Low Temperature Plasma-based Microtiter Plate Cleaning System
NON-COMPETITIVE COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION Title: Low-temperature Plasma-based Microtiter Plate Cleaning System (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 75N95021Q00061 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 Ionfield Systems, Inc., One Executive Drive, Suite 8 Moorestown, NJ 08057. The anticipated award date is 3/5/2021. This acquisition is non-competitive. The system to be acquired is the only system NCATS has identified that is capable of cleaning microplates within the tolerances required for use in NCATS screening processes. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect tough Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-03 dated Februry 16, 2021. (iv) The associated NAICS code is 334516 and the small business size standard is 1000 employees. No set-aside restriction is applicable. (v) Line 0001: IonField Systems Microplate Cleaning System, with standard accessories; including installation, setup, and shipping. (vi) Delivery shall be to: The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) 9800 Medical Center Drive Rockville, MD 20850 Delivery shall be within 90 days after receipt of order, FOB destination. (viii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (ix) The award resulting from this solicitation will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. (x) Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items, with offers. (xi) The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addendum applies: FAR 52.212-4 Addendum – Supplier License Agreements, attached. The following FAR provisions or clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2020) 52.204-16, Commercial and Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020) 52.204-18, Commercial and Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020) HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (December 18, 2015). HHSAR 352.239-73, Electronic Information and Technology Accessiblity Notice. 52.212-4(g), Invoice, is supplemented by the NIH Invoice and Payment Provisions (2/10/2021), attached. Offerors must complete and return the FAR representation 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020), attached. (xii) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders–Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xiii) This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. 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. If the Government opts to use a competitive procurement, offers will be evaluated using a comparative evaluation approach in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). In that case, award will be made to the responsible offeror whose response meets the solicitation’s requirements and, as a whole, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The comparative evaluation will include: Technical Capability of the item(s)/service(s) to meet the Government requirement, Price, Terms and Conditions, and Past Performance. Responses may exceed capability or performance characteristics of the solicitation’s requirements. The Government reserves the right, but is not required, to award to a response that exceeds capability or performance characteristics of the solicitation’s requirements if it provides a benefit to the Government. (xiv) 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, March 1, 2021 and reference solicitation number 75N95021Q00061. Responses must be submitted by email to Stuart Kern, Contract Specialist, stuart.kern@nih.gov, tel. 301-402-3334. Attachments: FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020). FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services – Representation (Oct 2020). FAR 52.212-4 Addendum – Supplier License Agreements. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders–Commercial Items. NIH Invoice and Payment Provisions (2/10/2021). 75N95021Q00061 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse
2/19/21, 1:04 PM Low Temperature Plasma-based Microtiter Plate Cleaning System
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Solicitation Number: 75N95021Q00061 Title: Low Temperature Plasma-based Microtiter Plate Cleaning System Classification Code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies NAICS Code: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, 1000 Description: 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. Purchase Description: The NCATS has a requirement for the following commercial item: Low Temperature Plasma-based Microtiter Plate Cleaning System Purpose and Objectives: This announcement is part of market research for a requirement for a microtiter plate cleaning system, including 96-, 384- and 1536-well plates of any material (polypropylene, polystyrene and cyclic olefin polymer (COP)) in black clear bottom used for high content imaging, white solid tissue culture treated, compound storage plates, etc. The device sought must use a low temperature plasma-based technology to clean especially more difficult well contents such as adherent cells, parasites, compounds and other samples and assay materials, while reducing or eliminating the use of solvents and thereby reducing or eliminating the waste stream. We have successfully optimized a cleaning protocol using the IonField Systems MCS system to clean plates containing red blood cells/hemoglobin, parasites and 3 compounds in DMSO, which is one of the most challenging. We have also developed a protocol to clean our standard 1536-well COP tissue culture treated white solid bottom plates used extensively for cell viability assays which is one of our most common assays run. In addition, any device must be capable of integration into a robotic screening platform. Anticipated period of performance: The expected acquisition will consist of purchase of one system during fiscal year 2021. 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 in accordance with the following: 1. Please respond to this Sources Sought notice if you can provide a commercial item meeting the requirements outlined above. a. In the response, please cite your business size status. b. If you have an existing GSA Federal Supply Schedule or other GWAC (e.g. NITAAC or SEWP) contract, please include the contract details in your response. c. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. 2. Please respond to this Sources Sought notice if you can provide supplies that may be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed above. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as manufacturer name, part number, and description, as well as your business size, contract vehicle information, and proof as an authorized distributor. Please note that NCATS is particularly interested in small business sources. If your company is a small business and can provide potentially equivalent items, please respond to this notice. Provide (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their 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, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc.), pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. The information submitted must be must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. 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. All responses to this notice must be submitted by e-mail to Stuart Kern, Contract Specialist, at stuart.kern@nih.gov. Responses must be received on or before Thursday, February 4, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. 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). 75N95021Q00061 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse
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