SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Pre-Printed labels for use with specimen processing from 1 March 2007 through 31 December 2007. 1 EA = 1,000 labels.
- Notice Date
- 1/5/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- N00259 34800 Bob Wison Drive Suite 1800 San Diego, CA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0025907T0108
- Response Due
- 1/17/2007
- Archive Date
- 1/17/2007
- Description
- The proposed contract action is for commercial items, which the Naval Medical Center San Diego intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested contractors/persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotations. This notice of interest is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all quotes received by 17 January, 2007, 10:00AM, Pacific Standard Time, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation 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 only solicitation, quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number, N00259-07-T-0108 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 561910, Size: $6.5M. CLIN 0001: Pre-Printed labels for use with specimen processing from 1 March 2007 thru 31 December 2007. 1 Each = 1000 labels. See specification below specification for labels. QTY 800Each $____ LABEL SPECIFICATIONS The labels shall consist of 2.3 mil white polyolefin or polyester thermal transfer and conforms with the additional specification below. The release liner substrate shall be perforated to allow each label to be removed individually form the label roll. The die cuts shall be precise and consistent throughout each roll of labels, and the labels shall be 100% usable. The manufacturer?s label rolling process shall not produce any kinking or creasing of labels. The gap between labels shall be 1/8 inch. Storage stability of rolled labels shall be 12 to 18 months at 70 ? 80 degrees F and 75% relative humidity after receipt of labels. The labels, including release liner will be applied around the circumference of specimen bottles and applied along the horizontal and vertical axis of tubes and vials. The individual labels shall be easily pealed back and removed from the centerline of the release liner. The labels shall not show any evidence of lifting or flagging at the edges after 3 days of exposure at room temperature, exposure to 20 minutes in an autoclave at 250 degrees F and 15 psi (total time of 40 in the autoclave), or after repeated removal and reapplication on test tubes and aluminum cups during chemical extraction procedures. The release liner and in particular the label adhesive shall be flexible enough to allow label position adjustments for minimum of 3 hours following by permanent adhesion within 24 hours on paper, metal, plastic, and glass surfaces. The label shall be quickly removable and transferable between glass tubes and metal recovery cups during the extraction process without leaving adhesive residue on the glass or aluminum and without smudging the barcode to the point of non-readability. The labels may be exposed to chemicals such as methanol, ethyl acetate, methylene chloride, isooctane, iodopropane, isopropanol, 1-chlorobutane, dimethylsulfoxide, triethylamine, iodomethane, tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, phosphoric acid, acetic acid, sulfuric acid, and hydrochloric acid. Labels should not fall off, or shrink under such exposure, and the print should not smear to the point of non-readability. This requirement also applies to exposure in a laboratory autoclave. Pre-Printed Labels: Contractor shall use a black thermal transfer ribbon. The ribbon resin shall provide a stable, dense, abrasion resistant, and erasure resistant barcode with excellent edge definition. The resulting barcodes shall have a print contrast and light area reflectance of 98% or better and 0% reflectance of dark areas. Number scheme will be an identification of San Diego Lab (S), calendar year, month indicator, batch and specimen identifier. Labels will be packaged in accessioning identification of batch/specimen. Both the label print and adhesive shall last for a minimum of 5 years at room temperature on paper documents, and a minimum of 2 years on specimen bottles in freezer storage. Each part of the 4 part label will display a barcode and human readable characters. The barcode will duplicate the human readable characters with the exception of the dashes (-) which will be omitted in the barcode. Actual barcode and human readable configuration will be as follows: Human Readable: Position 1: ?S? for San Diego Positions 2 & 3: ?07? for 2007 calendar year, ?08? for 2008 calendar year, etc. Position 4: Letter designation for the month: ?A?= January, ?B?=February, ?C?=March, ?D?=April, ?E?=May, ?F?=June, ?G?=July, ?H?=August, ?J?=September, ?K?=October, ?M?=November, ?N?=December. Position 5: ?0? (Zero) Position 6: ?-? (Dash) Positions 7, 8, & 9: Batch #. Starting at 001 and running thru and including 800 for each month. Position 10: ?-? (Dash) Positions 11, 12, & 13: Specimen # within the batch. Starting at 001 and running thru and including 100 for each batch # (Positions 7 thru 9). Barcode: Position 1: ?S? for San Diego Positions 2 & 3: ?07? for 2007 calendar year, ?08? for 2008 calendar year, etc. Position 4: Letter designation for the month: ?A?= January, ?B?=February, ?C?=March, ?D?=April, ?E?=May, ?F?=June, ?G?=July, ?H?=August, ?J?=September, ?K?=October, ?M?=November, ?N?=December. Position 5: ?0? (Zero) Positions 6, 7, & 8: Batch #. Starting at 001 and running thru and including 800 for each month. Positions 9, 10, & 11: Specimen # within the batch. Starting at 001 and running thru and including 100 for each batch # (Positions 6 thru 8). Also see accompanying samples. 0001AA SPECIMEN PROCESSING PRE-PRINTED LABEL Transcode S-475 Polyolefin material, s/S-475 permanent acrylic adhesive or equal/special die configuration, 4 label set 1.0? X 1.5? (consisting of 4 smaller labels): (1) .292? x 1.5 (2) .292? x 1.5 (3) .292? x 1.5 (4) .625? x 1.5? Barcode symbology Code 128, 11 character number, incrementing number sets, each label unique, finished and separated FAN FOLDED of 100 sets each. Printed barcode characters and label itself are oriented ?ladder style? (vertically instead of ?picket fence? horizontally). Contractor must be registered to the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to award. The website address for CCR registration is www.ccr.gov The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 2005-08. This acquisition incorporates the following FAR clauses: 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Item (JAN 2004) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification--Commercial Items , JAN 2004 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2003 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, JAN 2004 52.222-3 Convict Labor , JUN 2003 52.222-19 Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies JAN 2004 52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities FEB 1999 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, APR 2002 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity For Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans DEC 2001 52.222-36 Affirmative Action For Workers With Disabilities JUN 1998 52.222-37 Employment Reports On Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans Of The Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans DEC 2001 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference FEB 1998 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items DEC 2003 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources As Subcontractors APR 2003 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests DEC 2003 52.212-2, Evaluation ? Commercial Items (JAN 2004), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Past performance 2) Technical capability 3) Price. Past performance and technical capability when combined has more importance than cost or price. Prior to Contract Award, the government reserves the right to review the brochures provided for the purpose of ascertaining their technical capability. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered. All interested bidders must submit quotation to Kimberly D?Souza., Naval Medical Center San Diego, Material Management Dept., Acquisitions Division, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134 or by e-mail to kmdsouza@nmcsd.med.navy.mil on or before January 17, 2007, 10:00 AM. Pacific Standard Time to be considered responsive.
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