SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Metabolic Chambers Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 7/27/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument 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
- HHS-NIH-NIDA(AG)-SBSS-2018-373
- Archive Date
- 8/16/2018
- Point of Contact
- Fred Ettehadieh,
- E-Mail Address
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fred.ettehadieh@nih.gov
(fred.ettehadieh@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description: This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Background and Purpose and Objective: The purpose of the research program of the Translational Gerontology Branch (TGB), NIA is to understand the basic biology of aging across species and to develop interventions that can improve healthspan and lifespan and be translated to humans. A staple of this kind of research is the ability to measure how metabolism changes with age and how our interventions affect this. This is important because this can be compared across species (mice to humans) which gives us very valuable data. The purpose of this acquisition for the upgrade of the oxygen measurement system hardware and software from the metabolic chambers is to increase the capability of TGB of collecting more sensitive kind of data which can help us to have a better picture quality-wise of a metabolic assessment experiment. Acquisition of new hardware will allow the formation of a core laboratory within NIA for measuring metabolism in mice. This hardware and software will be available to all labs within NIA. Currently the following laboratories have expressed interest in upgrading the system: Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, Laboratory of Neuroscience, Laboratory of Genetics and some of them already used the current equipment several times so, upgrading this equipment will benefit a lot of on-going projects and more yet to come. The proposed acquisition is for metabolic chambers to add eight new parameters that we can analyze within the same experiment. Purchasing this upgrade, by all means, will multiply by four the capabilities of the current equipment. Anticipated Deliver Schedule: 45 days after receipt of order. Place of Performance: The place of performance shall be the National Institute on Aging location at 251 Bayview Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21224. Salient Characteristics: The CLAMS Center Feeder Cage is the only cage designed specifically to discourage foraging behavior of mice for the most accurate assessment of food intake and feeding bouts. Preventing foraging is critical in experiments where access to the food is under computer control. If the mouscan forage out a large chunk of food, they can potentially save it for later and when food is to be restricted, they can go back and eat it. It will be evidently clear what happened when reviewing the RER data because a metabolic spike will appear where there should be none. • Food presented at the floor with a spring loaded food cup • Polycarbonate plastic food cup for normal chow • Teflon food cup for high-fat diets • Adjustable access guard to allow for 3 height positions relative to animal size; 15.9mm, 19.1mm, & 22.2mm. • Perforated polycarbonate cage floor that allows animal waste to fall through. • 0.001g resolution. • Feeding bout data has adjustable meal validation minimum weight (typically 0.02g) Anticipated Contract Type: A Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order is contemplated. The order shall be sourced via the Open Market on a single-source basis and is not expected to exceed simplified acquisition threshold. Capability Statement: Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required services should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. The capability statement should include 1) the total number of employees, 2) documentation of ability to provide the required equipment, 3) any contractor GSA Schedule contracts by which all of the requirements may be met, if applicable, and 4) any other information considered relevant to this program. Contractors must also provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested organizations are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted to Fred Ettehadieh, Contracting Officer, via email at fred.ettehadieh@nih.gov before the closing date and time of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. Note: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. The Government anticipates negotiation of a firm fixed price purchase order.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Record
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