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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 31, 2014 FBO #4663
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Tecan Microplate Reader Equipment and Equipment Maintenance - Appendix A

Notice Date

8/29/2014
 

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-14-667
 

Archive Date

9/23/2014
 

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

Appendix A: Project Requirements 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 purchase order to Tecan U.S., Inc. for upgrades to one (1) NCATS-owned Tecan Infinite M1000 microplate reader and acquisition of one (1) new Tecan Infinite M1000 Pro microplate reader 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) 05-76 dated July 25,2014. This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition is NOT expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this requirement is acquisition upgrades to one (1) NCATS-owned Tecan Infinite M1000 microplate reader and acquisition of one (1) new Tecan Infinite M1000 Pro microplate reader. This equipment will be used to continue novel assay development and validation screening and it is imperative that the new and upgraded equipment be exactly the same to ensure research data standardization. Project Description The Contractor must be able to provide both the equipment upgrade and new equipment as detailed in the attached "Appendix A." It is imperative that the new and upgraded equipment be the same to ensure research data standardization. Delivery/Period of Performance Delivery and installation will be completed within six (6) weeks after contractor receipt of order. A firm fixed price purchase order is contemplated. 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, to ensure research data integrity and standardization, only Tecan US, Inc. is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement. The novel assay development and validation screening experiments currently performed at the NCATS DPI require both additional equipment and equipment with additional capacity. This additional equipment and additional capacity for current equipment (equipment upgrades) must be provided by Tecan US, Inc. as the on-going experiments were begun using a Tecan US, Inc. Infinite M1000 Pro microplate reader. Tecan instruments are proprietary and to continue the on-going experiments with any other brand or type of equipment would create variations in research data that would jeopardize the integrity of NCATS science. Such variations would invalidate previously acquired research data and also any conclusions which may arise as a result of NCATS experiments. For these reasons, only Tecan US, Inc. brand equipment is acceptable. Additionally, Tecan US, Inc. is the original equipment manufacturer of the Infinite M1000 Pro equipment and equipment upgrades required and this equipment is proprietary to this company. Accordingly, only Tecan US, Inc. is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement. The intended source is: Tecan U.S., Inc. 9401 Globe Center Drive Morrisville, NC 27560 - 6211 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 and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number. Responses may be submitted electronically to Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist, at lauren.phelps@nih.gov. US Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NIDA-2/HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-NOI-14-667/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States

Zip Code: 20850
 

Record

SN03490120-W 20140831/140830000517-c634a6e2b1586b8475c6ab2c55d5a9c3 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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