SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- ThermoFisher Scientific Mutildrop Combi Dispenser Cassettes
- Notice Date
- 1/25/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 423490
— Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, NCATS, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS), 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHSN-NIH-NIDA-SS-18-070
- Archive Date
- 2/14/2018
- Point of Contact
- Jessica Adams, Phone: 3044438761, Jeffrey Schmidt,
- E-Mail Address
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jessica.adams@nih.gov, jeffrey.schmidt@nih.gov
(jessica.adams@nih.gov, jeffrey.schmidt@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF INTENT NON-COMPETITIVE INTRODUCTION PURSUANT TO FAR Subpart 5.2-Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT TO ACTION. THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Section within the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Office of Acquisition, intends to negotiate and award a contract for seventy-five (75) ThermoFisher Scientific Mutildrop Combi Dispenser Cassettes. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 423490 - Other Professional Equipment & Supplies Merchant Wholesalers with an employee number of 150. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses of the Federal acquisition Requlation (FAR) in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-96 (dated November 6, 2017). STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Title: ThermoFisher Scientific Mutildrop Combi Dispenser Cassettes NIH NCATS currently screens, identifies, and distributes to the research community small molecule compounds, and data on their activities, to accelerate translation of these compounds into advancements in human health. The Multidrop Combi is an integral part of this process. The ThermoFisher Multidrop uses a replaceable cassette for dispensing liquids into micro-well assay plates in 96, 384 and 1536 well formats. These dispensing cassettes are a consumable, due to normal use and general wear and tear, item to be used with our existing fleet of ThermoFisher Multidrop dispensers. NIH NCATS has a requirement to purchase replacement cassettes for our existing fleet of ThermoFisher Scientific Multidrop Combi liquid dispensers. The Multidrop Combi brings increased precision and accuracy into microliter dispensing, ensuring day-to-day reproducibility and high-quality assay data. Besides implementation in robotic screening, these devices are also used in assay development. The Multidrop Combi also serves as an important back-up to the BioRAPTR FRDs that are commonly used in this lab. The following specifications must be met for the requested Multidrop Combi cassette: • Small tube metal tip dispensing cassette; For volumes 0.5-50μL • Autoclavable 10 times at 121°C, 1 bar, 20 min • Compatibility Multidrop Combi, Multidrop Micro Diameter Tubing:0.4mm; Tip 0.22mm • Dispensing Range 0.5 to 50μL • Small tube metal tip material: Stainless steel, ruby • Tubing: Silicone Volume (Metric) Dead <1mL Anticipated period of performance: Fourteen (14) days ARO LEVEL OF EFFORT: N/A DELIVERY DATE 2/5/2018 CLOSING STATEMENT This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The price quote shall include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s); product description; and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations. Respondents that believe that they are manufacturers or authorized resellers of the brand-name product specified in this announcement must provide, as part of their response: (a) product, catalog, model, and/or part number(s); (b) product description; (c) all relevant information and documentation that the item(s) offered meets the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics as specified in the purchase description; quantity; estimated price or cost; shipping, handling, and/or installation charges; and delivery date after receipt of order. In addition the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov." A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by 1:00 PM Eastern, January 30, 2018 and must reference number HHSN-NIH-NIDA-SS-18-070. Responses must be submitted electronically to Jessica Adams, Contract Specialist, at jessica.adams@nih.gov and must reference the solicitation number HHSN-NIH-NIDA-SS-18-070 on your electronic request. FAX requests are not accepted. "All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency."
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Rockville, Maryland, United States
- Record
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