SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- ELISPOT READER
- Notice Date
- 7/13/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 339111
— Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Midwest Area National Animal Disease Center, 2300 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA, 50010, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG6125S07AA08
- Response Due
- 7/27/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items identified below, prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation: offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number: RFQ AG-6125-S-07-AA08 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This procurement shall be solicited under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is a Small-Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) code is 339111. The USDA-ARS-National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa, has a requirement to purchase an ELISPOT REARDER per the follow specifications: 1) Must be designed to read Elispot assays, 2) Must have high resolution digital color camera and the base resolution must be 1600 X 1200 pixels, 3) The camera system must be able to be upgraded to 4800 X 4800 pixels with software upgrades, 4) Must have automated scanning feature with autoillumination and autocentering features, 5) Must have the ability to use upper, lower or both light sources to assist in data capture, 6) Must be able to read two different colors in each sample well, 7) Must be able to read 24, 48 and 96 well plates, 8) Must come with a computer to run the instrument and analyze the data, 9) Must come with analysis software, 10) The analysis software must generate a scanning log that records well, plate, date, time and operator information for each well scanned, 11) Must have on site and web based training, 12) Must include delivery and installation, and 13) Electrical requirements must not exceed 120V, 60Hzs, 5 Amps. This solicitation incorporates the following FAR clauses, provisions and addendums: 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration; 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Item; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. In Paragraph (B) of 52.212-5, the following apply: 52.203-6 and 52.225-13. The above FAR clauses may be viewed in full text at www.acquisition.gov. All offerors must include copies of 52.212-3 (Representations and Certifications). Faxed quotations are acceptable to Denise Hill at fax number 1-515-663-7482 on or before July 27, 2007. All responses will be evaluated in order to determine the ability to meet the above stated capabilities. The Government shall award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive/responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government per FAR 13.106-2. Responses shall include technical specifications, descriptive material, literature, brochures and other such information corresponding to each minimum required item, which demonstrates the capabilities of the offerors equipment. Offerors shall identify where the offered item meets or does not meet each of the Governments functional and performance minimum specifications listed herein. Offeror shall include references of three (3) firms for which similar equipment was provided. The anticipated award date is August 1, 2007. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the Agency.
- Place of Performance
- Address: , National Animal Disease Center,, 2300 Dayton Avenue,, Ames, Iowa
- Zip Code: 50010
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 50010
- Record
- SN01341610-W 20070715/070713220433 (fbodaily.com)
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