SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Medical Equiptment
- Notice Date
- 12/31/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NBC - Acquisition Services Directorate 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- 0408RQ53579
- Response Due
- 1/17/2008
- Archive Date
- 12/30/2008
- Point of Contact
- Alan Adrian Contract Specialist 7039643656 alan.adrian@aqd.nbc.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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 in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This Request for Quotation (RFQ) number 0408RQ53579 is being issued by the Acquisition Services Directorate under the US Department of the Interior Franchise Fund on behalf of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The procurement and resultant contract administration as well as payment of invoices will be handled by the Acquisition Services Directorate. The Acquisition Services Directorate is a Federal Franchise Fund Contracting Office under the authority of the Government Management Reform Act and provides contracting support to all Federal civilian and DOD Agencies. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-21, effective 7 November 2007. This action is not a small business set-aside; the associated NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The size standard for this code is 500. A quotation for one (1) each Leica? TCS SP5 Spectral Confocal and MP System for Whole Animal Microscopy including the following items with full shipping, installation, and system integration is required: LINE ITEM ONE: DM 6000 CFS MICROSCOPE AND COMPONENTS. LINE ITEM TWO: OBJECTIVES FOR 6 POSITION NOSEPIECE OF DM 6000 CFS LINE ITEM THREE: DIC PRISMS FOR 10X, 40X, 63X DIPPING OBJECTIVES, AND 20X 1MM AND 63X GLYC OBJECTIVES LINE ITEM FOUR: TCS SP5 AOBS TANDEN SCANNING SPECTRAL CONFOCAL SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS LINE ITEM FIVE: MP COMPONENTS FOR TCS SP5 SYSTEM LINE ITEM SIX: HIGH CONTENT MATRIX SCREENING SYSTEM FOR TCS SP5 LINE ITEM SEVEN: FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ENCLOSURE FOR DM 6000 CFS BASED SP5 SYSTEM INCLUDING TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND CO2 CONTROL. Note: All items must be quoted as Brand Name or Equal. If quoting "Or Equal" item(s), provide sufficient literature and/or documentation to enable the NIH technical team to determine the technical acceptability of the quoted item(s). All deliveries under this order will be FOB Destination and delivered within 150 days after receipt of award. The proposed delivery and acceptance address for this requirement is as follows: National Institutes of Health Chief, Viral Immunology Section Laboratory of Viral Diseases, NIAID, NIH Bldg 33 Room 2E13C.4, MSC-3209 33 North Drive Bethesda MD 20892-3209 Delivery is anticipated to be no later than 06/30/2008. Firms submitting a complete quotation and submitting a technically responsive solution will be considered for award. The NIH technical team will be responsible for determining the technical acceptability of quotations received in response to the Request for Quote. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items. Evaluation will be performed using the Lowest Price Technical Acceptable Quote. 52.212-3 -- Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Note: Quoters shall complete only paragraph (k) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at http://orca.bpn.gov. 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items including the following addenda: GovPay Electronic Invoicing Requirements: All payment requests must be submitted electronically through GovPay. "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by a contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the GovPay payment request must conform to the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), "Payment Documentation and Process" and FAR 52.232-25, "Prompt Payment (OCT 2003)". To ensure the timely processing of invoices GovPay uses an automated "workflow" process to route invoices for review, approvals and payment; as required by the "Prompt Payment Act". FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders. Within FAR 52.212-5, the following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees; FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons and FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration are incorporated by reference. Due Date Information: Responses to this RFQ shall be via electronic submission to Alan Adrian, Contracting Officer, at alan.adrian@aqd.nbc.gov on or before 1/17/2008, 2:00 pm Eastern Time. All inquiries must be via e-mail, and all questions and responses will be posted to the FedBizOpps website (http://www.fedbizopps.gov/) as an amendment to this original announcement. Questions concerning this solicitation MUST be submitted no later than 1/14/2008, 2:00 pm Eastern Time. Price quotes shall include the following: A price for each item and the extended price total. Your price quote will include the Contract pricing, and the discounted price, and the percent discount provided to the government. Your Quote MUST include the following Information: Tax identification number (TIN); Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS); Complete Business Mailing Address; Contact Name; Contact Phone; Contact Fax Number; and Contact e-mail address.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health Chief, Viral Immunology Section Laboratory of Viral Diseases, NIAID, NIH Bldg 33 Room 2E13C.4, MSC-3209 33 North Drive Bethesda MD
- Zip Code: 208923209
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 208923209
- Record
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