66 -- FLUORCHEM 8000 ADVANCED FLUORESCENCE, CHEMILUMINESCENCE & VISIBLE IMAGING SYSTEM

Notice Date

April 17, 2001

Contracting Office

National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Gerontology Research Center, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21224

ZIP Code

21224

Solicitation Number

LNG-03

Response Due

May 17, 2001

Point of Contact

Pat Meise 410-558-8043

E-Mail Address

click here to contact purchasing agent (meisep@grc.nia.nih.gov)

Description

This is a combined synposis/solicitation for commercial items or services prepared in accordance with format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued Request for Quotation (RFQ No. LNG-03). The solicitation clause and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-17. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516. NIH-NIA Gerontology Research Center intends to purchase a FluorChem 8000 Advanced Fluorescence, Chemiluminescence & Visible Imaging System. Digital Imaging System that includes: 1.3 million pixel, cooled SHCCD 16 bit camera system; F1.2 12.5x75mm zoom lens; interference filter, +2 diopter close-up lens; Pentium III 550 Mhz, 64MB RAM, 8.4 GB Hard Drive, CD-ROM, internal zip drive, Windows 98 operating system; 17" high resolution color video monitor; mini-keyboard, mouse, manual, MultiImage FC Light Cabinet with motorized filter wheel, fold-down white light table, and dual reflective white lights, ML-26 dual wavelength (302, 365nm) UV Excitation with pullout tray for fluorescence, GFP and carbohydrate gel imaging. Includes AlphaEase FC 32-bit software for image acquisition, enhancement, archiving, documentation, and analysis for high density array, microtiter plates, M.W., 1D-multi, 2D-spot densitometry, automatic and manual colony counting , gel scoring, and object distance; Sony UPD-890 Digital Thermal Printer; SYBR Green Filter; Fluorescein, SYBR Gold, SYBR Green II, GFP Filter, ChemiGlow West Chemiluminescence Reagent Kit; AlphaImager 2200 Digital Imaging System including: High performance CCD Camera with F1.2 12.5x75mm-zoom lense, close-up +2 diopter lens, and interference filter, SuperVGA monitor, Pentium III 550 Mhz MMX, 64MB RAM, 8.4 GB Hard Drive, CD-ROM, Windows 98 operating system, mini-keyboard, and camera stand, AlphaEase 32-bit image acquisition, enhancement, printing, and analysis software included in one interface to perform MW, RF, 1D and 2-D spot densitometry, quantitative PCR, 4-1225 microtiter plate reading, object distance measuring, gel scoring and automatic colony counting; MultiImage II Light Cabinet; HI/Low Intensity UV Transilluminator; Sony UPD-890 Digital Thermal Printer; and SYBR Green Filter. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commerical Items; along with the following FAR clauses, cited in clause 52.215-5:52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3 Buy-American Act-supplies. The following provision also applies to this acquisition, 52-32-33 Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment. Offerors may obtain full text versions of these clauses electronically at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Sources may submit (via FAX 410-558-8319) descriptive literature which fully demonstrates that this product meets the specifications which shall be considered by this agency.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010419/66SOL008.HTM (W-107 SN50J463)