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66 -- DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING INSTRUMENT SOL 53SBNB860095 DUE 072298 POC Contracting Officer, Joan M. Smith, (301) 975-6458, Contract Specialist, Tamara Grinspon -- (301) 975-4390 WEB: Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED.*****This solicitation, #53SBNB860095, is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. The associated Standards Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this procurement is 3829, and the small business size is 500 Employees.*****The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for: (001) a quantity of one (1) DynaPro-MS200, or equal, Dynamic Light Scattering Instrument to evaluate macromolecular aggregation in solution prior to crystallization setup.*****The Contractor shall provide a dynamic light scattering instrument that shall meet the following technical specifications: (A.) The instrument shall be capable of obtaining accurate results from a sample of 20 microliters;***(B.) For a protein of 15 kilodaltons, a concentration of 0.5 milligrams/milliliter shall be sufficient for the instrument to obtain accurate results;*** (C.) The Contractor shall include one MicroFilter brand, or equal, filter that shall permit maximum filtration with a minimum of dead volume, along with one filter holder, a quantity of 100 each of 20 nm and 100 nm Whatman Anotop filter membranes, and customized syringes and needles; ***(D.) The instrument shall be controlled by Dynamics Version 3.30 Data Analysis, or equal, Windows95-based Software, which shall be easy to use in analyzing the results-and shall be included with the instrument;***(E.) The Contractor shall provide unlimited technical support, either on-line or via telephone;***(F.) The Contractor shall provide a warranty for a minimum of one year on parts and labor; ***(G.) On-site training shall be provided by the Contractor;***(H.) The Contractor shall provide Operation Manuals for both instrument and software.*****Delivery is desired 6 weeks After Receipt of Order (ARO), and required within 8 weeks ARO. *****Delivery location is: Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology (CARB), Attn: Jane Ladner, 9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850.*****The FOB Point shall be Destination, Rockville, Maryland.*****The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items. Evaluation Criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212-2 are as follows: Technical capability to meet or exceed the Government=s specifications, Past performance (offerors shall submit evidence of having produced and sold comparable units, with indication of performance success), and Price. Technical evaluation criteria, when combined, are significantly more important than price.*****The Government anticipates awarding a purchase order resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation, conforming to this synopsis/solicitation, will offer the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered.*****Offerors shall address all requirements in this combined synopsis/solicitation, and shall provide clear evidence of understanding and the ability and willingness to comply with the Government's specifications of need. Failure to address a specification/requirement will be construed by the Government as inability to meet the need or the offeror's taking exception to it.*****All vendors are to include with their quotes, a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, which may be downloaded from http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including subparagraphs (6) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (7) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans; (8) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; (9) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (10) 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies; and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded from the NIST Web Page located at http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm.*****All interested, responsible firms should submit quotes, by 3:00 PM, Washington, DC time, on July 22, 1998, to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, ATTN: Tamara Grinspon, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001. Faxed quotes will NOT be accepted. Copies of above-referenced clauses are available upon request, either by telephone or fax (301/963-7732). See Numbered Note 1. Posted 07/07/98. (0188)

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