66 -- AUTOMACS AUTOMATED MAGNETIC CELL SEPARATOR

Notice Date

August 23, 2001

Contracting Office

Acquisitions Management Operations Branch, NIAID, 6700-B Rockledge Drive, Room 1130, Bethesda, MD 20892-7605

ZIP Code

20892-7605

Solicitation Number

NOI1011

Response Due

September 6, 2001

Point of Contact

Candace B. Adams, Purchasing Agent (301) 402-2282/Carolyn Sentz, Contracting Officer (301) 402-2282

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation notice of intent for a commercial item 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; proposals are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this acquisition is NOI1011. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal acquisition Circular 97-27. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 339111 and the small business size is 500. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intends to procure the Miltenyl Biotec autoMACS automated Magnetic Cell Separator Cat. #90-273 combined with the following components: 1 Column Starting Kit Cat. #130-021-102 (10 columns, 2 column substitutes, square key, 2 screw drivers); 1 Laminar Hood Set Cat. #130-090-333 (5x auto Macs feet, 1x tube rack elevation block); 1 Bottle Extension Kit Cat. #130-090-334 (4x Tube extension, color-coded, 3x fluid sensor cable extension); 1 Memory Card Cat. #130-090-392 and a 1 yr. Warranty. This system has the ability to isolate specific sub-populations of cells, bacteria, organelles, or virus from larger heterogeneous populations. These techniques can take up to 6-8 hrs. of work, the autoMACS will allow this procedure to be done in half the time and will be less expensive making the whole process more efficient than the presently used manual process. As protocols have been developed for the selection of specific cell populations using the Miltenyl Biotec reagents changing the brand of reagents and the system used would adversely affect the variables in these experiments. This would compromise the existing research. Delivery location is the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Md. 20892 and shall be inside delivery. This is a fixed-price contract and the FOB terms are "Destination". The FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contractor Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Items; FAR52.225-3, Buy American Act also applies. Offerors must include with their offer a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. Offers must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) 09/06/01. For delivery of responses through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 6700 B Rockledge Drive/MSC 7605, Room 1130; Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7605. Note: If, hand-delivered or delivery service is used you must use Zip Code 20817. Electronic submissions will not be accepted. Requests for information concerning this requirement are to be addressed to Candace Adams at (301) 402-2282. Collect calls will not be accepted.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010827/66SOL006.HTM (W-235 SN50V850)