SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Microscope-MFI Flow Microscopy Particle Counting
- Notice Date
- 8/31/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- 09-223-SOL-00251
- Archive Date
- 9/5/2009
- Point of Contact
- Aaron A. Glazier, Phone: 8705437577
- E-Mail Address
-
aaron.glazier@fda.hhs.gov
(aaron.glazier@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT, A MARKET SURVEY FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. NO TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED REQUESTING A BID PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION! IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY OF ANY FUTURE PROCUREMENT, IF ANY, THAT MAY ARISE FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, INFORMATION REGARDING THE TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT WILL NOT BE GIVEN AND NO APPOINTMENTS FOR PRESENTATIONS WILL BE MADE. The Health and Human Services Department-Food and Drug Administration is seeking to find small business contractors who can supply a microscope that meets the following specifications and service requirements: I. Performance Specifications 1. Must detect particles in liquids from 0.75 to 400 micrometers at a minimum concentration of at least 5 particles per milliliter and a maximum concentration of 800,000 particles per mL for 2.5 micrometers. Sizing accuracy must conform to NIST sizing standards. 2. Field of view must be at least 1.7 by 1.4 millimeters. 3. Sample introduction must accommodate small sample size (samples as small as 0.5 milliliters). Sample introduction must be made through automated flow or single use sampling with ability to stir the sample. Sample introduction must be done with a minimum of agitation and shear. 4. Analysis rate must be at least 200 microliters per minute. 5. Particle morphological parameters to include size, area, perimeter, aspect ratio, feret diameter, circularity and transparency. 6. Software must include real time display of suspended particles, histograms, trend charts, scatterplots, morphological parameter filtering and sub-population isolation, image labeling, cropping and storage capabilities, data and image formats compatible with Microsoft Office products. 7. Must be able to provide a bid that includes the following consumables: at least two NIST traceable standards to calibrate the size of the instrument, one standard to calibrate concentration and four flow through cells. II. Trade and Service Specifications 8.The instrument must be a newly manufactured unit, not used and refurbished or previously used for demonstration. The life cycle of this instrument is intended to be greater than ten years at full performance. CDER must be able to expect routine customer service and technical support from the vendor during its lifecycle. 9.The entire system must be warranted for parts and labor for 12 months from the date of installation. The vendor shall provide information as to whether or not an extended warranty or follow-on service contracts are available. The vendor must also be capable of servicing the instrument through the extended warranty or service contract. This requirement does not obligate CDER to purchase an extended warranty. Interested sources must submit the information relating to this Sources Sought in writing via e-mail to aaron.glazier@fda.hhs.gov DEADLINE for receiving responses is 3 September, 2009. Responses received after the deadline or without the required information shall be considered unacceptable and will not be considered. Since this is a sources sought announcement, no evaluation letters will be issued to the participants.
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