SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Refurbished Molecular Devices SpectraMax M5 Microplate Reader
- Notice Date
- 5/6/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- 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-110063-TG
- Archive Date
- 6/7/2011
- Point of Contact
- Terry Galloway, Phone: 301-402-4509, Caren N Rasmussen, Phone: (301) 402-4509
- E-Mail Address
-
gallowaytl@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov
(gallowaytl@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cancer Center Research (CCR), Medical Oncology Branch (MOB) plans to procure the brand name SpectraMax® M5 Automatic Fluorescence Intensity, Time Resolved Fluorescence, Fluorescence Polarization, Absorbance and Luminescence Microplate Reader manufactured by Molecular Devices. The governments preference is to purchase refurbished equipment. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) and 13.501-(a)(1) using simplified acquisition procedures for commercial acquisitions. The North American Industry Classification System code is 334516 and the business size standard is 500 employees. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. Delivery Date: 90 days from date of award. A Spectramax M5-R is a UV-visible microplate reader providing ultrafast, full spectral range detection for various sample formats including cuvettes, 96-well and 384-well microplates, with the only temperature-independent method for path length correction. Fluorescence polarization is necessary for projects involving FRET (Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer) assays, identifying interactive partners in signaling networks, which are primary technology to be utilized in NCI's quantitive proteomics laboratory. The following salient characteristics apply to the SpectraMax® M5 Plate Reader: • Fluorescence polarization capability- necessary for projects involving FRET assays; fluorescence polarization measurements provide information on molecular orientation and mobility and processes that modulate them, including receptor-ligand interactions, protein-DNA interactions, proteolysis, membrane fluidity and muscle contraction. Because polarization is a general property of fluorescent molecules, polarization-based readouts are somewhat less dye dependent and less susceptible to environmental interferences such as pH changes than assays based on fluorescence intensity measurements alone. • Monochromator reading function- (non filter based) allows adjustable excitation/emission wavelengths which are desirable for standardizing the optimal wavelength required for different assays. • PMTs/auto PMT function- multiple photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for detection flexibility in a wide variety of assays; an automatic PMT electronic calibration systems avoid saturation of PMTs for accurate sample recording. • Path length measurement technology-measures optical depth of samples with no temperature-dependency that could affect sample concentration measurements The Molecular Devices Spectramax M5 Plate reader is the only known product with all the characteristics listed above. The Spectramax M5 Plate reader fulfills the NCI's requirements and scientific options integral to the research, specifically the patented PathCheck sensor which is not affected by temperature and requires no accessories to measure the path length of the sample in each individual microplate well. The sensor on this microplate reader enables the ability to calculate concentrations without a standard curve, test liquid handling devices, detect and correct for pipetting errors and expand the dynamic range of the assay. Potential offerors may request a copy of the solicitation from Terry Galloway, Contract Specialist via electronic mail at gallowaytl@mail.nih.gov or fax (301) 402-4513 by May 23, 2011 11:00 am. Interested parties shall include the name of company; complete mailing address; point of contacts, phone, fax numbers, and email address; company DUNS number and business size. All questions shall be in writing and may be addressed to the aforementioned individual noted above. No collect calls will be accepted. In order to receive an award, contractors must be registered and have valid certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA). Reference: RFQ-NCI-110064-TG on all correspondence.
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