XTREME-60 Syringe Pump with Integrated Controller
Added: May 02, 2012 5:29 pm This Small Business Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine, NIDDK Acquisitions Branch is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or HUBZone small businesses capable of providing: An Xtreme-60 syringe pump with integrated controller, Bruker NMR Cell with ½"-20 fitting, HPLINE60-20 ft., 60 Ksi HP line, coned and teaded, 20 feet, Plexiglass safety box with single port for Bruker Cells, Bruker Cell Set-up Tool, High Pressure Seal, Adjustable Torque Wrench with interchangeable head, Torque-7/8" Open End Wrench Head. This high pressured apparatus is required by the Laboratory of Chemical Physics, NIDDK, to interface with the Bruker high field solution NMR spectrometers. The objective is to perform NMR measurements on proteins as a function of applied pressure in order to evaluate protein stability and folding pathways. The required pressure ranges from 1-2500 bar. The high pressure accessory must be fully compatible with the Bruker high field NMR spectrometers currently operational, ranging from 500-900 MHz in 1H resonance frequency and equipped with cryogenic probe heads. All compatible products shall be considered. Interested firms with the capability of providing the required items/service are requested to submit a capability statement to assist the Government in determining in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b) whether or not this procurement will be set-aside for any of the programs described above. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 334516 with a business size standard of 500 employees. All respondents are requested to identify their firm's size and type of business. Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide a capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, but not to exceed 15 pages, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the requirements above. Your capability statement, not to exceed 15 pages, should include references. Tee (3) copies of the capability statement must be received at the address identified in this synopsis by no later than 7 days prior to 12:00 Noon local time at designated location on May 9, 2012.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 provided feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate response 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)." NIHLM2012358 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Library of Medicine
5/2/12, 5:29 PM XTREME-6 Syringe Pump
Added: May 15, 2012 3:18 pm This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number is NIHLM2012358 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect tough Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-43. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 334516 and the business size standard is 500 employees. This solicitation is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) , National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIDDK Acquisitions Branch would like to procure: An Xtreme-60 pump with integrated controller, Bruker NMR Cell with ½"-20 fitting, HPLINE60-20 ft., 60 Ksi HP line, coned and teaded, 20 feet, Plexiglass safety box with single port for Bruker Cells, Bruker Cell Set-up Tool, High Pressure Sea, Adjustable Torque Wrench with interchangeable head, Torque-7/8", Open End Wrench Head. This high pressured apparatus is required by the Laboratory of Chemical Physics, NIDDK, to interface with the Bruker highfield solution NMR spectrometers. The objective is to perform NMR measurements on proteins as a function of applied pressure in order to evaluate protein stability and folding pathways. The required pressure ranges from 1-2500 bar. The high pressure accessory must be fully compatible with the Bruker high field NMR spectrometers currently operational, ranging from 500-900 MHz in 1H resonance frequency and equipped with cryogenic probe heads. All compatible products shall be considered.The offeror must include a completed copy of the following provisions: FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial; As stated in FAR Clause 52.212-2 (a), FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statues or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; and FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items - Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions. "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: Technical Evaluation, Price, and Past Performance. Vendors must submit a listing of the most recent contracts/awards (minimum of 3) in which similar apparatus or equipment was purchased. Contracts/awards may include those entered within the Federal Government, state and local governments and commercial concerns. Include the following information for each contract or subcontract:1. Name of Contracting Organization,2. Contract Number (for subcontracts provide the prime contract number and the subcontract number,3. Contract Type,4. Total Contract Value, 5. Description of Requirement to include Statement of Work,6. Contracting Officer's Name and Telephone Number, and7. Program Manager's Name and Telephone Number.* If past performance questionnaire is available, please submit. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations however; all responses received within 10 days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition is based upon responses to this notice and is solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. The offeror must include in their quotation, the unit price, the list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the item specified in this synopsis should submit their quotation to the below address. Quotations will be due ten (10) days from the publication date of this synopsis on May 24, 2012 by 11:30 a.m., ET. The quotation must reference "Solicitation number" NIHLM2012358. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Library of Medicine, NIDDK Acquisitions Office, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Room 770B, Bethesda, Maryland 20817, Attention: Lisa Josephowitz. Faxed copies will not be accepted. NIHLM2012358 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Library of Medicine
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