SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Shimadzu LCMS-2010EV Computer System and SW Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM Contracting Center - Natick R&D (RDECOM-CC), ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W911QY-PS-BOM10-1-0008
- Archive Date
- 6/28/2010
- Point of Contact
- Stephen Reffel, 508-233-5704
- E-Mail Address
-
RDECOM Contracting Center - Natick R&D (RDECOM-CC)
(stephen.reffel@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Introduction: Pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), the U.S. Army RDECOM Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division, on behalf of the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis to: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., Columbia, MD 21046. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No solicitation document is available. 1. Nature and description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs: The Discovery, Early Detection, and Evaluation of Treatment & Prevention in Cancer Research Program at Penn State require computer systems with installed software capable of running with a pre-existing Shimadzu LCMS-2010EV. The computer system when used with the LCMS-2010EV should provide quick compound analysis with high sensitivity. The computer system with software has the following salient characteristics: "22 inch Professional Widescreen Flat Panel "Advanced Workstation PC oQuad Core Intel processor (2.66GHz/1067MHz/8MB L3) oOS Windows XP PRO SP3 with Windows Vista License o4096MB Dual Channel DDR3 1067MHz SDRAM o1000GB Serial ATA300 (2x500GB) hard drive (RAID 1), o16x Dual layer DVD-R/RW, +R/RW Combo Drive oExpandable memory to 8GB DDR3 1067 SDRAM oUSB keyboard oOptical Wheel Mouse o768MB nVidia Quadro FX1800 Graphics Card oIntel Integrated Gigabit 10/100/1000 network connection o2 x16 PCI Express Slots o1 PCI-Express o1 Serial Port o1 Parallel Port o11 USB 2.0 (2 front,6 back and 3 Internal), oIntegrated High Definition Audio o3 Year Limited Warranty with 3 years standard next business day (NBD) onsite parts replacement and 3 years NBD onsite labor "LCMS Solutions Software Upgrade from V3.2 to V3.5 "Installation and Customer Familiarization "Compatible with Existing Shimadzu LCMS-2010EV 2. A demonstration that the proposed contractor is the only source available to provide these services or goods (i.e. unique qualifications, proprietary rights, etc.): Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometers systems are the combination of liquid chromatographic separation and mass spectrometric detection. These are techniques used by the chemical analyst to analyze organic molecules. Different manufacturers produce systems that measure. Each system has proprietary hardware that is dependent on the software to properly process chemical analysis. The Shimadzu LCMS-2010EV requires the software compatible to efficiently gather data. Purchasing the software direct from Shimadzu will provide the principal investigators with the most up-to-date version of its software and a computer system dedicated to running the software. 3. A description of the market research that was conducted and the results, or a statement of the reason a market research was not conducted: A search was conducted between 8 March and 11 March 2010 using Internet search engines, the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) database, and the Small Business Administration (SBA) Dynamic Small Business Search. The CCR and SBA search referenced NAICS code 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and keywords Mass Spectrometer. The SBA Dynamic Small Business Search returned small businesses associated with both the NAICS 334516 and the relevant keywords. The vendors found during the search could not provide the software capable of being used with the Shimadzu LCMS-2010EV. Internet research found that the model that best meet the salient characteristics of The LC/MS computer system is available from a single vendor. There are LC/MS systems available from different manufacturers available on the market. Each manufacturer produces a proprietary computer software system to work specifically with their LCMS system. As there is an existing Shimadzu LCMS-2010EV at the study at Penn State those computers software systems do not fit the salient characteristics. The LC/MS computer system sold by Shimadzu best meets the requirements. 4. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition: None 5. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required: Since The Discovery, Early Detection, Evaluation, Treatment and Prevention in Cancer Research at Penn State already has the Shimadzu LCMS-2010EV the only manufacturer that can provide the equipment that meets the salient characteristics is Shimadzu. LC/MS systems and the computer systems that enable their use are proprietary to the manufacturers that produce the LC/MS hardware. There does not appear to be any actions that this agency can take to remove or overcome barriers to competition. 6. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement to the U.S. Army RDECOM Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division via e-mail to: stephen.reffel@us.army.mil no later than 9:00 a.m. on April 5, 2010. Contracting Office Address: RDECOM Contracting Center - Natick CCRD-NA-SU, Natick Contracting Division Kansas Street, Building 1 Natick, MA 01760-5011 Point of Contact: Stephen Reffel, Contract Specialist Stephen.reffel@us.army.mil
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