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66 -- ANALYTICAL ULTRACENTRIFUGE WITH INTERFERENCE AND ABSORPTION OPTICS SOL 53SBNB060094 DUE 052500 POC TAMARA GRINSPON, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-4390; Paul G. Cataldo, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6332 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AND FAR SUBPART 13.5-TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS-, AS S SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED.*****This solicitation, #53SBNB060094, is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15.*****This acquisition is unrestricted. The associated Standards Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this procurement is 3826, and the small business size is 500 Employees.***** The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for one (1) Analytical Ultracentrifuge with Integrated Rayleigh Interference and Scanning UV/Visible Optics, for 200-240 volt, 60 Hz operation, Beckman Coulter brand name [Cat#'s 363980, 362106 (XL-A Starter Kit), 361964 (60Ti Titanium Analytic Rotor), and 366037 (Cell Housing and Sapphire Window Assembly Kit)] or equal, to be used for ongoing studies focussed on determining the size, shape and interactions of biological macromolecules and their assemblies. Salient characteristics of the system include: ability to optically measure the distribution of macromolecules in a centrifugal field; ability to collect data from an interference optical system and an absorption optical system in tandem during the same experiment; ability to analyze with the centrifugal distribution of small sample volumes, as little as 15 uL, for the characterization of precious biological samples; ability to analyze data with up to 28 different samples at once; ability to allow nearly complete sample recovery for additional analyses in the case of especially valuable biological materials; and total compatibility with existing ultracentrifuge systems at NIST to allow for the use of existing rotors and cells, as well as to streamline experiments by adapting NIST existing experimental and data analysis methods for analytical ultracentrifugation. Installation, on-site training (at NIST, Gaithersburg, MD facility), a one-year warranty on parts and labor, including one-year of preventive maintenance plus emergency service, shall be included.*****Delivery is required within six (6) weeks after receipt of purchase order (ARO); delivery within four (4) weeks ARO is preferred.*****Delivery location is the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. The FOB point shall be DESTINATION, Gaithersburg, MD.*****The Government anticipates awarding one purchase order resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quotation, conforming to this synopsis/solicitation, will offer the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered.*****Quotations will be evaluated in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-2-Evaluation of quotations or offers. Award will be made based on vendors' (A) Technical Capability to Meet Specifications (vendors shall address all specifications, providing indication of understanding and ability to meet requirements, including catalogs, brochures, etc.); (B) Past Performance (vendors shall provide three references to whom comparable instruments have been sold over the past five years, including organization name, point of contact, phone number, fax number and e-mail for each); and (C) Price.*****Vendors shall address all requirements in this combined synopsis/solicitation, and shall provide clear evidence of understanding and the ability and willingness to comply with the Government's specifications of need. Failure to address a specification/requirement will be construed by the Government as inability to meet the need, or the vendor's taking exception to it.*****The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision applies to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; .*****All vendors are to include with their quotes, a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, which may be downloaded from www.arnet.gov The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.*****The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including subparagraphs (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; (3) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns; (5) Utilization of Small Business Concerns; (8)(ii) Alternate I of 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (18) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements; (22) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded from the NIST Web Page located at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm *****All interested, responsible, business firms should submit quotes (Original Plus One Copy Of Quote And Enclosures), by 3:00 PM, Washington DC time, on May 25, 2000, to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, ATTN: TAMARA GRINSPON, Solicitation #53SBNB060094, Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive STOP 3572, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3572. Faxed quotes will NOT be accepted. Copies of above-referenced clauses are available upon request, either by telephone or fax. Posted 05/10/00 (W-SN453449). (0131)

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