SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Acquisition of Fetal Bovine Serum; lot specific
- Notice Date
- 9/6/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E128, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- N02RC72711-36(A)
- Archive Date
- 9/26/2017
- Point of Contact
- David H. Romley, Phone: 2402767822
- E-Mail Address
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david.romley@nih.gov
(david.romley@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Title: Acquisition of Fetal Bovine Serum; lot specific Document Type: Combined Synopsis / Solicitation Notice Solicitation Number: N02RC72711-36(A) Proposed Posted Date: 9/6/17 Proposed Response Date: 9/11/17 Classification Code: 6505 - Drugs and Biologicals NAICS Code: 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Business Size Standard: $15,000,000. Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E122, Bethesda, MD 20892, UNITED STATES. Non-USPS mail such as Fedex UPS and other private carriers please use Rockville, MD 20850. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Molecular Biology Section, would like to procure a Brand Name or Equal Fetal Bovine Serum. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation: No. N02RC72711-36(A) includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 2005-88 (May 2016) simplified procedures for commercial items. The North American Industry Classification System code is 541990 and the business size standard is $15,000,000. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. I. Description of Requirement The following product features/characteristics are required for this requirement: • Must support growth of human and murine cancer cell lines • Must be completely sourced from the United States to insure it is free of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE aka Mad Cow Disease) and foot and mouth disease (FMD). • Must be sterile filtered through sequential 100 nm pore-size rated filters • Must not harbor murine or bovine virus • Serum must be collected and processed at cold temperature • Certificate of Analysis shall be provided with proposal • Must be tested for and specification met as follows: Bacteria and Fungus Not Detected Mycoplasma (Large Volume Barile Method) Not Detected Mycoplasma (DNA Fluorochrome Stain) Not Detected Virus Testing (Full 9CFR) Not Detected IBR Not Detected PI-3 Not Detected BTV Not Detected BRSV Not Detected Bovine Parvo Not Detected Bovine Adeno 1 Not Detected Bovine Adeno 5 Not Detected Reo Not Detected Rabies Not Detected pH 6.8-7.8 Osmolality (Vapor Pressure) 280-335 mOsm Endotoxin (LAL Gel Clot) ≤ 20 EU/ml Hemoglobin (Spectrophotometric) ≤ 25 mg/dl Total Protein 3 to 4.6 g/dl Albumin Report Globulin Report A/G ratio Report IgG Report ALT/SGPT Report Total Bilirubin Report Iron Report UIBC Report Cholesterol Report Triglycerides Report Glucose Report Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Report Creatinine Report BUN/Creatinine Ratio Report Uric Acid Report Sodium Report Potassium Report Chloride Report Calcium Report Phosphorus Report Magnesium Report Bicarbonate Report • The fetal bovine serum shall be collected in U.S.D.A. inspected slaughterhouses in the USA. • All fetal blood shall be collected from fetuses derived from healthy animals. The donor dams shall have passed both ante- and post-mortem certified USDA veterinary inspections before collection of the fetal blood. • All of the fetal bovine serum shall be traceable back to the date and location of collection. • Shall be packaged in 500 ml bottles. • Must be shipped on dry ice. II. Delivery: Contractor shall deliver the item(s) within 6 weeks after award to: NIH/NCI Bethesda, Maryland 20892. The Contractor that receives the award will be provided with the complete mailing address and point of contact. Upon award, contractor must notify the NCI Technical Point of Contact to schedule the delivery. III. Payment: Payment shall be made after delivery and acceptance by the Technical Point of Contact. Payment authorization requires submission and approval of invoice by the NCI COR and NIH Commercial Accounts. QUESTIONS ARE DUE: September 8, 2017 The purchase order will be awarded to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of quotations meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for the requirements/technical specifications stated above. The technical evaluation will be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the quote. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. (Aug 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must- (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by- (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (Jan 2017); 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items (OCT 2014): FAR clause 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS- (Jan 2017) WITH DUNS NUMBER ADDENDUM {52.204-6 (Oct 2016)}; FAR Clause 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Jan 2017); FAR Clause 52.212-5: CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Jan 2017). The following FAR clauses cited in paragraph (b) of the clause at FAR 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition; FAR Clause 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006) FAR Clause 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) FAR Clause 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) FAR Clause 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) FAR Clause 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644) FAR Clause 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) FAR Clause 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) FAR Clause 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Oct 2016) FAR Clause 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) FAR Clause 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) FAR Clause 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) FAR Clause 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) FAR Clause 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) FAR Clause 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) FAR Clause 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) FAR Clause 52.225-1, Buy American Act--Supplies (May 2014) FAR Clause 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3 FAR Clause 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) FAR Clause 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) Full text copies of the representations and certifications for other cited provisions and clauses may be obtained online at the NCI website at http://ncioa.cancer.gov/oa-internet/ or from David Romley, Contract Specialist at David.Romley@nih.gov OFFERORS: Offers must be submitted on an SF-1449 with a completed 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items-with DUNS Number Addendum, signed by an authorized representative of the offeror OR provide a copy of the valid certification registrations of the offeror's Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) through www.sam.gov. Quotations must be received in the NCI-OA contracting office by 12:00 p.m. EST on September 11, 2017. Please refer to solicitation number N02RC72711-36(A) on all correspondence. Faxed quotations will NOT be accepted. Quotations may be submitted via email to David Romley, Contract Specialist at David.Romley@nih.gov. All questions shall be in writing and may be addressed to the aforementioned individual noted above. In order to receive an award, contractors must be registered and have valid certification in the System for Award Management through sam.gov.
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