SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Modular Operant Conditioning & General Behavior Chambers for Rats
- Notice Date
- 9/7/2019
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- 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-OA-19-010237-CSS
- Point of Contact
- Debra C. Hawkins, Phone: 301-827-7751
- E-Mail Address
-
debra.hawkins@nih.gov
(debra.hawkins@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- 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 written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is HHS-NIH-NIDA-OA-19-010237-CSS 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 and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items. This acquisition is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. THIS IS A NON-COMPETITIVE 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), Office of Acquisition on behalf of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) for a Modular Operant Conditioning & General Behavior Chambers for Rats, manufactured by Med Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 319, St. Albans, Vermont 05478. This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1 (b) Soliciting from a single source. (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, or industrial mobilization). The rationale for the brand name justification is the unique capabilities of the requested product. (iii) This solicitation incorporates the provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-05, effective August 13, 2019. (iv) The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 334516-Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, Size Standard: 1,000 employees. (v) Modular Operant Conditioning & General Behavior Chambers for Rats (vi) The National Institute of Aging (NIA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) requires Modular Operant Conditioning & General Behavior Chambers for Rats in the conduct of its research to allow for high-throughput behavioral testing procedures using a variety of stimuli and response options. Operant chambers will allow for repeated assessment of a large number of rats in a relatively compressed time. This is necessary due to the large number of rats in the project and it is important to have 10 operant chambers with up to 4 response levels and up to 4 nose poke ports. In the conduct of the research data and biological samples from rats at various points across their lifespan will be collected to assess learning and memory ability and how this change as the rats age. Operant chambers with at least 4 response levels and up to 4 nose poke ports, plus the ability to provide 5 different odor cues are necessary to conduct the experiments planned in the project. At the minimum, the Government's salient characteristics for the Modular Operant Conditioning & General Behavior Chambers for Rats are One system with ten (10) chambers and two (2) computers) including the following: (1) Up to 4 retractable levers per chamber; (2) Up to 4 illuminated nose poke ports with olfactory ports per chamber; (3) The ability to present up to 5 separate odors per chamber in an experiment; (4) Infrared sensor to detect food pellet delivery; (5) Sensor to detect the rat's head entry into the pellet receptacle; (6) Up to 4 stimulus lights per chamber; (7) The ability to present white noise and a tone; (8) A chamber house light; (9) Stainless steel grid floors; (10) The chambers plus pellet dispenser must fit inside a sound attenuating cubicle; (11) A programming language allowing for the presentation of stimuli in specific patterns and conditions depending on the response of the rat; (12) Data output files compatible with standard data analysis software; and (13) 10 individual chambers are necessary to test the number of rats in the time allotted each month. The Med Associates, Inc., Modular Operant Conditioning & General Behavior Chambers for Rats includes the following components: (1) Product number: ENV-022MD. Product description: Standard MDF Sound Attenuating Cubicle, Interior: 22"W x 15"H x 16"D. Quantity: 10-each; (2) Product number: ENV-009A. Product description: Four Bay Extra Tall Modular Test Chamber. Quantity:10-each; (3) Product number: ENV-009A-GF. Product description: Stainless Steel Grid Floor for Four Bay Extra Tall Modular Test Chamber. Quantity:10-each; (4) Product number: ENV-203M-45IR. Product description: Modular Pellet Dispenser for Rat with Built -In Infrared Sentry, 45 mg. Quantity:10-each; (5) Product number: ENV-200R2M. Product description: Pellet Receptacle, Trough Type. Quantity:10-each; (6) Product number: ENV-254-CB. Product description: Head Entry Detector for Rat. Quantity: 10-each; (7) Product number: ENV-225SM. Product description: White Noise Amplifier with Cage Speaker for Rat Chamber. Quantity: 10-each; (8) Product number: ENV-275-NPP. Product description: Illuminated Nose Poke Response with Olfactory Ports for Rat. Quantity: 40-each; (9) Product number: ENV-112CM. Product description: Retractable Lever. Quantity: 40-each; (10) Product number: ENV-221M. Product description: Stimulus Light, 1" White Lens, Mounted on Modular Panel. Quantity: 40-each; (11) Product number: EA ENV-215M. Product description: House Light, Hooded, 100 ma, 28 V DC. Quantity: 10-each; (12) Product number: DIG-716P2. Product description: SmartCtrl, 8 Input / 16 Output Package. Quantity: 10-each; (13) Product number: DIG-726. Product description: SuperPort 16 Output Module. Quantity: 4-each; (14) Product number: SG-215D4. Product description: Passive Connection Panel, 16 Input / 16 Output. Quantity: 2-each; (15) Product number: SG-210CB. Product description: DB25 SmartCtrl Cable, M/F 25' (7.6m). Quantity: 4-each; (16) Product number: SG-210CP-25. Product description: Power Cable, 25' (7.6 m). Quantity: 4-each; (17) Product number: SG-210CP-8. Product description: Power Cable, 8' (2.4 m). Quantity: 10-each; (18) Product number: SG- 6510D. Product description: Large Tabletop Cabinet and Power Supply. Quantity: 2-each; (19) Product number: DIG-700P2-PCIe. Product description: PCIe(xpress) Interface Package, Full Height. Quantity: 2-each; (20) Product number: COM-106-NV. Product description: Intel i5-7400 3.5GHz, 16GB RAM, 1TB HDD Windows 10, 64bit. Quantity: 2-each; (21) Product number: SOF-736. Product description: MED-PC V 64bit Software, Lab License 64-bit ONLY, no 32-bit OS support; Quantity: 1-each; (22) Product number: SOF-731; Product description: MED-PC to Excel Data Transfer Utility. Quantity: 2-each; (23) Product number: SOF-721A. Product description: SoftCR for Window, Site License. Quantity: 1-each; (24) Product number: ENV-009-FP. Product description: Filler Panel Package for ENV-009 Chamber. Quantity: 3-each; (25) Product number: ENV-275-5. Product description: Five Channel Olfactory Stimulus. Quantity: 10-each; (26) Product number: SG-216A-6. Product description: 6' (1.8 m) 3-Pin Mini-Molex Extension. Quantity: 60-each; and (27) Product number: ENV-275 -6M. Product description: 6 Port Manifold w/ Tube Fittings. Quantity: 10-each. (vii) Government's Anticipated Delivery: Within Sixty (60) Days After Receipt of Order (ARO). Delivery Point: FOB Destination. Delivery Location: National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland 21224. The successful offeror shall coordinate delivery arrangements with the customer prior to shipment. The Loading Dock hours are as follows: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday except on Federal holidays. All products delivered must contain a Packing Slip (with serial numbers as applicable). (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. 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 factors used to evaluate offers are the unique technical and performance capabilities of product and cost. Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. (x) Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with its offer. (xi) 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) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating, is not applicable to this solicitation. (xv) All quotations or offers are due 12:00 Noon, Eastern Time, on September 13, 2019, and must reference the solicitation number noted herein. Quotations or offers must be submitted electronically to the contact person identified herein at debra.hawkins@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted. (xvi) For information regarding this solicitation contact: Debra C. Hawkins Contractor, Acquisition Policy Analyst II, at 301-827-7751.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes on Health, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
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