SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Controlled Rate Freezer
- Notice Date
- 9/8/2019
- 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-19-010478-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-19-010478-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. 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 for a controlled rate freezer on a brand-name or equal basis. (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) Controller Rate Freezer (vi) The National Institute of Aging (NIA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) requires a Controlled Rate Freezer in the conduct of its research for iPSC Neurodegenerative Diseases Initiative (INDI) Project within the new Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. NIA is conducting research to create a national resource of isogenic sets of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias mutated iPSC lines, complimented by foundational phenotypic datasets from differentiated disease-relevant cells derived from these lines. This resource will substantially accelerate the pace of mechanistic discovery regarding how ADRD mutations cause disease. Controlled rate freezers are needed to store cells that have been successfully transformed using CRISPR editing techniques. At the minimum, the Government's salient characteristics for the Controlled Rate Freezer include the following: (1) Lab bench footprint no larger than 29.3cm width x 35.9cm depth x 44.9cm height; (2) Liquid nitrogen-free controlled rate freezers - Maintain optimal cell function and viability with customizable freeze profiles and precise temperature; (3) Customizable freeze profiles to optimize viability and function for all cell types; (4) Interchangeable sample plates to support all common vial and cryobag types; and (5) Conduction cooling feature to remove heat evenly so every sample experience exactly the same cooling rate. The Controlled Rate Freezer should be brand-name or equivalent to the products manufactured by GE Healthcare, P.O. Box 643065, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15264, with the following components: (1) Product number: VF_30001. Product Description: VIA Freeze Controlled Rate Freezer. Quantity: 2-each; (2) Product number: ASY_30072. Product description: SBS Plate 96 x 1ml vial. Quantity: 2-each; (3) Product number: ASY_30058. Product description: SBS Plate Multiwell adapter. Quantity: 2-each; (4) Product number: ASY_30020. Product description: SBS Plate 48 x 2ml standard size vial. Quantity: 2-each; (5) Product number: ASY_30083. Product description: Thermocouples T-Type for use with VIA Freeze Range (Pack of 4). Quantity: 2-each; and (6) Product number: 29346806. Product description: VIA Freeze 24 Month Warranty (12 Month Ext.) 1 PM included. Quantity: 2-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 Aging, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
- Record
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