SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- 66 - Automated DNA Sequencer
- Notice Date
- 4/8/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 423490
— Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Administrative Support Center, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, MO, 64106
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- WC133C-05-RP-1093SLW
- Response Due
- 4/18/2005
- Archive Date
- 4/18/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- DESC: The U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), National Oceanic Atmospheric and Administration (NOAA), and Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biological Research (CCEHBR), National Ocean Service (NOS) in Charleston, SC, intends to procure an automated Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Sequencer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared and processed in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this announcement. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS The following details outline the specifications that the DNA sequencer must meet to support current projects involving genetic analyses and satisfy required research and analysis capabilities: 1) The instrument must be a 16 capillary, florescence-based genetic analysis system to enable moderate, but variable, sample throughput with minimal reagent consumption. 2) The instrument must be fully automated from sample loading to data processing and allow for 24-hour unattended operation with a sample processing throughput greater than 500 sequences or 500 fragments analysis samples per 24 hours. 3) The instrument must be capable of running samples in both 96-well and 384-well sample plates. 4) The instrument must be capable of running a minimum of two 96-well samples plates or two 384-well sample plates without human intervention between plates. 5) The instrument must run on standard 110V or 220V power. 6) The instrument must be provided with an IBM PC-compatible computer that is configured as necessary to run the instrument (preferable running Windows? XP operating system). 7) The instrument must be capable pf performing DNA sequencing and fragment analysis in a single samples array. 8) The instrument and associated software must, at a minimum, be capable of producing results for the following applications: long and short read sequencing, mircosatellite analysis, single deoxyribonucleic acid SNP analysis and amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP) analysis. 9) Associated analysis software (sequencing and fragment) provided must be compatible with Windows XP operating system. 10) The vendor must offer optimized chemistry kits and protocols for DNA sequencing and DNA fragment analysis applications. 11) The instrument must be capable of performing AFLP analysis of microbial samples. It is preferred that the vendor provide optimized chemistries and protocol for AFLP analysis, as well as application support for customized methods, if necessary. 12) The instrument must provide flexibility, enabling the Government to use various polymers and capillary lengths. 13) The instrument must be provided with a minimum of one year of limited warranty on parts and labor, as well as instrument installation and application training. The vendor must also make additional service contracts available to cover the instrument and application software after the initial warranty period has expired. 14) It is preferred that the instrument has been validated for forensic applications. 15) The vendor must be willing to accept an Applied Bio Prism 377 DNA sequencer for trade-in credit. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Any business capable of providing this equipment is encouraged to submit an offer in response to this announcement within 10 calendar days after publication of this notice. This is a 100% small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this action is 323112. The applicable size standard is not more than 500 employees. This equipment is being procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Central Region Acquisition Management Division (AMD) requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) before October 1, 2003. After that date, NO award can be made unless the vendor is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR, please access the following website: http://www.ccr.gov/. In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505 Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in CCR. Responses should be faxed to 816-426-7530. Attn: Sharon Walker. TERMS AND CONDITIONS This notice constitutes the only Request for Proposal (RFP) that will be issued for this acquisition. Written offers are being requested; however, no other written solicitation will be issued. This notice is hereby issued as RFP No. WC133C-05-RP-01093. This RFP incorporates the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-02, effective March 23, 2005. The line item(s) will be delivered in accordance with the specifications listed below. The price shall include cost of deliveryin accordance with FAR 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991). Date of delivery is stated in the specifications listed below. The FAR clauses incorporated into this acquisition shall be these: 52.203-3 Gratuities (Apr. 1984), 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper (August 2000), 52.211-8 Time of Delivery (Jun. 1997), 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items (Oct. 2003), 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items (Jan 2005) (Sections 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, and 31), The FAR provisions incorporated into this acquisition shall be these: 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors ? Commercial Items (Jan. 2005) and 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items (Jan. 1999). The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: a) Technical capability: Provide sufficient information and documentation to demonstrate the ability to meet or exceed the Government?s minimum requirements, as specified herein. b)Delivery schedule: Ability to meet or exceed the Government?s required delivery schedule. c) Past Performance: Provide a list of contacts, including phone numbers, for parties to whom the offeror has successfully provided services and supplies that are the same or equal to those described herein. d) Price: All factors other than price are equally important to one another. Together, the technical factors a, b, and c are approximately equal to price in the evaluation process. The proposed price will be evaluated but not scored. The price evaluation will determine whether the proposed price is realistic, complete, and reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements. The degree of importance of the proposed price will increase with the degree of equality of the proposals in relation to the other factors on which selection is to be based. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest priced offeror or to the offeror with the highest technical score if the Contracting Officer determines that to do so would result in the best value to the Government., 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items (Jan 2005) . FA R clauses and provisions are available on the Internet Website http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR) clauses and provisions are also incorporated into this acquisition by reference: 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer?s Authority (Feb. 2005), 1352.201-71 Contracting Officer?s Technical Representative (COTR) (Mar. 2000), 1352.208-70 Printing (Mar. 2000), 1352.209-71 Organizational Conflict of Interest (Mar. 2000), 1352.209-73 Compliance with Laws (Mar. 2000), 1352.211-70 Statement of Work/Specifications (Mar. 2000), 1352.215-73 Inquiries (Mar. 2000), 1352.216-70 Contract Type (Mar. 2000) (A firm fixed-price commercial items contract for supplies is anticipated as a result of this solicitation.), 1352.233-70 Harmless From Liability (Mar. 2000), 1352.233-71 Service of Protests (Mar. 2000) (Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to Ms. Sharon Walker, 601 E 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, MO 64106.) 1352.246-70 Inspection and Acceptance (Mar. 2000) (Inspection and acceptance will be performed at the National Ocean Service, 219 Ft. Johnson Road, Charleston, SC.) 1352.252-70 Regulatory Notice (Mar 2000). Full text of these CAR clauses is available upon written request by sending an email to Sharon.Walker@noaa.gov. Signed and dated offers must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/AMD, Attn: Sharon Walker, Room 1756, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Offers must be received on or before 2:00 pm CDT, Friday, April 15, 2005. Offers may be faxed to 816-426-7530, Attn: Sharon Walker. In addition to proposed pricing, offers must include the following: 1) A completed copy of the provisions contained in FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 2) Certification of registration in the Central Contractor Registration database; 3) Performance references for previous sales that are comparable to the requirements stated above and, 4) A brief, succinct cover letter expressing interest in responding to this announcement and a brief company overview, resume, and summary of business experience. The resume and summary of business experience shall not exceed four (4) pages. The cover letter shall include the firms contact information including address, phone and fax numbers, and email address. This is a firm fixed-price solicitation set aside for small business. DELIVERY Delivery is required 30 days after receipt of award. BID FORMAT: Provide itemized pricing as follows: UNIT PRICE TOTAL Line Item #1 ? Automated DNA Sequencer 1ea $_____________$ ___________ FOB Destination GRAND TOTAL: $___________
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