SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- E8 Cell Culture Medium Bulk Bags
- Notice Date
- 4/26/2018
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 325414
— Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, NCATS, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS), 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- NIHDA201800171
- Archive Date
- 5/16/2018
- Point of Contact
- Jessica Adams, Phone: 3044438761, Jeffrey Schmidt,
- E-Mail Address
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jessica.adams@nih.gov, jeffrey.schmidt@nih.gov
(jessica.adams@nih.gov, jeffrey.schmidt@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NON-COMPETITIVE COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION Title: E8 Cell Culture Medium Bulk Bags (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is NIHDA201800171 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Subpart 13.5-Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. THIS IS A NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support Contracts and Simplified Acquisitions Branch (SS/SA) on behalf of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to Life Technologies Corporation for bulk media for use on the CRM SelecT Compact automated cell culture system. This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the FAR Subpart 13.5-Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and 13.501 Special documentation requirements and the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 and the statutory authority found in FAR Subpart 6.302. Pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.501 (a) (1) (iii) the justification (excluding brand name) will be made available within 14 days after contract award or in the case of unusual and compelling urgency within 30 days after contract award. Pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.501 (a) (1) (iv) the rationale for the brand name justification: NCATS has used LifeTechnologies cell culture medium for the majority of cells used in its assays since it's inception. Re-optimization of all existing assays would need to be performed if another manufacturer's medium were to be introduced, and would therefore incur tremendous costs, time and material resources to the Government. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-96 dated 11/6/2017. (iv) The associated NAICS code is 325414 Biological Product (expect Diagnostic) Manufacturing and the small business size standard is 1250 employees. This requirement has no set aside restrictions. (v) Through this acquisition, the Government will acquire bags of Essential 8 Basal Medium Media Express Liquid, Essential 6 Medium Media Express Liquid, DMEM/F12 + GLutaMAX and 10mL vials of Essential 8 Supplement. (vi) Physical, Functional, and Performance Specifications 1. Twenty-five (25) size 5 L bags of Essential 8 Basal Medium Media Express Liquid. 2. Two hundred fifty (250) 10 mL vials of Essential 8 supplement. 3. Fifteen (15) size 5 L bags of Essential 6 Medium Media Express Liquid 4. Five (5) size 5 L bags of DMEM/F12 + GLutaMAX 5. Government's Essential features: a. Manufactured in cGMP (21 CFR 820) compliant and ISO9001 certified facilities- full traceability of every step through final packaging b. Aseptically packaged in Class 100 cleanroom c. Grade: characterized d. Must be sterile, US origin, Non processed, USDA Inspected e. Also tested for presence of cytopathic and Hemadsorbing agents f. Triple filtered by minimum 100 nm pore-size rated filters Quantity 1. Twenty-five (25) size 5 L bags of Essential 8 Basal Medium Media Express Liquid. 2. Two hundred fifty (250) 10 mL vials of Essential 8 supplement. 3. Fifteen (15) size 5 L bags of Essential 6 Medium Media Express Liquid 4. Five (5) size 5 L bags of DMEM/F12 + GLutaMAX (vii) Delivery Date: Within 14 Days ARO (viii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (ix) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Technical Evaluation Factor: Offeror's technical approach will be evaluated for completeness, feasibility,soundness, and practicality for accomplishing the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW). 2. Delivery/Period of Performance Evaluation Factor: Contractor's ability to meet or exceed the delivery date/period of performance in the SOW. 3. Cost/Price Evaluation Factor: Offeror(s) cost/price will be evaluated for reasonableness. For a price to be reasonable, it must represent a price to the government that a prudent person would pay when consideration is given to prices in the market. Normally, price reasonableness is established through adequate price competition, but may also be determined through cost and price analysis techniques as described in FAR 15.404. The Government will evaluate quotations on the basis of a tradeoff process. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (x) The Offerors to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. (xi) The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xiii) There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions applicable to this acquisition. (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. (xv) Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The price quote shall include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s); product description; and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations. Respondents that believe that they are manufacturers or authorized resellers of the brand-name product specified in this announcement must provide, as part of their response: (a) product, catalog, model, and/or part number(s); (b) product description; (c) all relevant information and documentation that the item(s) offered meets the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics as specified in the purchase description; quantity; estimated price or cost; shipping, handling, and/or installation charges; and delivery date after receipt of order. In addition the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov." All responses must be received by May 1, 2018 at 1:00pm, Eastern Standard Time and reference number NIHDA201800171. Responses must be submitted electronically to Jessica Adams, Contract Specialist, at jessica.adams@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted. (xvi) The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation: Jessica Adams, Contract Specialist, 304-773-8761.
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