SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Instrument & Laboratory Equipment / Robotic Workstation
- Notice Date
- 7/20/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument 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, Maryland, 20817
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- NIAID-NOI-10149
- Archive Date
- 8/19/2010
- Point of Contact
- Lawrence Bland, Phone: 301-402-2282, Tonia L Alexander, Phone: 301-402-2282
- E-Mail Address
-
lawrence.bland@nih.gov, talexander@niaid.nih.gov
(lawrence.bland@nih.gov, talexander@niaid.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation Notice of Intent for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format of FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are not being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued for the solicitation number NIAID-NOI-10149 a Notice of Intent. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-44, dated July 8, 2010. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a small business set-aside. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334516, which has a size standard of 500. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to procure an EZ1 Advanced XL Robotic workstation on a sole source basis from Qiagen. Item/Description/Quantity: 1) EZ1 Advanced XL Robotic Workstation, #9001492, qty-1; 2) EZ1 Advanced XL Virus Card v2.0, #90108708, qty-1; and 3) EZ1 Virus Mini Kit v2.0 (48), #955134, qty-2. The use of the new instrument is to perform additional viral RNA isolations in our BSL3 Laboratory. The robotic workstation will allow for automated purification of nucleic acids from up to 14 samples using EZ1 kits, enables nucleic acid purification from a wide range of sample types relevant for molecular diagnostics, genetic identity testing, forensics, biomedical research and gene, high quality genomic DNA and RNA from a range of sample materials, viral nucleic acids from serum, plasma, CSF, urine and respiratory samples, effortless data management with full traceability, and UV lamp helps to prevent cross contamination. Changing variables would prevent the correct interpretation of the experiments in progress as part of protocol #Z01-AI-000891-10, #Z01-AI-000987-04, #Z01-AI-000971-05, #Z01-AI-000957-06, #Z01-AI-001022-04 and #Z01-AI-000637-19. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) price, 2) capability to meet required specifications, 3) warranty, and 4) delivery. Delivery shall be 30 to 75 days after receipt of order. Place of delivery Bethesda, Maryland, 20892. The government will award a fixed price purchase order to the responsible contractor. The FOB point shall be Destination. The following Federal Acquisition Regulations provisions and clauses apply to the acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items; Far 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications Commercial Items; Far 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; Far 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items; and FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003). A completed copy of provisions at FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representation and Certifications Commercial Items must be included which can be found at Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) https://orca.bpn.gov. By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database 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. The CCR website is http://www/ccr.gov. Copies of the aforementioned clauses are available upon request by telephone to Lawrence Bland at (301) 402-2282. All responsible sources may submit offers that will be considered by this agency. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDST), August 4, 2010. For delivery through the U.S. Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Road, Room 2NE38C, and Bethesda, MD, 20892-4811. Electronic and fax copies are not accepted. Requests for information concerning this requirement are to be addressed to Lawrence Bland at 301-402-2282. Collect calls will not be accepted.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/AMOB/NIAID-NOI-10149/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, NIAID, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN02210921-W 20100722/100720234637-ea03b0e1d7b34d08f6da75472b602ba6 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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