SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division - Kansas City, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, United States
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- 1350M218QNFFN0082
- Archive Date
- 8/28/2018
- Point of Contact
- Elliott Waxman, Phone: 816-426-2068
- E-Mail Address
-
Elliott.Waxman@noaa.gov
(Elliott.Waxman@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This sources sought notice is a repost of the original notice that adds additional information for a sole source justification. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division office intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Bruker Optics, Inc. to provide a Fourier Transform Near Infrared Spectrometer (FT-NIRS) multi-purpose analyzer II (MPA II) for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in Panama City, FL. Justification for Sole Source NMFS requires the purchase of a Bruker Spectrometer as an instrument in predicting the ageing of fish otoliths from near infrared spectra. The Panama City Laboratory (PCL) is collaborating with the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) to develop methodologies to use FT-NIRS for producing spectra that will be used for aging Federally-managed species. One of the requirements of this collaboration is that the same equipment and software is used to develop these methods. The Bruker equipment and software is currently being used at the AFSC. The FT-NIRS is used in various industries to ensure quality control standard are maintained. The FT-NIRS MPA II is an upgraded model of the standard FT-NIRS. The MPA II has a 3-channel configuration to allow for 1) transmission measurements of semi/solid samples, 2) reflectance measurements of solids; and 3) liquid samples in transmission. The FT-NIRS MPA II is suited for laboratories involved in production and routine ageing since it also allows for a sample wheel/sample changer to be added so that 30+ samples can be scanned uninterrupted. FT-NIRS MPA II will allow for other biological samples (e.g., eye lenses, vertebrae, reproductive tissue, etc.) to also be scanned; therefore, it is not limited to only scanning solid biological structures such as otoliths. The Bruker Optics FT-NRIS MPA II has a cube-corner mirror, which provides greater stability for the alignment of the instrument over time; thus providing repeatability and stability over time. The standardization of technique in terms of both the interferometer and machine is critical for transferability of data from instrument-to-instrument and location-to-location. With the purchase of this instrument, calibrations that are developed at the AFSC can be transferred directly to the FT-NIRS MPA II purchased for the PCL. The calibration models that have already been developed at the AFSC have been built on a Bruker spectrometer. Purchasing a FT-NIRS from another company could lead to a high risk in compromising the results if these calibration models cannot be transferred to an FT-NIRS that is not from Bruker or an MPA II. The current models have been developed on a Bruker FT-NIRS and transfer of these models to a Bruker MPA II has been deemed to be compatible. Dr. Helser and his AFSC staff, with the help of Bruker Optics, is the only laboratory in the United States currently conducting research on the applicability of the FT-NIRS to the ageing of fish otoliths. One staff member from PCL spent a week with AFSC developing models of Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper with Bruker's OPUS software. This same staff member will be spending another three (3) months with AFSC learning to build calibration models for the FT-NIRS MPA II. After which she will be able to transfer calibrations that are developed at AFSC to the FT-NIRS MPA II that will purchased for PCL. To transfer these calibration models to another companies' software could result in compromising data and would require additional training time, as well as, the purchase of another software package. The purchase of only the Bruker FT-NIRS MPA II is needed for several reasons. First, the Bruker FT-NIRS MPA II uses the same proprietary software for data acquisition and analysis as that of the Tango II which is already in operation at the AFSC and has been used to develop calibration models for Gulf of Mexico red snapper. The same base software and user interface for both instruments reduces not only costs, but also reduces the staff training and operation time needed for production processing. Second, data and model products, such as calibration models used for production sample age estimation, are directly and seamlessly transferable between both the MPA II and Tango II. This is critical to maintain the same quality control and prediction accuracy for age data estimation in the laboratory. This would not be possible from an instrument from another manufacturer. Finally, data products from these instruments will be used in fish stock assessments to support a multi-billion-dollar industry in the Southeast United States and using instruments from different manufacturers increases the likelihood of errors, and therefore an overall risk to the economy. Sources Sought This sources sought notice is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide the supplies may submit substantiating documentation in writing within ten (10) days of this notice. Responses can be sent via e-mail to elliott.waxman@noaa.gov. Documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. DOC, Eastern Region Acquisition Division requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. To register, all contractors must have a Dun and Bradstreet number. A Dun and Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun and Bradstreet on-line at http://www.dnb.com/eupdate or by telephone at (800)333-0505.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NMFS Panama City Branch, 3500 Delwood Beach Rd., Panama City, Florida, 32408, United States
- Zip Code: 32408
- Zip Code: 32408
- Record
- SN05015996-W 20180803/180801231523-f87e1348c2b1c08d1a831292d23a4314 (fbodaily.com)
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