SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- PEA POD INFANT BODY COMPOSITION TRACKING SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 4/28/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- National Institutes of HealthNational Institute of Child Health6100 EXECUTIVE BLVDROOM 5Z00BethesdaMD20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NICHD2009044
- Response Due
- 5/12/2009
- Archive Date
- 6/11/2009
- Point of Contact
- ROBINSON, TINA robinsti@mail.nih.gov<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- 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 announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number is NICHD2009044, 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 2005-30. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 334516 and the business size standards are 500. However, this solicitation is a set aside for small business. This acquisition is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) intends to contract on a sole source basis with Life Measurement Inc, 1850 Bates Avenue, Concord, CA 94520 to procure the following: Quantity of one (1): Pea Pod Infant Body Composition Tracking System, including: 1) Pea Pod Cart2) Integrated Digital Scale3) Integrated Computer/Monitor and Printer4) Volume Phantom and Calibration Weights5) On-Site Installation and Training6) One-Year Factory Warranty The Pea Pod Infant Body Composition Tracking System is the only device of its type available worldwide. The most unique performance feature of this Pea Pod is the application of air displacement plethysmography to determine whole body composition. Associated with this methodology is a very high degree of safety and comfort for the subject. Life Measurement Inc is the sole distributer of the Pea Pod system. Each Pea Pod system is a complete turnkey system. All necessary components are included. It will not interface or interact with other equipment/software. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of the 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1), FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations HOWEVER, ALL RESPONSES RECEIVED, WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. The offeror must include a completed copy of the provision of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items with its offer. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions applies to this acquisition. The offeror must include their Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the service specified in this synopsis should submit two (2) copies of their quotation to the below address. Quotations will be due fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis or by May 12, 2009, 3pm EST. The quotation must reference Solicitation number NICHD2009044. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 5Z00, Rockville, MD 20852. Attention: Tina Robinson. Faxed copies/responses will not be accepted. Email copies/responses will not be accepted. Note: In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered and have valid certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) http://www.ccr.gov
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