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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 11, 2005 FBO #1354
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Immunospot Analyzer

Notice Date

8/9/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Atlantic Area, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, P.O. Box 848, Greenport, NY, 11944
 

ZIP Code

11944
 

Solicitation Number

PIADC-05-05
 

Response Due

8/23/2005
 

Archive Date

9/7/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation to procure 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being issued as a Request For Quotes(RFQ). Submit offers on RFQ PIADC-05-05. This solicitation and its incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-04. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is a small business set-aside, under North American Industry Classification System Code Number 334516 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The USDHS, S&T, Plum Island Animal Disease Center is issuing a request for quotations (RFQ PIADC-05-05) for procuring a quantity of one (1)Immunospot Series 3BAnalyzer. The Immunospot Analyzer shall be equipped with the following components: 1) Immunospot Image Acquisistion Unit PART #003 fully automated, with 1) High resolution 1024x1024 pixel color camera, 2)Scans various plate formats and types (96-24 wells), 3) Analyzes most viral plaque assays, 4) Fiber-optic ring light for even and color neutral illumination of wells, 5) Slip-proof, high precision 2-axis durable ball bearing stage with Servo motors operating under encoder control for position verification and well authentication, 6) High end PC (3.2 GHz) with Pentium IV processor, high speed DVD+RW/-RW/-R+CD-R/RW for data archiving loaded with Windows XP pro. 7) Integrated high resolution (1600 x 1280) 20? flat panel monitor, 8) Immunospot Software Version 3, 9) Analyzer Installation and Qualification. The Immunospot Analyzer will be used to establish and facilitate research in vaccine development. This research is aimed at developing effective vaccines for human diseases that is being used in clinical trails. In order to test the effectiveness of the vaccine, volunteer responses are being tested using a variety of methods including Enzyme Linked Immunospot (ELISPOT) assay. This method is accepted as the gold standard for evaluation of vaccine effectiveness, and is amenable to automation. FOB shall be Destination to our loading dock at USDHS, S&T, PIADC, 40550 Route 25, Orient Point, New York 11957. This will be a fixed-firm price contract. 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 Offerors Representations and Certifications; FAR 52.212-4 Contractor Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; FAR 52.225-3 Buy American Act also applies. Offerors shall include with their offer a completed copy of provision at FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. The Government intends to make a Best Value Buy to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the government. The following evaluation criteria will be used to evaluate offers: (a) Price: (b) Technical capability of the item offered to meet the governments need: (c) Delivery Date: (d) Training: (e) Warranty information to include period and coverage, shall be stated. The FAR Provisions and Clauses may be accessed via the world wide web at: http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Telephone requests for copies of FAR Provisions and/or Clauses will not be accepted. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this agency. Offers must be submitted no later than 2:00P.M. Eastern Daylight Time August 23, 2005. Electronic transmission will not be accepted. Request for information concerning this requirement are to be addressed to Lynda Biedermann (631) 323-3203. Collect calls will not be accepted.
 

Place of Performance

Address: USDA, ARS, NAA, PIADC, 40550 ROUTE 25, ORIENT POINT, NEW YORK

Zip Code: 11957

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00865843-W 20050811/050809211659 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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