SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Automated Cell Block System
- Notice Date
- 3/4/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 423450
— Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, NMLC, 693 Neiman Street, FT Detrick, Maryland, 21702-9203, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21702-9203
- Solicitation Number
- N6264510RC3B008
- Archive Date
- 3/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- Courtney A. Piar, Phone: 301-619-7467
- E-Mail Address
-
courtney.piar@med.navy.mil
(courtney.piar@med.navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Naval Medical Logistics Command intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 13.106-1) with with Hologic Inc., 35 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA 01730, as the only responsible source that can provide an automated laboratory cell block system for cytology specimens. This acquisition is being conducted under the FAR 13.5 test procedures for commercial items. Provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-24 are incorporated. National Naval Medical Center Bethesda has a need for an automated cell block system. The system shall automate the process to create a cell block from a cytology specimen. The automation process shall minimize operator interaction. The system shall consistently produce a useable cell block able to be cut using a microtome. The system shall be capable of processing a cell block in less than an hour as well as minimize cross-contamination risks. The electrical requirements of the system shall be 120VAC, 60 Hz. Items being purchased in this acquisition: Cellient System (1) This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 423450 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Based on the above information, the only technically acceptable system is provided by Hologic, Inc. Submit email capability statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) to Courtney Piar at Courtney.piar@med.navy.mil. Fax quotes may be sent to 301-619-1132 Attn: Courtney Piar. Email statements are preferred. Statements are due not later than 1:00 P.M. EST on 15 March 2010. No phone calls accepted.
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