SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- LSM 880 AiryScan microscope
- Notice Date
- 8/14/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 5601 Fishers Lane, 3rd Floor MSC 9822, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- NIAIDRFQ-15D-1746088
- Archive Date
- 9/9/2015
- Point of Contact
- CLINTON SCOTT, Phone: 240-669-5098, Pamela E. Nevels, Phone: 240-669-5089
- E-Mail Address
-
scottcl@niaid.nih.gov, pamela.nevels@nih.gov
(scottcl@niaid.nih.gov, pamela.nevels@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Brand Name or Equal commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being issued as a request for quotation. The solicitation number for this acquisition is NIAID-RFQ15D-1746088. This solicitation document and its incorporated provisions are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC 2005-83) dated July 2, 2015. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is not a Small Business Set-Aside. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) has a requirement in accordance with FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal, this acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is a Small Business Set-Aside. The LIG Lab intends to procure to purchase a Carl Zeiss LSM 510 confocal microscope with the state of the art LSM 880 AiryScan confocal microscope to perform live cell experiments. The new system will provide the following major features: a. Excitation laser lines: 405, 488, 514, 561 and 633 nm b. 1 GAsP and 2 cooled PMTs for sensitivity c. AiryScan PMT module to obtain 1.7 fold increase in optical resolution for live cell imaging d. 20, 40 and 63x objectives e. Automated X,Y stage f. Piezo Z stage This is not a request for proposal. All responsible sources who have the ability to supply this equipment or equal may submit a response that will be considered. Offerors quoting other than the specified equipment must provide specification on equipment. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Award will be based on: 1) Capabilities to meet the required specifications, 2) Delivery, 3) Price. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 541380 which have a small-business size standard of 500 employees. This is a firm fixed-price contract and the FOB terms are "Destination" and Net 30. FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items; FAR52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions 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; FAR 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- 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 SAM www.sam.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 System for Award Management (SAM) https: //www.sam.gov. will make an offeror ineligible for award.] All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time on Tuesday August 25, 2015. For delivery of responses through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3A57, MSC 9822 Rockville, Maryland 20892. E-mail and Fax submissions are not authorized. Requests for information concerning this requirement must be submitted in writing, e-mailed to scottcl@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 Clinton Scott at 240-669-5098. Collect calls will not be accepted.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/AMOB/NIAIDRFQ-15D-1746088/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 12441 PARKLAWN DRIVE, ROOM 200B, ROCKVILLE, Maryland, 20852, United States
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
- SN03839544-W 20150816/150814235350-5601b0c69f1d9dcd3d3b297f5c4c103c (fbodaily.com)
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