SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Medical Equipment
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, MSC 4811, Bethesda, MD, 20817
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- NOI3089
- Response Due
- 9/8/2003
- Archive Date
- 9/8/2003
- Point of Contact
- Guy Barratte, purchasing agent, Phone 301-402-6656, Fax 301-480-3695, - Rosie Owens, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-402-6545, Fax 301480-3695,
- E-Mail Address
-
gbaratte@niaid.nih.gov, rowens@niaid.nih.gov
- Description
- 17. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation notice of intent for 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; proposals are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this acquisition is NOI 3089 and the solicitation is being issued as a notice of intent. This solicitation document and its incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2001-15. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis using simplified acquisition procedures with BD Biosciences of San Jose, Ca. for a dedicated CD3, CD4 and CD8 T Lymphocyte Cell Counter. The International Center for Excellence in Research (ICER) is supporting the continuing research efforts of the Rakai Project in Uganda. The project is a collaboration among a number of international and national health agencies including the NIAID and operates in the rural Rakai District in Southwestern Uganda. It has established one of the largest HIV and reproductive health population-based cohorts in the world. The project performs many research efforts on pregnancy, fertility, infant survival, placental pathology and mother-to-child HIV transmission. To support this project, we need to determine through flow cytometry the CD3, CD4 and CD8 percentages in whole blood lymphocytes of HIV-1 infected and uninfected subjects. BD Biosciences Immunocytometry Systems is the only source that can satisfy the Institute's requirement by virtue of the fact that it is the only manufacturer of flow cytometry equipment soley dedicated to determining CD3, CD4 and CD8 percentages that can provide that can provide service for its instruments in rural Uganda. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 3345163 and the small-business size standard is 500. This item will be delivered to the in Kalisizio, Uganda. This is a fixed-price contract and the FOB terms are ?Destination.? FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contractor Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items. FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act also applies. Offerors must include with their offer a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time September 8, 2003. For delivery of responses through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, Room 2NE70D, MSC/4812 Bethesda, Maryland 20817-4812. Electronic submissions will not be accepted. Requests for information concerning this requirement are to be addressed to Guy Baratte at (301) 594-3419. Collect calls will not be accepted.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Kalisizio, Uganda
- Zip Code: N/A
- Country: Africa
- Zip Code: N/A
- Record
- SN00395986-W 20030810/030808213412 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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