SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Hamilton Microlab STAR
- Notice Date
- 1/21/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341-4146
- ZIP Code
- 30341-4146
- Solicitation Number
- 2016-Q-64649
- Archive Date
- 2/20/2016
- Point of Contact
- Genesika Carter, Phone: 7704882063
- E-Mail Address
-
fkn7@cdc.gov
(fkn7@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Laboratory Sciences intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price equipment purchase contract to Hamilton Robotics 4970 Energy Way Reno, NV 89502. This contract will be for 90 days from time of award. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1) in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1- only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS) utilizes a variety of customized scientific instrumentation from Hamilton Robotics to accomplish its public health mission. These patented instruments are used in analyses performed for chemical terrorism/emergency response, biomonitoring, and in research and development to establish new analytical methods for a broad variety of sample types. The CDC Hormone Project requires specific liquid handling applications necessary for performing the testosterone/estradiol reference methods. Our project needs a liquid handling instrument with a workstation enabled to incorporate automated sample weighing and gravimetric sample additions (using the tube gripper and integrated analytical balance) within our project technical requirements to deliver on-time 1.0 mL liquid pipetting applications. The requested Hamilton Microlab STAR robotic system will be used for flexible automated sample preparation for the Hormones Biomonitoring and Lipids Standardization Projects. Additionally, the project requires an instrument that delivers 80% more sample preparation deck space and a more reasonable footprint than our current MicroLab STARlet setup. The additional space would allow us to increase our sample throughput and perform all of our method steps without changing deck configurations to accommodate all the equipment needed for sample preparation. Additionally, having this instrument will facilitate the faster processing of samples containing cholesterol, triglycerides, and steroid hormones in a robust, timely and consistent manner for high sample preparation throughput for the compelling CDC NHANES survey and for critical biomonitoring studies in compliance to CLIA guidelines. Hamilton Robotics is the only contractor who manufactures this patented automated instrument configured to suit our project needs. Thus, Hamilton Robotics, the sole manufacturer, has long-term expertise and excellent certifications to operate, to install, perform service and maintain the Microlab STAR liquid handling workstation, software and all patented Hamilton Robotics products. Because of these capabilities, Hamilton Robotics is able to provide the Centers for Disease Control with the required services and better facilitate our liquid handling workstation needs, software, maintenance, upgrades and method development products to support our ongoing biomonitoring needs. The custom-designed Hamilton Robotics Microlab STAR automated system with safety cabinet are equipped with patented CO-RE air displacement technologies, flexible carriers, tube configurations and gravimetric capabilities. These capabilities assures the highest degree of accuracy, precision, and safety with regards to sensitive scientific work processes, contributing to the excellence and total quality for CDC continuity in ongoing NHANES research and high throughput. The Hamilton Microlab STAR also features 1000 uL pipetting channels, 96 head, tube gripper, integrated analytical balance, positive pressure SPE system, table for support/balance stabilization, labware carriers, VENUS software with simple drag and drop programming functionality, installation and applications support. Additionally, the system is enabled with a unique 96 channel pipetting head capable of transferring 1 mL of sample from 96 sample wells at a time; this volume and number of simultaneous sample transfers is not achievable using other instruments and allows for faster and more efficient liquid transfer. Furthermore, using instruments from the same manufacturer would provide ease of use and greatly reduce the time necessary to train, develop methods and validate these methods for a different liquid handling instrument. Hamilton Robotics is the only known available source that completely satisfies the government requirements and this product is not available by any other manufacturer. Hamilton Robotics technicians and engineers will perform the installation, service and continuous monitoring and provisions of services as requested for the patented instrumentation. This contractor is the only source capable of providing trained and qualified technical and scientific staff with prior knowledge and experience with the ability to promptly respond to any logged complaints. The past performance of these products, their ease of use, patented special features, and current time constraints make the Hamilton Microlab STAR the only workstation feasible for use with our laboratory's ongoing CLIA certified sample preparation activities with the required features and technical capabilities. Our existing Hamilton Robotics Microlab STARlet system has provided reliable and efficient results for more than four years. It is unquestionable whether their quality of service is sufficient to meet our automated liquid handling needs. No solicitation will be posted to FedBizOpps. We will only issue a solicitation to Hamilton Robotics. Hamilton Robotics is the only source available to provide this service that meets mission critical requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for proposal. A determination to compete this procurement based on response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Interested parties who believe they possess the capability to satisfy this requirement should submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to meet this requirement. All responses must be sent in writing to Ms. Genesika Carter via email to fkn7@cdc.gov using solicitation number 2016-Q-64649 in the subject line, no later than 12:00pm Eastern Time, February 5, 2016. Place of Contract Performance: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Centers for Environmental Health Division of Laboratory Sciences 4770 Buford Highway Chamblee, GA 30341
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/CDCP/PGOA/2016-Q-64649/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Centers for Environmental Health, Division of Laboratory Services, 4770 Buford Highway, Chamblee, Georgia, 30341, United States
- Zip Code: 30341
- Record
- SN03998041-W 20160123/160121234847-f49974b9bb59a582c098a4e2b320c253 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |