SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- OpenArray NT Cycler System and PCR System
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-CSB-(AR)-2011-304-DLM
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2011
- Point of Contact
- Dorothy Maxwell, Phone: 301-435-0352
- E-Mail Address
-
maxwelld@mail.nih.gov
(maxwelld@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- 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. The solicitation number is NHLBI-CSB-(AR)-2011-304-DLM 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 2005-53 (August 4, 2011). The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 334516 and the business size standard is 500. This acquisition is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. Background: The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisition (OA), on behalf of National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order. The National Institute of Health (NIH) is the nation's leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency conducting, supporting and making medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives. The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research; and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases. The Translational Immunology Section at NIAMS is critically involved in several studies which require assessment of the expression levels of genes from cohorts of clinical patients. In order to properly support studies on the genetic basis of autoimmune disease NIAMS will procure technology that allow high throughput measurement of transcript abundance. This technology will also allow measurement of mRNA with high sensitivity as well as added capability for gene expression and genotyping analysis. NIAMS will be developing quantitative PCR based assays for translational medicine. The ViiA7 is part of the optimal workflow for this system and is essential for optimization of testing and data. The OpenArray arrays are based on the Taqman technology that is widely used by NIAMS researchers and allow for data consistency. Equipment : 1. ViiA 7 Fast 96-Well Instrument, Desktop, Part Number: 4453535, Quantity: One (1) Each. 2. OpenArray NT Cycler System, W/Accufill, Part Number: 4459283, Quantity: One (1) Each. 3. Dual Flat Black GENEAMP9R) PCR System 9700, Part Number: 4428234, Quantity: One (1) Each. FAR Provisions apply to this acquisition are: 1) FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (JUN 2008) ; 2) As stated in FAR Clause 52.212-2 (a), the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered; 3) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Items, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; and 4) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions. The Offeror must include in their quotation the hourly rate, unit price, total cost per year, the price list, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. Note: In order to receive an award, offerors must have a valid registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) www.bpn.gov. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Interested parties capable of furnishing the Government with the item specified in this synopsis should submit their quotation to the below address. Quotations will be due by August 29, 2011, 7:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time. The quotation must reference Solicitation number NHLBI-CSB-(AR)-2011-304-DLM. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, COAC Services Branch, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Blvd., Room 6149, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, Attention: Dorothy Maxwell. Responses may be submitted electronically to maxwelld@mail.nih.gov. Responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
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