SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Relocation Services
- Notice Date
- 8/14/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-90185-AV
- Archive Date
- 9/9/2009
- Point of Contact
- Ashley L. Virts,
- E-Mail Address
-
virtsa@mail.nih.gov
(virtsa@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Laboratory of Cellular Biology plans to procure on a sole source basis with Gatan Inc.; 780 Commonwealth Drive; Warrendale, PA 15086-7521 for services regarding relocation of government-owned Gatan Imaging Filter (GIF) 850 from government-owned Titan-Krios Electron Microscope D3148 to government owned Polara Electron Microscope D272 and additional supplies required for relocation including camera housing assembly and flange, air interface and water plumbing kit. This acquisition will be processed in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures as stated in FAR Part 13.106-1 (b)(1). The North American Industry Classification System code is 811219 and the business size standard is $7M employees. The use of an energy filtering system in acquiring electron microscope images when using the technique of Electron Tomography has been conclusively shown to provide images with sufficient contrast. This capability is essential to provide the lab with the highest possible resolution in recording of low dose images of frozen hydrated specimens such as the inactivated HIV and SIV viruses currently being studied. The GIF is absolutely necessary to help the LCB achieve the results required in long range studies of the virus surface structure which will eventually help in the design of a vaccine against this deadly virus. The current Polara II also in the lab does not currently have this energy filter which is essential to optimize its performance. This objective of this current procurement is essentially to move the energy filter from one existing microscope, to a second microscope currently lacking this capability, essential for optimal performance. The Gatan Imaging Filter 850 (GIF) is the only known instrument in the field of electron microscopy capable of attachment to an existing electron microscope column in order to perform energy filtering of the image being obtained. Use of the energy filter is essential to increase contrast of the image being recorded. The attachment of the GIF to the microscope is a highly precise procedure capable of being performed by Gatan Inc and no other entity. Since the GIF is a proprietary instrument with Gatan Inc., the company will guarantee performance of the GIF after relocation and installation if the procedure is completed by engineers of Gatan Inc. solely. For these reasons, no other vendor is qualified to perform the outlined objectives of this procurement. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party believes it can perform the requirement as detailed they may submit a statement of capabilities. All information furnished shall be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NCI to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. An original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the contracting office by 11:00 am EDT, on August 25, 2009. All questions must be in writing and must be emailed to Ashley Virts at virtsa@mail.nih.gov faxed to (301) 402-4513. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to receive an award from the NCI contractors must be registered in the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA). Please refer to http://orca.bpn.gov In addition; contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference NCI-90185-AV on all correspondence.
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