SOLICITATION NOTICE
67 -- A digital image capture system
- Notice Date
- 5/31/2008
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- REQ1044045
- Point of Contact
- Monifa N Coleman, Phone: 301-827-7164
- E-Mail Address
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monifa.coleman@fda.hhs.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, simplified acquisition procedures and the resultant purchase order will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 05-25. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a written solicitation will not be issued. This synopsis, NAICS code 334516, is to notify contractors that the government intends to issue a Purchase Order in accordance with FAR Part 13.106 for the following specifications, under the simplified acquisition procedures. This is a 100% small business set-aside. Prospective offerors are responsible for downloading the solicitation and any amendments. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps website for the release of any amendments to this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award a contract without discussions if the Contracting Officer determines that the initial offer(s) is/are providing the Best Value and discussions are not necessary. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to award a purchase order for a digital image capture system for an existing transmission electron microscope. The digital imaging system will allow for the capture and data analysis of electron microscopic images and will replace the current film based data system. The digital image capture system must have the following specifications: Specifications: 1. It should have at least (4K x 2.7K or 11 mega-pixels) resolution and capture image data at frame rate of at least 2 FPS at 4008 x 2672 2. Capture at least 100% of the field of view of the film based system. 3. It should be able to be installed into a standard bottom camera port below the viewing chamber of a model JEOL-100CX transmission electron microscope (installation and training must be included in price). 4. It should be integrated with a high speed host computer with XP operating system (upgrade to Vista included), large high resolution LCD monitor, 2 GB capacity RAM, large (300GB or more) hard drive, high performance CD-RW drive, multi-storage access capability. 5. It should allow for automatic recording of flat field and bias frames, exposure, binning, ROI, cropped area acquisition, zoom, bright-contrast-gamma, fast focus selectable ROI, automatic flat field and background correction, arbitrary image reorientation, multiple zoom and pan modes, automatic exposure numbering, automatic annotations with time/date/exp. number/TEM parameters (HT value, magnification/camera length, spot-size, exp. number, etc. histogram control of brightness/contract/gamma, CCD temperature selection. 6. The CCD camera must have a dynamic range of at least 12 bits (4,096 gray levels) and allow for exposure time times from 10 ms to at least 1000 s (diffraction imaging). FOB: Destination 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20903 EVALUATION AND AWARD: Award. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and, if necessary conduct discussions with all responsible offerors within the competitive range. The award will be made to the offeror whose proposal conforms to the terms and conditions of the solicitation and award may be made to other than the lowest priced or the highest technically rated offer. Relative importance and trade-offs. The Government will base the determination of best value on performance, and the other evaluation factors identified elsewhere in this solicitation. The determination of best value also considers the relative importance of the evaluation factors. All evaluation factors when combined, are approximately equal to cost and price. CCR: Vendors must be registered in the Central Contractor Register (CCR) prior to the award of a contract. You may register by going to www.ccr.gov. You will need your Dun & Bradstreet number and banking information. QUESTIONS DEADLINE: All questions are to be submitted via email to Monifa.Coleman@fda.hhs.gov no later than June 06, 2008, 2:00pm EST. QUOTATIONS DUE: All quotations are due, via email to: Monifa.Coleman@fda.hhs.gov, no later than 2:00pm, EST on : June 3, 2008. PROVISIONS and CLAUSES: The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. The following agenda has been attached to this provision: None. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following agenda has been attached to the clause: None. The clause at FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders, Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses cited are applicable: FAR 52.217-8, FAR 52.222-26, FAR 52.222-35, FAR 52.222-36, and FAR 52.232-33. Clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition. Responses to this notice must be sent via email to Monifa.Coleman@fda.hhs.gov. No phone calls will be accepted.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20903, United States
- Zip Code: 20903
- Zip Code: 20903
- Record
- SN01584408-W 20080602/080531213035-d6349145c2f6e59cd1b031c315500fb2 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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