SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Helios Premium Plus, Biomark HD, and C1 System Service Plans
- Notice Date
- 8/9/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- 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
- NIHDA201800443
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2018
- Point of Contact
- Jessica Adams, , Jeffrey Schmidt,
- E-Mail Address
-
jessica.adams@nih.gov, jeffrey.schmidt@nih.gov
(jessica.adams@nih.gov, jeffrey.schmidt@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE 1. Solicitation Number: NIHDA201800443 2. Title: Helios Premium Plus, Biomark HD, and C1 System Service Plans 3. Classification Code: 4. NAICS Code: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing 5. Description: This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Background: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency whose mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability, conducting, supporting and making medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives. The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which mission it is to catalyze the generation of innovative methods and technologies that will enhance the development, testing and implementation of diagnostics and therapeutics across a wide range of human diseases and conditions. To establish and move stem cell technologies forward through a more centralized effort, NIH has launched the Stem Cell Translation Laboratory (SCTL) within the NCATS. SCTL goal is to bring iPSC technology closer to clinical application, drug discovery and regenerative medicine. Ongoing research projects in SCTL focus on understanding molecular mechanisms regulating stem cell pluripotency and their multi-lineage differentiation capabilities with a focus on defining optimum culture conditions for maintaining pluripotent stem cells and their conversion to homogeneous and mature population of differentiated cells. As such, discovering probe molecules that could serve as starting points for therapeutics in rare cancers is of great interest within NCATS. NCATS has several projects that address many aspects of oncology mechanisms and approaches to discovering novel, effective small molecules. The requested service testing will provide insight on efficacy across many cancers and will help progress and provide critical scientific guidance on projects that NCATS has been working on for many years. Purpose and Objectives: This request is for a service contract for NCATS' Helios Premium Plus, Biomark HD, and C1 System Service Plans. This contract will service these important systems and ensure that they are always operational. Because this system is such a key tool in NCATS' entire operation, it is necessary that it is operating correctly with as little down time as possible. Parts and accessory items must be compatible with this existing equipment Project requirements: 1) Helios Premium Plus Service Plan Parts, labor, and travel Software Upgrades Tier 1 on-site service response 2 on-site preventative maintenance visits per year 1 on-site application visit per year (up to two days) Detector coverage included (subject to vendor evaluation) Includes 2 consumable kits per year Remote tuning service (up to 6 sessions per year; not available in all areas) Phone and email technical support 2) Biomark HD Standard Service Plan Parts, Labor, and Travel Software Upgrades 1 on-site preventative maintenance per year 1 thermal cycler certification at time of preventative maintenance Phone and email Technical Support Tier 2 on-site response 3) C1 System Standard Service Plan Parts, Labor, and Travel Software Upgrades 1 on-site preventative maintenance per year Phone and email Technical Support Tier 2 on-site response Anticipated period of performance: This agreement will be for parts and service for September 15, 2018 to September 14, 2019. Other important considerations: The vendor will make any needed repair service and provide documentation that outlines the performance attributes of this equipment being serviced. Capability statement /information sought. Responses shall include a capabilities statement and the following information: • respondents' opinions about the difficulty and/or feasibility of the potential requirement or proposed acquisition, possible solutions and approaches that may currently exist in the marketplace, and information regarding innovative ideas or concepts; • information regarding respondents': (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information; • general information regarding the respondent's estimate or rough order of magnitude of the effort or time that may be required for completion of the work. (NOTE: This type of information may only be requested as part of an RFI. However, care must be exercised in requesting such information. Information requested must be: (a) necessary; (b) broad in scope; and (c) used for planning purposes only. Detailed estimates must not be requested.); The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc., pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2" x 11" paper size, with 1" top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. The information submitted must be must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response is limited to ten (10) page limit. The 10-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested. The response must include the respondents' technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to Jessica Adams, Contract Specialist, at e-mail address jessica.adams@nih.gov.. The response must be received on or before 1:00pm, August 15, 2018, Eastern Time. 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 presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. 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)."
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 9800 Medical Center Drive, Building B, Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
- Zip Code: 20850
- Zip Code: 20850
- Record
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