SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- PROTEINCHIL SELDI
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Diseases, 2 Democracy Plaza, Suite 700W 6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5455, Bethesda, MD, 20892-5455, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-NICHD-07-349
- Response Due
- 8/27/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/11/2007
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This notice constitutes the only solicitation and The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) does not intend to issue a separate written solicitation. The solicitation number is NIH-NIDDK-07-349 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-18. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 and the business size standard is 500 employees. However, this solicitation is not a set-aside for small business. The acquisition will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.5 to use simplified procedures for commercial requirements. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) intends to procure a new ProteinChip SELDI System and Dell GX620 Computer workstation for use with the ProteinChip SELDI System. The Institutes intends to procure these products from Bio-Rad Laboratories, 2000 Alfred Nobel Drive, Hercules, CA 94547. Bio-Rad Laboratories is the sole manufacturer and sole supplier of the ProteinChip SELDI systems. The ProteinChip SELDI system is sold exclusively in North America by Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA. This product is not represented or sold in North America by any distributors or other third parties. Furthermore, Bio-Rad is giving us a trade-in discount for the upgraded system, for trading in our older model ProteinChip SELDI system. The offeror must include a completed copy of the following provisions: 1) FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial; 2) FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation ? Commercial Items. As stated in FAR Clause 52.212-2 (a), ?The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.? The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Evaluation, Price, and Past Performance; 3) FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items; 4) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statues or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items; and 5) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items ? Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations however; all responses received within 15 days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition is based upon responses to this notice and is solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. The offeror must include in their quotation, the unit price, the list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. Note: In order to receive an award from the NIDDK; contractors must have a valid registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the item specified in this synopsis should submit their quotation to the below address. Quotations will be due fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis or August 27, 2007. The quotation must reference ?Solicitation number? NIH-NICHD-07-349. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 6707 Democracy Blvd., Room 765C, Bethesda, Maryland 20817, Attention: Tina Robinson. Faxed copies will not be accepted. Emails will not be accepted.
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