SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Sotax CE7 Smart USP Apparatus
- Notice Date
- 3/19/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-10-RQ-0231
- Archive Date
- 4/17/2010
- Point of Contact
- Charles Koehler,
- E-Mail Address
-
charles.koehler@nist.gov
(charles.koehler@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, under authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), with Sotax Corporation (Sotax) of Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the purchase of a Sotax CE7 Smart USP Apparatus. NIST cites FAR 6.302-1(a)(ii)(A) (see excerpt below) as primary rationale for Sole Source Determination. (ii) Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in - (A) Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. Sole Source determination is based on the following: The Surface and Microanalysis Science Division (SMSD) of NIST is developing standards for the Department of Homeland Security. These standards are typically comprised of a polymeric material containing known amounts of explosives of which are later used to test ion mobility spectrometers and/or explosive screening portals commonly located at airports. Accordingly, it is necessary to test the stability and diffusion processes that occur over time. These existing technologies are being leveraged for the development of novel drug delivery standards for pharmaceutical applications. SMSD thusly requires a flow-through dissolution system in order to validate the stability of these standards in water and to study the release characteristics in similar drug delivery systems. The dissolution system sought must allow for characterization of both microspheres and thin films and be a United States Pharmacopeia apparatus 4 (USP-4) flow-through system with special cells provided for both dissolution measurements of microspheres and thin films on 1 cm substrates. Additional flow cells specific for characterization for drug eluting stents must be readily available for future purchase. The system must have a pump that achieves a flow rate in the range of 1.6 to 38 ml per minute. The system must be able to operate at least seven (7) different samples simultaneously for statistical analysis. The system must be fully-automated and flow directly into a UV spectrophotometer. The software must be fully compatible with SMSD's computer systems. The system must also be compatible with a previously-utilized FDA dissolution system in which earlier data was published (Sotax USP-4 flow-through model) on drug testing stents. Installation and operational consultation is required, as is a warranty of at least one (1) year from date of approved installation. The Sotax CE7 Smart USP Apparatus is known to be the only commercially-available hardware and software system to ensure compatibility the existing system. Products from other manufacturers can be used with the exisiting system; however, significant changes would need to be completed in-house to accommodate upgrading the existing system with products from other manufacturers, of which would also create unnecessary effort, time and cost. As a result, Sotax is uniquely qualified to satisfy the Government's requirements. Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland, and be completed in accordance with the Contractor's commercial schedule. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 500 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by 12:00 PM ET on Friday, April 2, 2010. Inquiries will be accepted via email at charles.koehler@nist.gov. Inquiries submitted by any other means will not be acknowledged nor honored. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN02097439-W 20100321/100319234817-927780bc1cecacfbc69f9d61a9d0236e (fbodaily.com)
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