SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment
- Notice Date
- 12/15/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 339111
— Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, MSC 4811, Bethesda, MD, 20817
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- NOI6011
- Response Due
- 12/30/2005
- Archive Date
- 1/14/2006
- Description
- 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this acquisition is NOI6011, and is being issued as a Notice of Intent. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-06. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a small business concern. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 339111, which has a business size standard of 500. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intends to procure scientific equipment from Carl Zeiss Microimaging to upgrade the Z1 Axio Imager Microscope with the ApoTome Slider AxioImager. To upgrade with the ApoTome Imager component will be used to reconstruct stacks (focal planes) of fluorescent stained micrographs in 3D. The Apotome examines each individual slice stacked images and filters out background noise and enhances the signal and resolution of each image. After each slice of the stacked image is processed by the ApoTome software, it combines all of the digitally enhanced images into a final image with enhanced resolution and seamless integration. This technique is especially valuable in the reconstruction of fluorescent stained SIV infected brain and lymph node tissue samples. The following instrument and products may be acquired under this acquisition: Item/Description/ Quantity: (1) ApoTome Slider AxioImager, qty-1, (2) Grid H1F/ApoTome Axio Imager, qty-1, (3) Grid M F/ApoTome Axio Imager, qty-1, (4) Grid L1 F/ApoTome Axio Imager, qty-1, (5) Can Bus Interface Cable 2.5M, qty-1, (6) Axiocam MRM Rev 2, qty-1, (7) C-Mount 1X F/60MM Interface, qty-1, (8) AV4 MOD/ApoTome, qty-1, (9) AV4 MOD Inside 4D, qty-1, (10) TV Port L Lateral MOT A-Imager, qty-1, (11) Installation. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) price, 2) warranty, and 3) technical capability to meet required specifications. Place of delivery NIH/NIAID, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. The government will award a fixed price purchase order to the responsible contractor. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; FAR 52.212.3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contractor Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items. A completed copy of provisions at FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items must be included. Copies of the aforementioned clauses are available upon request by telephone to Ms. Tonia Alexander at (301) 496-2607. Offerors must include with their offer a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) December 30, 2005 to Tonia Alexander. For delivery through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE62C/MSC 4812, Bethesda, Maryland 20817-4812. Electronic submission will not be accepted. In order to be considered for an award, offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at http://orca.bpn.gov/ in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR at: www.ccr.gov/ prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Delivery to: NIH, NIAID, Bethesda, MD
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN00952780-W 20051217/051215212110 (fbodaily.com)
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