SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- CyBio Liquid Handling System
- Notice Date
- 4/3/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 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, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-NOI-14-148
- Archive Date
- 4/28/2014
- 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
- INTRODUCTION This is a pre-solicitation non-competitive (notice of intent) synopsis to award a contract without providing for full or open competition (including brand-name). THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Consolidated Station Support and Simplified Acquisitions (CSS/SA) Branch intends to negotiate and award a contract to CyBio US, Inc. for one CyBio Liquid Handling System without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name). NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard of 500 Employees. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-72 dated January 30, 2014 This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR subpart 15-Contracting by Negotiation at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($150,000). STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this requirement is acquisition of one (1) CyBio Liquid Handling System to support National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Tox21 Program researchers in processing existing protocols of high-density format assays. NCATS is currently using a CyBio Liquid Handling System and requires another due to increased level of effort. To ensure that research data remains standardized across the NCATS Tox21 Program, only a CyBio-brand Liquid Handling System is acceptable to meet the needs of this requirement. Period of Performance It is expected that the project requirements will be delivered within 30 days after receipt of award. A firm fixed price purchase order is contemplated. Project Description The Contractor must be able to provide the following: 1. One (1) CyBio Well Vario Pipettor (fs) Base Section [Item No. OL3381-25-300] 2. One (1) CyBio Well Vario Pipetting Head 385/25 Micro Liter (fs) [Item No. OL3381-24-630] 3. One (1) 3 Position Linear Transport System CyBio Well/Well Vario [Item No. OL3292-23-030] 4. One (1) Adapter Standard 384.SQW6 [Item No. OL3396-133-25] 5. Installation and Training for the above-mentioned equipment 6. CyBio Composer Software 7. A One-Year Full Coverage Warranty for the above-mentioned equipment CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, NCATS is currently using a CyBio Liquid Handling System and requires another due to increased level of effort. To ensure that research data remains standardized across the NCATS Tox21 Program, only a CyBio-brand Liquid Handling System is acceptable to meet the needs of this requirement. The intended source is: CyBio US, Inc. 500 West Cummings Park, Suite 1800 Woburn, MA 01801 CLOSING STATEMENT THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, 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. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov." A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by the closing date of this notice and must reference the FedBizOpps solicitation number. Responses may be submitted electronically to lauren.phelps@nih.gov or by U.S. mail to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Consolidated Station Support and Simplified Acquisitions Branch (CSS/SA) 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, MD 20892 Attention: Lauren Phelps. Fax responses will not be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 9800 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
- Zip Code: 20850
- Zip Code: 20850
- Record
- SN03329019-W 20140405/140404000716-d3f9fe1652f1cd65537a9e9560352bb7 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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