75N94025Q00107.pdf

Synopsis No. 75N94025Q00107

NICHD, Office of Acquisitions

Title: Leica TP1020 Automatic Tissue Processor

Combined Synopsis Solicitation

COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION

WORKFORM

(1) Action Code: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

(2) Date: June 26, 2025

(3) Contracting Office Zip Code: 20892

(4) Classification Code: 6632

(5) Contracting Office Address:

6710-B Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20817

(6) Subject/Title: Leica TP1020 Automatic Tissue Processor

(7) Solicitation Number: 75N94025Q00107

(8) Question Period Ends: June 30, 2025 at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST)

(9) Closing Response Date: July 7, 2025 @ 9:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST)

(10) Contact Point(s): Michael Falzone, Contracting Officer

(11) Contract Award Type: Firm Fixed Price

(12) Contract Award: TBD

(13) Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD

(14) Contract Line Item Number(s): TBD

(15) Contractor Award Date: TBD

(16) Contractor Name: TBD

(17) Brand Name or Equal Acquisition (FAR 52.211-6): Yes

(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 and a statement that the solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document, the incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-04, effective June 11, 2025.

(iv) This solicitation is being released unrestricted. The NAICS code is 334516, and the small business size standard is 1,000. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.

(v) The statement of work and any terms and conditions relevant to the requirement are included as attachments.

(vi) The provisions at FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addendum related to the Instructions to Offerors is included:

• Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial

Items.

Please refer to this addendum for additional attachments, including the Statement of Work and other relevant information.

(vii) Evaluations will be conducted in accordance with the provision at FAR Clause

52.212-2. Offerors will be evaluated as follows:

EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) 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:

• Salient Characteristics

• Past Performance

• Price

All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined are significantly more important than cost or price.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Please refer to the addendum for additional evaluation information.

(viii) Each Offeror must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause

52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, with its offer.

Please note, each Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal.

(ix) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The terms and conditions outlined in the following addendum also apply:

• Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – http://www.sam.gov/portal

Commercial Items. Please refer to this addendum for additional terms and conditions related to the requirement.

(x) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(xi) Evaluation of Options Provision, The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic award. This solicitation notified offerors that the award will include the Government's unilateral option to extend performance for an additional period up to six months under FAR 52.217-8, during which the pricing and terms of the period in which the option was exercised would apply. The Government cannot predict if or when the option may be exercised. Because any exercise of the Government's option extends the pricing and terms of the period in which the option was exercised, the Government expressly and affirmatively evaluates pricing for the option to extend under 52.217-8 co-extensive with the Government's price evaluation for each of the base and option periods of this award. Because pricing for each period subject to possible extension under the 52.217-8 has been evaluated, pricing for any possible future use of that option to extend has, likewise, been evaluated and would apply in strict accordance with this evaluation in the event of the Government’s exercise of the option to extend services. (End of Provision)

(xii) Contact Information:

Contracting Officer: Michael Falzone Email: michael.falzone@nih.gov

(18) Place of Contract Performance: Bethesda, MD

(19) Set-aside Status: Small Business mailto:michael.falzone@nih.gov

STATEMENT OF NEED (SON)

1.0 TITLE

Purchase of Automatic Tissue Processor

2.0 BACKGROUND

Our laboratory and many other laboratory members in NIAAA need to perform histological studies on human and animal tissue samples. Tissue Processor is used for processing and preparing paraffin blocks for all these histological studies. Our old tissue processor was purchased about 15 years ago, which is not in good condition now. The new Automatic Tissue Processor will replace the old one to serve our laboratory and many other laboratories in NIAAA.

3.0 TYPE OF ORDER

This is a:

• Firm Fixed-Price

• Severable

4.0 PRODUCT FEATURES/SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

The system features intuitive functions and a user-friendly interface that reduces training time by enabling users to quickly become proficient with minimal instruction. It supports variable workloads by accommodating both small and large batch sizes, processing either 100 or 200 cassettes per run to provide operational flexibility. Known for its high reliability, the system delivers consistent performance over extended periods with minimal maintenance. Additionally, its design allows for mechanical operation during power outages, ensuring specimens remain protected and do not dry out, thereby maintaining sample integrity even in emergency situations.

The following product features/characteristics are required for this requirement:

• Must feature intuitive functions and a user-friendly interface, enabling users to quickly become proficient with minimal instruction. This significantly reduces the time and resources required for training.

• Must deliver consistent, long-term performance with minimal maintenance requirements.

• Must accommodate both small and large batch sizes, with the capacity to process either

100 or 200 cassettes per run. This flexibility ensures efficient operation across varying workload demands.

• Must allow for mechanical operation during power outages, ensuring specimens remain protected and do not dry out, maintaining sample integrity even in emergency situations.

4.1 DELIVERY / INSTALLATION

Dr. Dechun Feng

Laboratory of Liver diseases, NIAAA

5625 Fishers Ln. Room 2S-30

Rockville, MD 208502

STATEMENT OF NEED (SON)

4.3 TRAINING

Due to the user-friendly interface which enables users to quickly become proficient with minimal instruction, there are no training requirements.

5.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

60 Days After Receipt of Order (ARO)