SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- FACS Aira UV Laser Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 7/25/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- 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, MD, 20817
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- NOI6072
- Response Due
- 8/11/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/26/2006
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/notice of intent to procure commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The Government intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with BD Biosciences for one FACS Aria UV Laser upgrade plus accessories. This announcement Constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this acquisition is NOI6072 and is being issued as a notice of intent. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-11. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 334516 and the small business size is 500. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intends to procure a quantity of (1) 375 nm FACS Aria UV Laser upgrade pulse accessories. The FACS Aria flow cytometer UV laser will to be used with existing FACSAria flow cytometer. The CMRS of the LIR studies HIV-specific immunity in humans. This work, in large part involves flow cytometric measurements of T cell functions. The CMRS of the LIR would like to add to the existing capabilities of a Becton Dickinson FACSAria cytometer to permit measurements of cell cycle and calcium flux of HIV-specific T cells. These measurements would be taken simultaneously with the current 12 parameter flow cytometry panel. Addition of a UV laser will permit accurate measurements of these parameters. This is a firm fixed-price contract and the FOB term is ?Origin? and Net 30. FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items; FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies; FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; and FAR 32.703-2, Availability of Funds, FAR 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration. In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at http://orca.bpn.gov/ in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR at www.ccr.gov/ 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 [Note: Lack of registration in the Central Contractor Registration will make an offeror ineligible for award.] Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, August 11, 2006. For delivery of responses through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, Room 2NE62F, MSC/4812 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4812. E-mail and Fax submissions are not authorized. Requests for information concerning this requirement must be submitted in writing, and can be faxed to 301-402-2285, or e-mailed to jgreer@niaid.nih.gov. It is the vendor?s responsibility to confirm receipt of all quotations and/or questions by the closing date of this announcement by contacting Juareatha Greer at 301-496-2607. Collect calls will not be accepted.
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health NIAID, Bethesda, MD
- Zip Code: 20892
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN01097108-W 20060727/060725220336 (fbodaily.com)
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