SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Digitally Automated Slide Imaging System
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2014
- 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, 3900 NCTR Road, HFT-320, Bldg 50 | Rm 421, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States
- ZIP Code
- 72079
- Solicitation Number
- 1133768
- Archive Date
- 7/9/2014
- Point of Contact
- Crystal G. McCoskey, Phone: 8705437267
- E-Mail Address
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crystal.mccoskey@fda.hhs.gov
(crystal.mccoskey@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SOLICITATION The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is conducting market research to support the National Center for Toxicological Research's (NCTR), requirement for one (1) digitally automated slide imaging system to include shipping, installation, set-up, testing, on-site operator training and up to four (4) 1- year option periods for post-warranty maintenance. This is a sources sought to determine the availability and capability of small business manufacturers or small businesses capable of supplying a U.S. made product of a small business manufacturer or producer. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is‐ 334516 ‐ Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. REQUIREMENTS: Statement of Need: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) has a requirement for one (1) digitally automated slide imaging system to include shipping, installation, set-up, testing, on-site operator training and up to four (4) 1- year option periods for post-warranty maintenance, for Zebrafish embryo visualization, evaluation and imaging in high magnification. Additionally, there will be a need to visualize and evaluate slides of fresh, fixed and processed tissue from a variety of experiments targeted towards understanding the cellular consequences, primarily in nervous tissue, of exposure to toxic substances and/or potential therapeutic agents in a variety of species and cell types. Currently, it takes several hours to capture the Bright-Field (BF) or fluorescent images in normal microscopes. This is due to the optics and area of field it captures. Researchers have to tile the images to have full view of a section of the brain. Moreover, normal fluorescent images can be quenched under Ultraviolet (UV) or other excitation filters if exposed for several hours. NCTR needs a whole slide scanner, be able to accomplish the following: (a) High resolution imaging at reasonably quick time (5-6 slides or 2 double-sided within 10 min). (b) Obtain high quality images at high speed so fluorescent signals are not lost. Specifications: The digitally automated slide imaging system shall be delivered with all necessary supplies, equipment, components, adapters, software, accessories, etc. required to seamlessly install, set-up, test and train; Contractor is responsible for a turnkey solution. The components and equipment shall be a newly manufactured, not be used, refurbished, or previously used for demonstration. The entire system shall be warranted for parts and labor for a minimum of one (1) year from date of acceptance. All standard information on the equipment, including but not limited to User Manuals, Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals, Material and Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), troubleshooting guides and any other applicable documentation, shall be provided upon installation of the system. Technical Specifications: - The digitally automated slide imaging system shall scan both BF and fluorescent labeled slides. - The digitally automated slide imaging system shall fast so that fluorescent slides do not fade due to over exposure to UV or other excitation filters. - The digitally automated slide imaging system shall provide very high quality image at high resolution to view and analyze the images. - The digitally automated slide imaging system shall provide multichannel acquisition of images by single blended color image and individual fluorophores. - The digitally automated slide imaging system shall have a high-power light source. Installation, Set-Up, Testing and Training Requirements The Contractor shall provide all labor, travel, and tools to install the equipment at the address provided below, to include shipping. The contractor shall demonstrate upon installation that the item meets or exceeds all performance specifications. Upon acceptance of the system, the contractor shall provide on-site operator training/familiarization for at least four (4) attendees. Such familiarization shall include system operations, calibration, optimization, trouble-shooting and basic operational maintenance procedures. Post-Warranty Service Requirements: • Shall include at least one (1) planned, onsite preventative maintenance visit per contract year. • Shall include unlimited technical support within 8 business hours of contact for assistance (e.g., telephone-based, email-based, website-based, etc.) and unlimited corrective/remedial maintenance visits within three (3) business days of call for service, Mondays - Fridays (excluding Federal Holidays) between the hours of 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST). • Shall include unlimited software and firmware updates. • All maintenance and repair activities shall be performed by formally trained and certified technicians/engineers, following Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) specifications, manuals, and service bulletins, using new OEM replacement parts, components, subassemblies, etc. • All maintenance pricing shall be inclusive of labor, travel, replacement parts, components, subassemblies, etc. Records and Reports The Contractor shall, commensurate with the completion of each service call (inclusive of warranty service), provide the end-user of the equipment with a copy of a field service report/ticket identifying the equipment name, manufacturer, model number, and serial number of the equipment being serviced/repaired and detailing the reason for the service call, a detailed description of the work performed, the test instruments or other equipment used to affect the repair or otherwise perform the service, the name(s) and contact information of the technician who performed the repair/service, and for information purposes, the on-site hours expended and parts/components replaced. In addition, the Contractor shall provide a written report to the FDA COR and Contract Specialist, summarizing all maintenance and repair activities (including warranty work) each time service and/or repair is performed. Delivery Address (FOB Destination) US Food and Drug Administration 3900 NCTR Road, Bldg 85 Jefferson, AR 72079 Installation, set-up, on-site training and post-warranty maintenance shall be conducted at: US Food and Drug Administration 3900 NCTR Road, Bldg 53D, Rm#213 Jefferson, AR 72079 Period of Performance Delivery, to include installation, set-up, testing and on-site training, required within 60 days of award with up to four (4) 1-year option periods for post-warranty maintenance. Responses to this sources sought shall unequivocally demonstrate that respondent is regularly engaged in the manufacture and/or sale of same or substantially similar items. Though the target audience is small business manufacturers or small businesses capable of supplying a U.S. made product of a small business manufacturer or producer all interested parties may respond. At a minimum, responses shall include the following: • Business name and bio, DUNS number, business address, business website, business size status (i.e., SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, 8(a), SDB, WOSB, EDWOSB, LB), point of contact name, mailing address (if different from business address), phone number and email address; [Provide this same information again for the manufacturer/producer if responding to provide a product manufactured by another firm.] • Three (3) years of past performance information for the manufacture and/or sale of same or substantially similar items, which are or have been used with same or similar equipment for same or similar purposes, to include date of sale, description (should also include technical literature and specifications), dollar value, client name, client address, client point of contact name, client point of contact mailing address (if different from that provided for client), client point of contact phone number, client point of contact email address, and name of the manufacturer (to include DUNS number and size status) if respondent is not the manufacturer/producer; • Descriptive literature, brochures, specifications, marketing material, etc. detailing the nature of the items the responding firm is regularly engaged in manufacturing and/or selling; • If applicable, identification of the firm's GSA Schedule contract(s) by Schedule number and SINs that are applicable to this requirement; • If a large business, identify any existing subcontracting opportunities for small business concerns; • Although this is not a request for quote, informational pricing is encouraged; • The Government encourages any comments and/or suggestions from any interested party, regarding the specifications. While the Government will not respond directly to your comments and/or suggestions; we will consider them as we finalize the specifications in preparation for the forthcoming solicitation. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, not identified in the response. Interested Parties must respond with capability statements which are due in person, by postal mail or email to the point of contact listed below on or before June 24, 2014 by 1:00 PM (Central Time in Jefferson, Arkansas) at the Food and Drug Administration, OC/OA/OAGS, Attn: Crystal G. McCoskey, 3900 NCTR Road, Bldg 50/Room 426, HFT‐320, Jefferson, AR 72079‐9502, or email crystal.mccoskey@fda.hhs.gov. Reference #1133768 in all correspondence with the point of contact listed above. Notice of Intent Responses to this sources sought announcement will assist the Government in determining whether this requirement should be set aside for small business, made available to full and open competition or procured through other than full and open acquisition procedures. Disclaimer and Important Notes 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 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 combined synopsis/solicitation (No. 1133768) may be published via FedBizOpps. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality 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 any resultant solicitation(s).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Road, Bldg 85, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States
- Record
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