SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- 3 Tesla MRI Scanner for Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Imaging - RFQ Attachments
- Notice Date
- 7/19/2018
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334510
— Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 4211, MSC 9559, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-9559, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892-9559
- Solicitation Number
- NIHDA201800285
- Archive Date
- 8/10/2018
- Point of Contact
- Jeffrey Brown, Phone: 301.827.5852, Kenneth Goodling, Phone: 301.443.6677
- E-Mail Address
-
jeffrey.brown@nih.gov, kgoodlin@nida.nih.gov
(jeffrey.brown@nih.gov, kgoodlin@nida.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Floor Plan for MRI Scanner FAR Clauses 52.212-5. Technical Evaluation Factors Purchase Description (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 separate written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is NIHDA201800285 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 expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Acquisition Authority 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—Test Program for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12—Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. A fixed price type of contract is contemplated for this requirement. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-97, dated 01-24-2018 (iv) The associated NAICS code 334510 and the small business size standard 1,250 employees. (v) The Contractor shall provide the upgrade a Leica SP8 confocal/multiphoton microscope system to add the capability of performing Fluorescence Lifetime Imagaging Microscopy and on-the-fly image deconvolution. (vii) Contractor shall provide delivery of the upgrade within 90 days from award. Refer to attached “Purchase Description” for period of performance. (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: Factor 1: Technical Approach, Approach to Installation, Delivery Training and Warranty, Past Performance, Cost/Price. Refer to Evaluation Criteria document for details. Technical Approach, Approach to Installation, Delivery, Training and Warranty and Past Performance when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. (b) Options. N/A (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) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions as determined by the contracting officer are necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. 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. 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 July 26, 2018 at 3 pm Eastern Standard Time and reference number. Responses may be submitted electronically to Jeffrey Brown, Contracting Officer, jeffrey.brown@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted. Please make sure to review the Attachments for the Purchase Description, Evaluation Criteria, Attached FAR Clauses, and Technical Drawing of the Room layout.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NIDA-01/NIHDA201800285/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Neurophysiology Imaging Facility, Building 49, 49 Convent Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN04998581-W 20180721/180719230925-7f4925ba8090eef1f042b23ec4262efb (fbodaily.com)
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