SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- High Performance Liquid Chromatographs (HPLCs)
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Field Finance & Acquisition Services, HFT-320 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR, 72079-9502, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- FDA-SOL-07-00382
- Response Due
- 8/23/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/7/2007
- Description
- This is combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR Part 13.5, as applicable and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is FDA-SOL-07-00382. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-18 dated July 5, 2007. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334516 ? Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Small Business Size Standard 500 Employees. The Food and Drug Administration is soliciting on a Sole Source basis from Agilent Technologies, 5301 Stevens Creek Bldg, Santa Clara, CA 95051 for the following items, 7 (ea.)1200 Binary Pump (includes binary pump, solvent cabinet, 2 solvent bottles and CAN cable), Solvent Selection Installation (44K); 1200 Series micro-vacuum degasser(includes 4-channel micro vacuum degasser, remote control cable and connecting tubing); 1200 Series Autosampler (includes autosampler with100 vial (2ml) tray and CAN cable, Injection volume range from 0.1 to 100 microliters; Thermostat for ALS/FC/Spotter (includes Peltier device to control the temperature of the 1200 autosampler/fraction collectors; 1200 Thermostatted Column Compartment (includes column compartment with two heat exchangers for solvent pre-heating , column identification module and CAN cable); Column Switching Installation (44K); 1200 Diode Array Detector (includes diode-array detector with long life deuterium and tungsten lamp, Can cable no flow cell); AY D-CELL 10 LRP; 1200 External Contacts/BCD Board provides four external contacts (contact closures) and BCD sample vial number. No cables; General Purpose Cable GPIO- Open End; 1200 Series instant Pilot Control Module handheld local controller for all HPLC systems with color screen, Keyboard, USB slot, holder; 1100 Pump start Up Kit (includes 1 outlet cap, 10 wear retainers, 10 PTFE frits, 4 piston seals, 1 gold seal outlet, 1 cartridge for active inlet valve); PM Kit for standard autosamplers includes Vespel rotor seal, standard needle seat and needle; Semimicro flowcell, 6mm, 8ul, 120bar; 2 (ea) Single Instrument ChemStation 32Bit includes HP/Compaq PC with Windows XP, HP 17?TFT Flat Panel Monitor, HP LaserJet printer and LC 3D software. These systems will be used to run Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) methods that must be used to screen for various toxic chemicals in foods and beverages. Changes in the instruments will result in changes to the methodology which in turn will cause unexpected and unacceptable delays in the Agency?s ability to respond to emergencies. An official authorized to bind the offeror must sign the terms and conditions of the offer. Offerors that fail to furnish required representations and certifications, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation, may be excluded from consideration. Contract Type: Commercial Item ? Firm Fixed Price. Simplified procurement procedures will be utilized. FOB Point Destination. FOB Point of Delivery for Services and Supplies will be the following: FDA ? PRLNW Laboratory 22201 23rd Drive SE Bothell, WA 98021-4421 1 ea. FDA ? PRLSW Laboratory 19701 Fairchild Irvine, CA 92612 1 ea. FDA Arkansas Laboratory 3900 NCTR Rd. Jefferson, AR 72079 1 ea. FDA ? NERL Laboratory 158-15 Liberty Avenue Jamaica, NY 11433 1 ea. FDA ? SRL Laboratory 60 Eighth Street NE Atlanta, GA 30309 1 ea. Forensic Chemistry Center 6751 Steger Drive Cincinnati, OH 45237 2 ea. The provision at FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: None The provision at FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation ? Commercial Items is applicable to this solicitation. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (1) of that provision are as follows: (i)Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement (ii) price. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identified in the proposal. To ensure information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material necessary for the government to determine whether the product meets the technical requirements. If the vendor proposes to modify a product so as to make it conform to the requirement of this solicitation the vendor shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any descriptive materials to show modifications. The government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. The provision at FAR 52.212-3. Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. If offerors are not registered via the ORCA website at http//orca.bpn.gov, offerors shall complete and return a copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 with their offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following agenda have been attached to the clause. None. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable: 52.203-6, 52.219-8, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.225-1.52.225-13, 52.232-33 and 52.232-34 Clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition. Clauses and provisions can be obtained at http://www.acquisition.gov. CCR Requirement ? Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which shall be considered. The quotation must reference solicitation number FDA-SOL-07-00365. The Offers are due in person, by mail or fax on or before August 23, 2007 by 14:00 hours (Central Standard Time in Jefferson, Arkansas) at the Food and Drug Administration, NCTR/OSS/OFFAS, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079-9502. An official authorized to bind the Offeror must sign the terms and conditions of the offer. Offerors that fail to furnish required representations and certifications, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation, may be excluded from consideration. For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Janice Cooper at (215) 717-3093, Fax: 215-597-6649 or email janice.cooper@fda.hhs.gov.
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