66 -- DNA SEQUENCER/GENOTYPER

Notice Date

July 25, 2001

Contracting Office

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attention: OARSC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

ZIP Code

27711

Solicitation Number

U41576

Response Due

August 9, 2001

Point of Contact

ERROR -- Joy Kimble, Contract Specialist, (919)541-2798

E-Mail Address

McDonald Morrison, Contracting Officer, (919)541-4364 (kimble.joy@epa.gov)

Description

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; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is U41576 and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-27. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 which has a size standard of 500 employees to qualify as a small business. It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded as a result of small business set-aside. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) anticipates that the contract will be awarded as a Firm-fixed price contract. Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The desired delivery date is no later than 90 days after award of purchase order. The contractor shall provided a "Automated DNA Sequencer/Genotyper". Specifications for the DNA Sequencer: 1)The instrument must be capable of using multiple sequencing and genotyping chemistries, that must include BigDye (ABI), FAM, TET, HEX, TAMRA, and ROX; 2) The instrument must be licensed for DNA sequencing and fragment analysis; and the license must include the right to run single-tube, single-lane (four dye) sequencing reactions; 3) The instrument must be capable of sequencing 96 samples at once. It must be equipped with at least 96 gel lanes or 96 capillaries; 4) The instrument must be equipped with an autoloader and liquid handling system capable of loading DNA sequence or PCR products from a 96 or 384-well microtiter plate; 5) The instrument must be controlled by a computer that utilizes the Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000 environment. DNA sequence analysis and genotyping analysis software must be provided with the instrument and must also utilize the Windows environment; 6) The instrument must be capable of sequence read lengths in excess of 900 bases with 98.5% accuracy; 7.) Instrument package shall include installation and training of the on-site EPA staff in its use. The instrument package must include a 12 month comprehensive warranty. 8)Instrument package is desired to be delivered no later than 90 days after receipt of order. Equipment will be shipped and installed at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Molecular Ecology Research Branch, 26 W. Martin Luther King Jr., Cincinnati, OH. Proposal Instructions and Evaluation Criteria: The Government intends to award a single contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal is the lowest price technically acceptable. Include specifications of items quoted with proposal. Any specific variances from the required specifications shall be addressed by the offeror with respect to how the offeror's proposal provides alternative equivalence. Failure of an offeror to demonstrate that the proposed upgrades will meet the Specifications shall render the offeror ineligible for further consideration for award. The Government reserves the right to require additional pricing information if necessary to determine that the proposed price is reasonable. All offerors are to include with their offers a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. The following FAR referenced clauses apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Evaluation-Instructions to Offerors Commercial. The following FAR clause applies to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses which are cited in clauses 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. Representations and Certifications shall be included with the price proposal. Please submit two copies of the proposal to Joy Kimble, Contract Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 79 T.W. Alexander, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. All offers are due by 9 August 2001, 4:30p.m. ET. Please refer all technical questions to Joy Kimble, (919)541-2897. No telephone or faxed requests will be honored. The list of referenced clauses can be found on the internet at the following web address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd .

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