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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 24, 2005 FBO #1245
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Custom Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing Panels

Notice Date

4/22/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

339111 — Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Administrative Support Center, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, MO, 64106
 

ZIP Code

64106
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-NCNS4000-5-00159CMM
 

Response Due

5/9/2005
 

Archive Date

5/24/2005
 

Point of Contact

Carey Marlow, Contract Specialist , Phone 816-426-7267, Fax 816-426-7530,
 

E-Mail Address

carey.m.marlow@noaa.gov
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared and processed in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this announcement. This is a Solicitation from the United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Charleston, SC to provide custom Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing Panels. This constitutes the only Request For Quote (RFQ), written offers are being requested; and a written RFQ will not be issued. This notice is hereby issued as RFQ No. NCNS4000-5-00159CMM. This RFQ and the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-03. The line item(s) will be provided in accordance with the specifications listed below. The prices shall be all inclusive of costs. The FAR clauses incorporated into this acquisition shall be: 52.211-8 Time of Delivery (Jan. 1997) Alt I.(APR 1984), 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (May 2004), 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items (Apr. 2005) (Sections 14, 15,16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24 Alt I, 26 and 31), 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct. 2004), 52.247-35 FOB Destination, Within Consignee’s Premises (Apr.1984). The FAR provisions incorporated into this acquisition shall be 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jan. 2005), 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (Mar. 2005), 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language (Apr. 1991), 52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency (Apr. 1991). FAR clauses and provisions are available on the Internet Website http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR) are also incorporated into this acquisition by reference: 1352.215-77 Evaluation Utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures (March 2000) (**See text below), 1352.246-70 Inspection and Acceptance (Mar. 2000). Inspection and acceptance will be performed at, Center for Coastal Environment Health, 219 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412. Full text of these CAR clauses is available upon written request by sending an email to carey.m.marlow@noaa.gov. Signed and dated quotes must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/CRAMD, Attn: AMD/Carey Marlow, Room 1756, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Quotes must be received on or before 2:00 pm CDT, Monday, May 9, 2005. Quotes may be faxed to 816-426-5067 Attn: Carey Marlow. In addition to price, quotes must include the following: 1) a completed copy of the provisions contained in FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 2) certification of registration in the Central Contractor Registration database; 3) a proposed delivery schedule, 4) references for conducting past performance reviews, and 5) Technical proposal. This is a firm fixed price solicitation. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The contractor shall provide a total of 4400 custom antibiotic sensitivity testing panels, manufactured in 2 separate runs, one upon receipt of the initial purchase order and the second during the month of December, 2005. Each panel must be the correct size to fit a Dade TouchScan-SR reader. The contractor shall provide the antibiotic sensitivity testing panels per the minimum requirements shown herein. These panels will be utilized by the National Ocean Service for contaminant source tracking. At a minimum: General Requirements: •Panels will be in a dried format, either from a water or buffer base. •The sterile inoculum water will have a volume of 3 mL and be contained within a flat bottom, screw-cap, clear, glass tube that is 16 mm in diameter to fit the Dade Turbidity Meter. •The steril cation-adjusted Mueller Hinton Broth will have a volume of 25 mL and be contained within a screw-cap, clear glass tube. •Contractor will provide all drug powders and other raw materials for the antibiotic panels. •There will be one positive growth control well and one negative growth control well on the 96-well microplate containing the dried antibiotics. •Stability (shelf life) of the panels will be at least 12 months from the date of manufacture. •Contractor will conduct quality control (QC) that follows NCCLS (CLSI) (M100-S15 and M31-A2) guidelines for all drugs. The following bacteria, were applicable, shall be used for QC: (a) ATCC# 29213, Staph aureus (b) ATCC# 29212, Enterococcus faecalis (c) ATCC# 25922, Escherichia coli (d) ATCC# 27853, Pseudomonas aeruginosa The Contractor will test each QC bacterial strain at least 3 times on the panels immediately after manufacture. If all results are within specifications, the panels will be released and shipped to NOAA. •Price per panel will include inoculum water, rehydration broth, and inoculation trays. •Each panel must be the correct size to fit the Dade TouchScan-SR reader. •Each panel will contain the antibiotics and their concentrations listed below, panel layout is left to the discretion of the contractor. Amikacin 8-16-32-64 ug/mL Amoxicillin 4-8-16-32 Ampicillin 4-8-16-32 Apramycin 8-16-32 Azithromycin 2-4-8 Cefoxitin 8-16-32 Ceftriaxone 8-16-32-64 Cephalexin (Keflex) 8-16-32-64 Cephalothin 8-16-32-64 Chloramphenicol 8-16-32 Ciprofloxacin 1-2-4 Erythromycin 16-32-64-128 Gentamicin 2-4-8-16 Imipenem 2-8-16 Meropenem 2-8-16 Moxifloxacin 0.25-0.5-1-2-4 Nalidixic Acid 4-8-16-32 Nitrofurantoin 16-32-64-128 Ofloxacin 1-2-4-8 Oxytetracycline 4-8-16-32 Penicillin G 16-32-64-128 Streptomycin 16-32-64-128 Sulfathiazole 250-500 Tetracycline 4-8-16-32 Trimethoprim 2-4-8-16 Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole 2/38-4/76 Total of 26 antibiotics with 94 filled wells. NOTE: THE ABOVE ARE MIMUMUM REQUIREMENTS. BID FORMAT: Provide itemized pricing as follows: UNIT TOTAL CLIN #1 – Custom Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing Panels 4400 ea $__________ $__________ FOB Destination GRAND TOTAL: $_____________ The above price includes the panels and warranty if applicable. DELIVERY SCHEDULE: Required Delivery: 1st run 2200 panels - May 31, 2005 (Assuming that the Government will make award by May 13, 2005.) Proposed Delivery of 1st run ______________________________________ Required Delivery 2nd run 2200 panels – December 15, 2005 Proposed Delivery of 2nd run ______________________________________ Delivery shall be FOB Destination. DOC, CASC requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). No award can be made to a company not registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR, please access the following web site: http://www.ccr.gov. In order to register, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505. **CAR 1352.215-77 Evaluation Utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures (March 2000) The Government will award a purchase order or delivery order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation conforming to the solicitation results in the best value to the Government price and other factors considered. The following will be used to evaluate quotations. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical capability. Provide sufficient information and documentation that demonstrates the ability to meet or exceed the Government’s minimum requirement for the specified equipment. Delivery schedule. Ability to meet or exceed the Government’s required schedule. Past Performance. Provide list of contacts including phone numbers, of firms to whom the offeror has successfully provided equipment that is the same or equal to that described herein. Price. The price evaluation will determine whether the proposed price is realistic, complete and reasonable in relation to the solicitation requir NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (22-APR-2005); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/CASC/Reference-Number-NCNS4000-5-00159CMM/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: National Ocean Service 219 Fort Johnson Road Charleston, SC

Zip Code: 29412-9110
 

Record

SN00794456-F 20050424/050422213331 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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