SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Lonza 4D Nucleofector Core System
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 4211 - MSC 9559, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SS-2013-3044785
- Archive Date
- 9/19/2013
- Point of Contact
- Lauren M. Phelps, Phone: 3015942490
- E-Mail Address
-
lauren.phelps@nih.gov
(lauren.phelps@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, MD 20892, UNITED STATES. Introduction: This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources, (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses, service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. Background Information: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Confocal Core Facility performs research regarding neuronal dysfunction in drug addiction. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of this potential requirement is acquisition of one (1) Lonza 4D Nucleofector Core Unit System and 2 year extended warranty. This system will be used for post-mitotic cell electroporation. In order to ensure that primary cultured neurons attached to a culture dish or coverslip may be used for this procedure with greater than single neuron throughput, only the Lonza 4D Nucleofector Core will meet the needs of this requirement. Project Requirements: One (1) Lonza 4D Nucleofector Core System is required and must include the following: 1. One (1) Lonza 4D Nucleofector Core Unit (Manufacturer's Part No. AAF-1001B) 2. One (1) Lonza 4D Nucleofector X-Unit (Manufacturer's Part No. AAF-1001X) 3. One (1) Lonza 4D Nucleofector Y-Unit (Manufacturer's Part No. AAF-1001Y) 4. One (1) Two-Year Extended Warranty for Lonza 4D Nucleofector (Manufacturer's Part No. AWE-1002) Anticipated Period of Performance: It is expected that delivery and installation of the abovementioned equipment would be concluded within four weeks of a contract award. Capability Statement / Response Requirements: Businesses that believe they possess the ability to provide the required equipment should submit documentation of their ability to meet the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. Businesses must provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested organizations also must identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist, at Lauren.Phelps@nih.gov. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. Note: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by 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 review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. The Government intends to negotiate a fixed-price contract.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
- Record
- SN03168542-W 20130831/130830000409-e0601660f274f18aa6723cebc8886379 (fbodaily.com)
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