SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- CherryTemp heater/cooler Device for live imaging
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Contracts Management Branch, 6710B Rockledge Dr., Suite 1124, MSC7000, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7510, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7510
- Solicitation Number
- NICHD201800068
- Archive Date
- 8/21/2018
- Point of Contact
- Amber Harris, Phone: 3014028778
- E-Mail Address
-
amber.harris@nih.gov
(amber.harris@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND- NAME). The National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Office of Acquisitions (OA) on behalf of the National Institute of Digestive, Diabetes & Kidney Diseases intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to NEMAMETRIX, INC for the purchase of a CherryTemp heater/cooler Device for live imaging.. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard 1,000. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-98 This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000). STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302- FAR 6.302-1-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF AWARD Place of Performance National Institutes of Health National Institute of Digestive, Diabetes & Kidney Diseases 8 Center Drive Bethesda MD 20892   DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT One of the most powerful tools in the study of protein function is the use of temperature sensitive (ts) alleles that inactivate protein function at the non-permissive temperature. These alleles can be used to examine the effect of protein inactivation on cellular function by shifting the cells carrying ts from the permissive to non-permissive temperature and examine cell physiology using high resolution microscopy. Conversely, the effect of restoring protein function can be used by shifting the cells from the non-permissive to the permissive temperature and examining cell recovery in real time. For this approach to work the temperature must be shifted in a rapid and accurate matter. Conventional stage heaters have the disadvantage of (a) taking a very long time to heat the environment surrounding the specimen and (b) They typically do not provide rapid cooling capabilities. These obstacles were overcome in the CherryTemp apparatus, which can change the temperature of the specimen rapidly and accurately. The purchase of the CherryTemp will allow for sophisticated live cell imaging of yeast and C. elegans embryos at various temperature as described above for studies of mechanisms that regulate nuclear morphology and pronuclear fusion after fertilization. NEMAMETRIX, INC must provide a CherryTemp device with custom holders for yeast and C. elegans for the following microscopes: Nikon TiE, DeltaVision and the Nikon TE2000 (PI Nikon z piezo stage). NEMAMETRIX, INC, on behalf of the instrument manufacturer (CherryBiotech, 6 Rue Gurvand | 35000 RENNES | FRANCE), will provide the holders so that they fit on stages of these microscopes. NEMAMETRIX, INC will also supply the tank, tubing and liquid for the fluidic thermalisation system. NEMAMETRIX, INC will supply an initial set of 24X60 chips for sample mounting and will supply additional chips upon later purchase requests. 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: descriptive literature, delivery timeframe, warranties and/or other information that demonstrates that the offer meets all the foregoing requirements, 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 to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 9:00 am Eastern Standard Time, on Monday, August 6, 2018 to the Contract Specialist, Amber Harris, at amber.harris@nih.gov. Assessment of Capability Lowest Price Technically Acceptable
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN05004646-W 20180726/180724231028-78a17a0a2d177d1cc365ec8690ddb311 (fbodaily.com)
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