SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Veterinary Ultrasound System
- Notice Date
- 6/22/2012
- 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, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- 1105312
- Archive Date
- 7/14/2012
- Point of Contact
- Sondea Blair, Phone: 8705437469
- E-Mail Address
-
sondea.blair@fda.hhs.gov
(sondea.blair@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SOLICITATION. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking small business concerns, including veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and women owned small businesses. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. The following information is provided to assist the FDA in conducting Market Research to identify potential small business concerns for this effort: The FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) requires a portable veterinary ultrasound system for diagnostic purposes and various protocol driven procedures. Examples of diagnostic use include evaluation of body organs e.g. heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, reproductive organs etc. The ultrasound will be used for IACUC approved protocol procedures e.g. liver and kidney ultrasound guides biopsies, cystocentesis and cardiovascular data collection. Portable Veterinary Ultra Sound System Requirements: • Portable unit • Shall operate with both battery and house power that can be hand carried to various confined animal holding, procedure rooms and surgical suites • Shall weigh less than 20 lbs including battery • Shall include software necessary for operation and include integrated report writing • Shall be applicable for use on a wide variety of animals from mice to 20 kg monkeys • Shall have functionality via wireless and wired LAN support for data collection and archiving • Shall include backlight keys for use in darkened animal rooms, Color Doppler and a minimum of 15" high definition color LCD screen Interested small business concerns must respond with capability statements which are due in person, by postal mail, fax or email to the point of contact listed below on or before June 29, 2012 by 09:00 AM (Central Time in Jefferson, Arkansas) at the Food and Drug Administration, FDA/OO/OFBA/OAGS/DAP, Attn: Sondea Blair, 3900 NCTR Road, HFT-320, Jefferson, AR 72079-9502. Reference FDA 1104061. Respondents should supply:  Business name, DUNS number, business address, business website, business size status (i.e., SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, SDB, WOSB, LB), point of contact name, mailing address (if different from business address), phone number and email address;  Sufficient descriptive literature that unequivocally demonstrates that offered products and services meet or exceed above specifications.  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. Indicate whether the organization is the manufacturer of the items or authorized reseller. If reseller, include the manufacturer's name, address and DUNS number.  If applicable, identification of the firm's GSA Schedule contract(s) by Schedule number and SINs that are applicable to this potential requirement are also requested.  Provide information if any of these specifications are too restrictive. No response will be considered that the listed specifications are adequate in a competitive environment.  If post warranty service maintenance options are available, remit available plans  Though this is not a request for quote, informational pricing must be submitted for the instrument and service plans. For information regarding this market survey, please contact Sondea Blair sondea.blair@fda.hhs.gov. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identified in the response. 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 FedBizOpps. 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
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, 8800 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN02783635-W 20120624/120622234901-882b408a36a325d105b8a281fc6e77d2 (fbodaily.com)
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