DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505-2888

66 -- MICROARRAY SCANNER AND ANALYSIS SOFTWARE SOL rq2000-030 DUE 081800 POC Brenda Goodwin, 304/285-5882; Contracting Officer, Rex S. Wolfe, Jr., 304/285-5883 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; BIDS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is issued as Request for Proposal No. RQ2000-030 This procurement is being issued unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Classification is 3826 with a size standard of 500 employees. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-18. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, requires ONE EACH of a GENEPIX 4000A Microarray SCANNER and ANALYSIS SOFTWARE manufactured by Axon Instruments, Inc., Foster City CA or equivalent, with service warranty (2 year total) and Computer. SPECIFICATIONS: The scanner shall have an integrated software and hardware system which is designed to work together as a unit. Scanner shall allow simultaneous imaging of both the Cy3 and Cy5 dyes, which increases the acquisition speed and eliminates the need to overlay images. Scanner shall be a NON-confocal system to provide a better signal-to-noise ratio. Computer minimum requirements are a Dell Dimension XPS T700MHz with Pentium III mini-tower with 256K Cache; Operating System is Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, SP5, factory install (420-1601); factory installed software: Norton Antivirus 2000, version 5.0 with CD & Documentation, English (412-5620); 8x/4x/32x CD-RW, factory install (313-0506); MS Office SBE 2000, CD with documentation, US English, OEM Package, Factory Install (412-1300); and 21" Monitor (19.8 VIS, 24-25AG) P1110 Trinitron, Dimension, Factory Install (320-0075). Two year Parts and labor warranty (may include extended warranty). EVALUATION FACTORS: Offerors will be evaluated for technical compliance with the specifications. The Government desires delivery within 10 weeks after receipt of order. Offers shall propose based on a delivered price, F.O.B. Destination (Morgantown, West Virginia) and the requirements at FAR 52.214.21 "Descriptive Literature" apply. Information provided must demonstrate the unit's ability to meet the stated Technical Criteria (specification) or your offer may be rejected. The Government anticipates one award to the responsive, responsible offeror whose proposal is considered most advantageous to the Government. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in Clause 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition as follows: FAR 52.222-3 "Convict Labor (E.O. 11755)", 52.233-3 "Protest After Award (31 U.,S.C. 3553 and 40 U.S.C. 759)", 52.203-6 "Restrictions onSubcontractor Sales to the Government, With Alternate I"; 52.203-10 "Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity", 52.219-8 "Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Concerns; 52.222.26 "Equal Opportunity"; 52.222-35 "Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era"; 52.222-36 "Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities"; 52.222-37 "Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era"; 52.225-3 "Buy American Act -- Supplies"; 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (E.O. 12722, 12724, 13059, 13067, 13121, and 13129); 52.225-18 "European Community Sanctions for End Products." OFFERS ARE DUE AUGUST 18, 2000, 2:00 p.m. local prevailing time. The offer acceptance period shall be at least 60 days. SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO: DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, Attn: Brenda Goodwin (MS1019), REF: Solicitation RQ2000-030, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505: (1) Original and two copies of a completed SF 1449, signed by an individual authorized to bind the organization; (2) Schedule of Supplies/Services (vendor proposal) containing an item description with Part Numbers and Pricing for the system, a delivery schedule, and published price lists (if available); (3) completed Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3; (4) descriptive literature, tables, etc. which demonstrate compliance with specifications for evaluation purposes; and (5) acknowledgment of solicitation amendments, if any. Facsimile Offers are not authorized. Offers that fail to furnish the required information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Award of a firm fixed-price contract is anticipated. Information regarding this notice can be obtained from Brenda Goodwin at (304) 285-5882 or by fax at (304) 285-6083. All responsible sources may submit a response, which shall be considered by the Agency. Posted 07/26/00 (W-SN478918). (0208)

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