SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Transmission Electron Microscope
- Notice Date
- 12/8/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, DO-ATL-Crawford, Rm 116 HFR-SE1, Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
- ZIP Code
- 30309
- Solicitation Number
- 1082051
- Archive Date
- 1/5/2011
- Point of Contact
- Nicholas E Sartain, Phone: 870-543-7370
- E-Mail Address
-
nick.sartain@fda.hhs.gov
(nick.sartain@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY, NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE OR SOLICITATION. The Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson Laboratories, in Jefferson, Arkansas, is seeking business sources, including total small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, and 8(a) certified companies. The following information is provided to assist the FDA in conducting Market Research to identify potential contractors for this effort: The government is seeking capability statements from companies that are capable of providing a Transmission Electron Microscope system with the following requirements: The offeror shall be able to provide installation and training for the system. 1. Transmission electron microscope with electron gun operating at incremental voltages of 120 kV to 200 kV. 2. Point-to-Point resolution of at least 0.5 nm in TEM (<1.5 nm in STEM) 3. Tungsten electron source. 4. Magnification of 350,000 or better in TEM. 5. Compatible with addition of advanced features such as energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX. 6. Medium and high resolution camera. 7. Operate under Microsoft Windows operating system. 8. Advanced training course available. 9. Installation, on-site training, and at least 1-yr service contract. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is-334516- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. Potential contractors must indicate business size, proof of any set-aside certification and company's DUNS number and provide a contact name, the mailing address, phone number and email address of point of contact. Capability statements must provide enough information to determine if the company can meet the requirement. At a minimum provide the following: All descriptive material necessary for the government to determine whether the product offered meets the technical requirements including: technical specifications, descriptive material, literature, brochures and other information, which demonstrates the capabilities of the contractor to meet the requirement. Generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of respondent's capacity and capability to provide the required specified equipment. Identify previous customers of the system. Identification of the firm's GSA Schedule contract(s) by Schedule number and contract number and SINs that are applicable to this potential requirement are also requested. Interested Contractors must respond with capability statements which are due in person, by postal mail or email to the point of contact listed below on or before December 21, 2010 by 13:00 hours (Central Time in Jefferson, Arkansas) at the Food and Drug Administration, OC/OA/OAGS, Attn: Nick Sartain, 3900 NCTR Road, HFT-320, Jefferson, AR 72079-9502. Reference number FDA1082051. For information regarding this request for information, please contact Nick Sartain at (870) 543-7370, FAX (870) 543-7990 or email nick.sartain@fda.hhs.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/FDA/NCTR/1082051/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States
- Zip Code: 72079
- Zip Code: 72079
- Record
- SN02340875-W 20101210/101208234323-bc84ed1d2ca1a00d45a8ef34d548fe29 (fbodaily.com)
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