SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Electron Microscope Maintenance Services
- Notice Date
- 1/23/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NHLBI-SBSS-AR-2017-075-KEW
- Archive Date
- 2/14/2017
- Point of Contact
- Kyle Wisor, Phone: 3014023670, Sara Stoops, Phone: 301-435-0329
- E-Mail Address
-
Kyle.Wisor@nih.gov, stoopssb@mail.nih.gov
(Kyle.Wisor@nih.gov, stoopssb@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6016 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902, UNITED STATES Introduction This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. The NAICS code is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, size standard of $20.5 million. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. Background The NHLBI is seeking small businesses with the ability to provide maintenance services for the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) owned JEM-2200FS Field Emission Transmission Electron Microscope system. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's leading medical research agency, and the primary Federal agency conducting and supporting medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives. The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research; and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases. Since its inception, the Laboratory of Structural Biology Research (LSBR) has specialized in detailed structural analysis of macromolecules, macromolecular complexes, and subcellular structures by computer-enhanced electron microscopy. The goal of these studies is to elucidate structure-function relationships at the molecular level with particular emphasis on (but not restricted to) systems that bear directly on the mission of NIAMS. This program was initiated in 1978 with the appointment of a tenure-track investigator (the Project Officer), and progressed to become a Section in 1984, and further to Laboratory status in 1990. A typical research project involves recording electron micrographs of the highest possible quality, subjecting them to digital image analysis to elicit the maximum amount of structural information, and interpretation, taking into account all pertinent complementary data. Over the years, the LSBR has performed ground-breaking studies on cytoskeletal filaments, virus particles and antigens, and complex enzymes among other important biomedical specimens. Cryo-electron microscopy - the technique of visualizing organic specimens suspended in vitreous ice - was introduced in the 1980s and has revolutionized what is achievable. The LSBR has been to the fore in these advances and in 1997 accomplished the landmark result of extending the resolution on isolated complexes below the 10Å limit for the first time. The results achieved depend both on the quality of the primary data (electron microscope images) and the scope of computer analysis. As for the former, keeping our electron microscopes operational and maintaining them in peak performing condition are essential to the Lab's work. Project Requirements Contractor Tasks The contractor shall provide a service maintenance plan for the JEM-2200FS Field Emission Transmission Electron Microscope system to their standard commercial practices. The contractor shall include no less than two (2) preventative maintenance visits. Covered Products 1. Product Code: 334456; Product Description: JEM-2200FS Field Emission Transmission Electron Microscope; 2. Product Code: P13228B; Product Description: JUS-FEGBB,BATTERY BACKUP - 96621; 3. Product Code: JU2009759; Product Description: WATER RECIRCULATOR, WATER COOLED R175CHN2R4SK9;; 4. Product Code: 814816908; Product Description: SEG SIDE ENTRY GONIOMETER, FOR 1400,2100,2100F,2200FS,2500SE; 5. Product Code: JU2010261; Product Description: EM-23130TU2FE TURBOMOLECULAR VACUUM PUMP UNIT 360872; 6. Product Code: JU2012082; Product Description: EM-Z100181APPS SIDE ENTRY PHASE PLATE STAGE. Period of Performance Base Year: 2/17/2017 - 2/16/2018 Option Year 1: 2/17/2018 - 2/16/2019 Option Year 2: 2/17/2019 - 2/16/2020 Option Year 3: 2/17/2020 - 2/16/2021 Option Year 4: 2/17/2021 - 2/16/2022 Capability Statement Small business concerns that believe they possess the capabilities necessary to undertake this work should submit complete documentation of their capabilities to the Contracting Officer. The capabilities statement must specifically address each project requirement separately. Additionally, the capability statement should include 1) the total number of employees, 2) the professional qualifications of scientists, medical experts, and technical personnel as it relates to the above outlined requirements, 3) a description of general and specific facilities and equipment available, including computer equipment and software, 4) an outline of previous research projects that are similar to the project requirements in which the organization and proposed personnel have participated, and 5) any other information considered relevant to this program. The capability statement must not exceed 15 single sided or 7.5 double sided pages in length and using a 12-point font size minimum. Interested small business organizations are required to identify their size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone numbers of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. Point of Contact: Kyle Wisor, Contract Specialist, Office of Acquisitions, NHLBI, Phone (301) 827-7736. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6016 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902, UNITED STATES Submission Instructions Interested parties shall submit capability statements via the FedConnect web portal (www.fedconnect.net) and reference the FedConnect Sources Sought Number HHSN26817AR00008S. The due date for receipt of statements is 0900 Eastern Time on 1/30/17." Vendors can register with FedConnect at https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/default.htm. Please note that FedConnect is used by multiple federal agencies and therefore FedConnect assistance will be provided by Compusearch Software Systems, not the NHLBI OA. More information about registration requirements can be found by downloading the FedConnect Ready, Set, Go! Guide at https://www.fedconnect.net/fedconnect/Marketing/Documents/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect technical questions please call the FedConnect Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. Please use the Contracting Officer/ Contract Specialist contact information provided, should you require a waiver not to use FedConnect for submitting. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your 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 review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, NIAMS, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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