SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Robotic Headspace Canister Inlet
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, Bldg 50 Room 422, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States
- ZIP Code
- 72079
- Solicitation Number
- 1089285
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2011
- Point of Contact
- Karen J. Moore, Phone: (870) 543-7479
- E-Mail Address
-
karen.moore@fda.hhs.gov
(karen.moore@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice Type: Sources Sought Set Aside: N/A Synopsis: This notice is for Market Research purposes only, not a request for proposal or solicitation. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking sources, including service-disabled veteran-owned small business, Hubzone small businesses, 8(a) certified small business, woman owned small business, small disadvantaged businesses as well as small businesses. The following information is provided to assist the FDA in conducting Market Research to identify potential contractors for providing the items below. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is - 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; Small Business Size Standard is 500 in number of employees. BACKGROUND: Seafood products easily decompose under inadequate time-temperature controls that enable the proliferation of microorganisms responsible for spoilage, the production of toxic compounds and odors of decomposition. To detect or monitor spoilage, the odor constituents are to be determined by the use of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after adequate preconcentration. Large volume static headspace technique provides the most efficient preconcentration that preserves the original pattern of all the collected compounds. It condenses the volatile components from up to 100 g seafood separated for water vapor, before injecting the condensate into the GC-MS system. The large sample size and large headspace volume are essential to reduce detection limits and increase the number of components determined. REQUIREMENT: The Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory within The FDA has a requirement for a Headspace Preconcentrator instrument to collect volatile components from fresh and decomposed seafood samples for GC-MS analysis to identify spoilage indicators and their distribution patterns. The required features of the instrument include: 1. The instrument should collect volatiles in abundant amounts. 2. The instrument should be able to process large masses of seafood (up to 100 g) in vessels with large headspace volumes (up to 1,000 ml). 3. To preserve to volatiles and their original distribution unchanged, it should use the static headspace technique. 4. The instrument should be equipped with an autosampler for serial analyses able to concentrate in serial experiments volatile organics of the C2-C24 range without thermal degradation. 5. For better economy and smaller laboratory space requirement, it should use liquid CO2 for cooling instead of liquid N2. Potential contractors must indicate business size, proof of any set-aside certification and company's DUNS number and provide a contact name, the mailing address, phone number and email address of point of contact. Capability statement must provide enough information to determine if company can meet requirements stated above by including technical specifications, descriptive literature, brochures and other information that demonstrates the capabilities of the contractor to meet the requirements. Provide two contact names, email and phone numbers for user of the proposed system that may be contacted by the Government. Respondents are responsible for delivery in person, by email, fax, mail or other delivery method their responses on or before 29 August 2011 before 9:00 am (Central Standard Time - Local Prevailing Time in Jefferson, Arkansas), at the Food and Drug Administration, OC/OA/OAGS, ATTN: Karen J. Moore, 3900 NCTR Road Jefferson, AR 72079-9502. Reference: 1089285 Questions regarding this posting shall be submitted via email no later that 1:00PM CST on 26 August 2011. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by the respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation may be published in the Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in a resultant solicitation that may result from this market survey. For information regarding this notice, contact Karen J. Moore Karen.moore@fda.hhs.gov phone, (870)543-7479, Fax (870) 543-7990.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: One Iberville Drive, Dauphine Island, Alabama, 36528, United States
- Zip Code: 36528
- Zip Code: 36528
- Record
- SN02547440-W 20110826/110824235852-c26efc6af21550dc54516f09bac92c66 (fbodaily.com)
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