however all responsible sources that can meet the requirements listed herein may submit a quote which will be considered by the agency. Description of the requirements are: 1.) must have a menu of 90 manufacturer supported methods, featuring two-part reagent configurations. All reagents packaged, sold, supported and invoiced by instrument manufacturer; 2.) must run the entire menu that is offered on Hitachi System except B12 and folate; 3.) must be able to accommodate five different sample types (serum/plasma, urine, CSF, Supernatant and "other"); 4.) must have the ability to accommodate both low and high range patient samples; 5.) must be reliable and have 2PM's done per year by manufacturer; 6.) computer must be bi-directional; 7.) must possess a small foot print of only 28 inches square and 34 inches tall; 8.) User friendlysoftware, which is trained on-site; 9.) system must provide 21 methods on board including electrolytes; 10.) must provide the ability to quantitate the amount of bilirubin, lipemia and hemoglobin in patient samples automatically and flag interference levels which can adversely effect results; 11.) 98% uptime guaranteed; 12.) fully automated, random access, open chemistry, discrete analyzer with refrigerated reagent compartment; 13.) use same ISI cartridges as the Roche 912 chemistry analyzer; 14.) sample bar code reader onboard analyzer; 15.) 48 on-line reusable cuvettess. Delivery must be made within 30 days of purchase. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLITICTATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The following provision(s) apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items; 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. The clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms & 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); 52.247-35 F.O.B. Destination; 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), (14), (16), and (23). OFFERORS SHALL INCLUDE A COMPLETED COPY OF THE PROVISION AT 52.212-3, OFFERORS REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, WITH YOUR QUOTE. The best way to complete this certification is to download the FAR Clauses (Volume II) at http://www.arnet.gov/far, print out the clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certification, and fill in the appropriate blanks. This procurement is not set-aside for small business. Offers will be due 05/08/00 by 2:00 pm EST at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Contracts Management Branch; Attn: Luann J. Dean; 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341. Facsimile offers will be accepted at (770)488-2670/2671. RFQ #SA10000 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 04/20/00 (W-SN447188). (0111)

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