SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment
- Notice Date
- 9/11/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 339111
— Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NOI7156
- Response Due
- 9/26/2007
- Archive Date
- 10/11/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation notice of intent for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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 NOI7156 issued as a Notice of Intent. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-19. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is a small business concern. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 339111, which has a size standard of 500. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intends to procure a ImmunoSpot S5 UV Analyzer from the only known manufacture Cellular Technology Ltd. Item/Description/Quantity: 1) ImmunoSpot S5 UV Analyzer, qty -1, 2) Motorized Lens Package, qty-1. This instrument is the only known available ELISPOT reader with capabilities to read dual-color ELISPOT and fluorescent assays in a high throughput manner. It can perform single cell level detecting apoptosis and cell counting of fluorescent parasites. Another main feature is the capability of using different microplate formats including 24, 48 and 96 wells plates. The immediate use of this machine will be of great value to our field project in Leishmaniasis and sand flies by reducing the amount of cells needed from human subjects to be tested and to detect specific cell types at very high resolution. It is important for the piece of scientific equipment to have the following: 1) Fluorescent and visible light modes, 2) Versatility, 3) High-Resolution, 4) Scans multiple plate types, 5) Accurate well capture, 6) Inverted Scanning, 7) FastScan, 8) Expandability, 9) Preset Assay Types, 10) Custom Plate Layouts, 11) AutoCentering, 12) AutoExposure, 13) High-Throughput Compatibility, 14) Live Counting, and 15) Motorized Optics Extension. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) price, 2) warranty, and 3) technical capability to meet required specifications. Place of delivery NIH/NIAID, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The government will award a fixed price purchase order to the responsible contractor. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; FAR 52.212.3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contractor Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items. A completed copy of provisions at FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items must be included. Copies of the aforementioned clauses are available upon request by telephone to Ms. Tonia Alexander at (301) 496-2607. Offerors must include with their offer a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) September 26, 2007 to Tonia Alexander. For delivery through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE52C/MSC 4812, Bethesda, Maryland 20817-4812. Electronic submission will not be accepted. In order to be considered for an award, 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.
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIAID, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD,
- Zip Code: 20892
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN01402070-W 20070913/070911220409 (fbodaily.com)
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