SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Pannoramic MIDI Digital Scanner - Capabilities
- Notice Date
- 6/28/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Diseases, 2 Democracy Plaza, Suite 700W, 6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5455, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5455
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5455
- Solicitation Number
- NICHD-13-043
- Archive Date
- 7/27/2013
- Point of Contact
- Tina Robinson, Phone: 301-443-7796
- E-Mail Address
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robinsti@mail.nih.gov
(robinsti@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Lab's requirements w/system capabilities 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. This solicitation number is NICHD-13-043 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 2005-68. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 334516 and the business size standard is 500 employees. However, this solicitation is not set aside for small business. This acquisition is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Perinatology Research Branch (PRB) located in Detroit, MI intends to contract on a sole source basis with PerkinElmer Health Sciences Inc. - 710 Bridgeport Avenue - Shelton, CT 06484 to procure the following piece of equipment, etc.: 1. Pannoramic MIDI Bright field Plus Fluorescent Advanced Digital Slide Scanner - Quantity (1) EA 2. Installation and Training - Quantity (1) CHARGE 3. HistoQuant Software, 1 seat - Quantity (1) EA PerkinElmer Health Sciences Inc. is the sole U.S. supplier of the Pannoramic MIDI scanner. The PRB addresses major gaps in surgical pathology of the human placenta as well as utilizes in vivo animal models and in vitro cell and tissue culture models in order to improve the understanding of the mechanisms of disease responsible for the "Great Obstetrical Syndromes". For this purpose, the PFB utilizes high-throughput immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization and fluorescence imaging on tissue sections of human and animal placentas as well as on slides of tissue and cell cultures from high-throughput in vitro experiments. The PRB requires a slide scanner for the simultaneous analysis of bright field and fluorescence images, which is essential to apply molecular pathology to the study of the placenta. This equipment will enable the digitalization of bright field and fluorescence images for large-scale automated image archiving, processing and analysis. The procurement of the Pannoramic MIDI will result in the production of higher quality data that will significantly aid the studies of the PRB. This system provides a flexible platform for the generation of high-quality digital images facilitating the integration of biology/pathology into the laboratory workflow. The Pannoramic MIDI scanner is the only slide scanner for bright field and fluorescence applications that meets the lab requirements such as: • Can scan twelve (12) slides concurrently • Can do digitalization of fluorescence • Can do Z-stack imaging • Has the most user-friendly and workflow and instrumentation See attached document for list of the Pannoramic capabilities/requirements for the PRB lab. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of the 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1), FAR 6.302. The offeror must include a completed copy of the provision of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with its offer. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items - Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions applies to this acquisition. The offeror must include their Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the product specified in this synopsis should submit a copy of their quotation to the below address or via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov. Offers must also be accompanied by descriptive literature, delivery timeframe, warranties and/or other information that demonstrates that the offer meets all of the foregoing requirements. Quotations will be due fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis or by July 12, 2013 by 1pm EST. via email or postal mail. The quotation must reference "Solicitation number" NICHD-13-043. Quotations sent by postal mail or other mailing services must be submitted to the following address: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 5Z00, Bethesda, MD 20852. Attention: Tina Robinson, by the date and time mentioned above. Any questions must be sent via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov and must include solicitation# NICHD-13-043 in the subject line of email. Faxed copies/responses will not be accepted. Note: In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered and have valid certification in the SAM database @www.sam.gov.
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