Automated and Standardized Colony Counting for the Hematopoietic Colony-Forming Unit (CFU) Assay
Added: Mar 15, 2016 11:44 am (1) Action Code: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation(2) Date: March 15th, 2016(3) Year: 2016(4) Contracting Office Zip Code: 20892(5) Classification Code: 6640(6) Contracting Office Address:6701 Rockledge DriveRockledge IIBethesda, MD 20892(7) Subject/Title: Automated and Standardized Colony Counting for the Hematopoietic Colony-Forming Unit (CFU) Assay(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: NHLBI-CSB-DE-2016-098-KEW(9) Closing Response Date: March 21st, 2016(10) Contact Point: Kyle Wisor, Contract Specialist(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: UKN(13) Contract Line Item Number(s): Line Item 1: Catalog Number 22000 STEMvision - or equivalent; Line Item 2: Catalog Number 22007 STEMvision Color Human MPB 14-Day - or equivalent; Line Item 3: Shipping(14) Contractor Award Date: UKN(15) Contractor Name: TBD(16) Description: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's medical research agency-making important discoveries that improve health and save lives. The mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is to improve dental, oral, and craniofacial health tough research, research training, and the dissemination of health information. The Adult Stem Cell Section (ASCS) in the Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch (CSDB), National Institute of Dental and craniofacial Research (NIDCR) requires a device with appropriate software to analyze colonies derived from human blood progenitors. The ASCS is interested in hematopoiesis (development of blood) and one of the basic required tests is to see if certain agents/factors/hormones affect the division and differentiation of the blood stem cells (hematopoietic progenitors). To do this the cells need to be seeded in a semi-solid medium and at day 7 and 14 the whole dish has to be scanned under high magnification and the number of the different white cell and red cell colonies (CFUs) must be counted.(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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued."(ii) The solicitation number is NHLBI-CSB-DE-2016-098-KEW and the solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ).(iii) The solicitation document, the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect tough Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-87 effective 07 MAR 2016.(iv) The associated NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and the small business size standard is 500 Employees. The acquisition is being conducted in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.(v) The Contractor Requirements are listed below:(vi) The Contractor Shall Provide:The contractor shall provide the following products brand name or equivalent. No used or refurbished equipment will be accepted.1. Catalog Number: 22000; Description STEMvision; Quantity: 1a. The contractor shall provide an instrument that is capable of providing imaging and scoring of hematopoietic colonies in the colony-forming unit (CFU) assay using MethoCultTM media.2. Catalog Number: 22007; Description: STEMvisionTM Color Human Mobilized Peripheral Blood 14-Day CFU Analysis Package; Quantity: 1 a. The contractor shall provide an analysis package that can provide scoring and counting of hematopoietic colonies produced by erytoid, myeloid and multi-potential progenitor cells (CFU-E, BFU-E, CFU-G/M/GM and CFU-GEMM) in 14-day CFU assays of cord blood, bone marrow and mobilized peripheral blood cells cultured in MethoCultTM Optimum.(vii) Delivery: Shipping upon awardPlace of Performance:National Institute of Health, NIDCR30 Convent DriveBuilding 30, Room 532Bethesda, MD 20892(viii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.(ix) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, is applicable. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:1. Award will be made to the offeror that provided the lowest price technically acceptable quote.(x) FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, is applicable. An offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically via http://www.acquisition.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the System for Award Management (SAM) website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) tough (p) of this provision.(xi) FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.(xii) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Including the following clauses and Prohibitions:i. 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representationii. 52.233-3, Protest After Awardiii. 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claimiv. 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remediesv. 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilitiesvi. 52.222-26, Equal Opportunityvii. 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilitiesviii. 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Personsix. 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchasesx. 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Managementxi. 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving xii. 52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Itemsxiii. 52.2232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligationsxiv. 52.225-1, Buy American-Suppliesxv. 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal(xiii) Additional Contract Requirements: None(xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating are not applicable.(xv) All responses must be received by March 21st, 2016 at 9:00 AM and must reference number NHLBI-CSB-DE-2016-098-KEW. Responses may be submitted electronically to Kyle.Wisor@nih.gov or by U.S. mail to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisitions, COAC Services Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6150B, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention: Kyle Wisor. Phone: 301-402-3670; Fax responses will not be accepted NHLBI-CSB-DE-2016-098-KEW Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
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