Meso Scale Discovery Meso Sector S 600 Ultra Sensitive Multiplex Plate Reader
NON-COMPETITIVE COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION Title: Meso Scale Discovery Meso Sector S 600 Ultra Sensitive Multiplex Plate Reader (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 75N95019Q00161 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, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition teshold. THIS IS A NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NIDA Office of Acquisitions - NCATS Section, on behalf of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name) to Meso Scale Discovery, 1601 Research Blvd, Rockville, MD 20850, for one Meso Sector S 600 Ultra Senstivie Multiplex Plate Reader. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect tough Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-2 dated May 6, 2019. (iv) The associated NAICS code is 33516 and the small business size standard is 1000 employees. No set-aside restriction applies to this acquisition. (v) This acquisition consists of one Meso Scale Discovery Meso Sector S 600, catalog no. IC0AA-0, with shipping and handling. (vi) Delivery shall be to: The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) 9800 Medical Center Drive Rockville, MD 20850 Delivery shall bewithin 2-4 weeks after receipt of order, offeror to specify f.o.b. terms. (vii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. An addendum is attached. (viii) Offers will be evaluated for technical criteria, price, and past performance. Technical criteria consist of matching the line items identified above. Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price. (ix) Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with offers. (x) The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. An addendum is attached. (xi) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, and is attached. (xii) The quote shall include: - Name of Company. - Street Address, City, State, Zip code. - Name of Person, telephone number, and e-mail address of person authorized to provide quote. - DUNS number. - Delivery Date After Receipt of Order. - Contract number (and title) if quoting based on a contract vehicle other than open market (such as GSA Federal Supply Schedules; other Government agency (OGA) contracts, Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs); or National Institute of Health (NIH) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA)). - Technical description of the product or service offered, in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements of the Product Description above. Provide product or catalog number(s); product or service description, list price, unit price, unit discounts, total price, any shipping and handling costs, country of origin, etc. - Shipping costs and terms (f.o.b. and other terms as applicable). - Payment discount terms. - Any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations. A determination by the Government whether to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered to determine whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis as indicated above, or to conduct a competitive procurement. (xiii) In addition, the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. All responses must be received by 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, June 3, 2019, and reference solicitation number 75N95019Q00161. Responses must be submitted by email to Stuart Kern, Contract Specialist, stuart.kern@nih.gov, 301-402-3334. . 75N95019Q00161 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
5/23/19, 4:50 PM Ultra Sensitive Electrochemiluminescence Plate Imager with Industrial Capacity for 384-well plates
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE 1. Sources Sought Number: 75N95019Q00161 2. Title: Ultra Sensitive Electrochemiluminescence Plate Imager with Industrial Capacity for 384-well plates 3. Classification Code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies 4. NAICS Code: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing 5. This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. 6. Description: The National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) of the National Institutes of Health has a requirement for a commercially-available ultra-sensitive electrochemiluminescence plate imager with industrial capacity for 384-well plates 7. Purpose and Objectives: NCATS currently has a Meso Scale Discovery instrument from Meso Scale Diagnostics, Inc., Rockville, MD 20850, but it is a model that can only use 96-well plates. It is heavily used analyzing cytokine secretion from 3D biofabricated tissues, producing very high quality data. NCATS has determined that no other device on the market is both screening-based and electrochemiluminescence-based in one instrument, using 384-well plates. NCATS seeks to determine whether other sources for such an instrument are commercially available. NCATS seeks an ultra-sensitive multiplex plate reader that uses electrochemiluminescence to detect binding events on patterned arrays, utilizing simple protocols that are amenable to a HTS environment. The instrument must be capable of performing multiplexed measurement and analyzing samples from a 384-well plate. NCATS expects to require delivery of the instrument by July 30, 2019. 8. REQUESTED RESPONSE: The intent of this sources sought notice is to define the procurement strategy (e.g. set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that NCATS intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond by providing product literature, white papers, or capability statements that demonstrate their bona fide ability to supply such an instrument within the time frame described above. In addition to detailed product literature, please state your business size status and whether you are the manufacturer or authorized distributor of the device you propose. Please note that NCATS is particularly interested in small business sources. If you are a small business, please state the type of small business (small business; HUBZone; service-disabled, veteran-owned; 8(a); veteran-owned; woman-owned; or small disadvantaged businesses) and your size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. Please note that if no responses to this notice are received from either authorized distributors or providers of potentially equivalent items, then this action will be sole-sourced to the provider cited above. Please provide your DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, other information described above, and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. The information submitted must be must be in an outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response must include the respondents' technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. 9. Responses: All responses to this notice must reference number 75N95019Q00161 and be submitted by email to Stuart Kern, Contract Specialist, at stuart.kern@nih.gov. Responses must be received on or before May 1, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. 10. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). . 75N95019Q00161 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
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