19-0068 RFB AMD 1.docx

Bid No: 19-0068

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

MADISON, WISCONSIN 53715-1218

Bid prices and terms shall be firm for sixty (60) days from the date of bid opening, unless otherwise specified in this Request for Bid by the UW-Madison Purchasing Services.

Unless otherwise noted, public openings will be on the date and time specified. Award(s), if any, will be made as soon thereafter as possible.

The bid abstract will be on file and is open to public inspection only after award determination has been made.

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19-0068 / AMENDMENT #1 / Electron Spin Resonance Spectrometer Amendment #1 is issued to answer questions received from bidders and revise Attachment B: Specifications (Please replace page 21 of 33 noting the revision to Attachment B).

If this amendment is not signed and returned, your bid may be disqualified. All other terms and conditions remain the same. Please revise and submit your bid accordingly.

In signing this bid, we have read and fully understand and agree to all terms, conditions and specifications and acknowledge that the UW-Madison Purchasing Services bid document on file shall be the controlling document for any resulting contract. We certify that we have not, either directly or indirectly, entered into any contract or participated in any collusion or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free competition; that no attempt has been made to induce any other person or firm to submit or not to submit a bid; that this bid has been independently arrived at without collusion with any other bidder, competitor or potential competitor; that this bid has not been knowingly disclosed prior to the opening of bids to any other bidder or competitor; that the stated statement is accurate under penalty of perjury. I certify that the information I have provided in this bid is true and I understand that any false, misleading or missing information may disqualify the bid.

By submitting a bid, the bidder certifies that no relationship exists between the bidder and the University that interferes with fair competition or is a Conflict of Interest, and no relationship exists between such bidder and another person or firm that constitutes a Conflict of Interest. Further, bidder certifies that no employee of the University whose duties relate to this request for bid assisted the bidder in preparing the bid in any way other than in his or her official capacity and scope of employment.

The Bidder certifies by submission of the bid that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any federal department or agency.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR RFB #19-0068:

Q1 – Regarding Exhibit B, Specification #3 “must be able to detect concentrations as low as 10pM.” Please clarify if this is 10pM or 10nM.

A1 – It is 10pM.

Q2 - Are there any accessories or ESR standards that you require or just the ESR system?

A2 – Yes, the following accessories and standards must be included in your bid. Attachment B – Specifications has been updated and attached to add these items.

Calibration reference dosimeters (4 or more) Sample holders.

Sample tubes for 4mm alanine pellets Sample holder and positioning system for 3mm sample tubes At least 500 Alanine pellets (<5mm diameter) A reference ruby crystal Q3 – Should shipping and importing costs be itemized on the bid. Will you be the importer of record to pay this fee?

A3 – Any shipping, handling or importing costs should be itemized on the bid in Attachment C –Itemized Bid List. Add rows as necessary. The University will be the importer of record and generally handles imports through our customs broker. However, if your business model includes importing costs, please itemize and include in your response and we will consider them.

Attachment B: Specifications (Amendment #1)

SCOPE:

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Medical Physics is requesting bids for an Electron Spin Resonance Spectrometer system. This system will enable the UWMedical Radiation Research Center to provide dose verification for sample irradiation at radiation doses over a very large range of high doses (> kGy).

SPECIFICATIONS & INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING SPECIFICATION TABLE:

The following specifications represent minimum acceptable requirement. Bidders must select either “yes” or “no” for each specification below. For any “No” Response, the bidder must provide a detailed written explanation indicating how this difference in specification would affect the performance of the product being bid. The University shall be the sole judge of acceptability.

· Calibration reference dosimeters (4 or more)

· Sample holders.

· Sample tubes for 4mm alanine pellets

· Sample holder and positioning system for 3mm sample tubes

· At least 500 Alanine pellets (<5mm diameter)

· A reference ruby crystal

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