75N95019Q00098_RFQ.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

Title: CyBio® Liquid Handling System with accessories, brand name or equal

REQUEST NUMBER: 75N95019Q00098

DATE ISSUED: April 3, 2019

ISSUED BY CONTRACTING OFFICE: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of

Acquisition (OA), 6001 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20852

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Espinosa, Contract Specialist, at 301-827-3546 or kimberly.espinosa@nih.gov.

NORTH AMERICAN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE: 334516 -- Analytical Laboratory

Instrument Manufacturing

SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: 1,000 employees

SET-ASIDE STATUS: No set-aside restrictions are applicable

COMPETITION STATUS: This requirement is competitive

DATE QUOTATION DUE: All responses to this Request for Quotation must be received by 12:00

PM EDT on April 29, 2019 and must reference the request number cited above. Responses must be submitted via email to Kimberly Espinosa at kimberly.espinosa@nih.gov with a copy to Jeff Schmidt at jeffrey.schmidt@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted.

IMPORTANT: This is a request for quotations. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate in a reply email to the contract specialist cited herein. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or service. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotation must be completed by the quoter.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: NCATS seeks to purchase one (1) CyBio® Well vario Liquid

Handling System with accessories, brand name or equal. The CyBio® Well vario is an automated, simultaneous pipetting platform which accepts a series of different interchangeable pipetting heads to provide high flexibility and upgradeability. The interchangeable heads can be changed from the front or back of the pipettor base unit with no configuration steps needed. The CyBio® Well vario adapts into any screening environment and can be equipped with a variety of accessories. The brand-name or equal device is needed to automatically populate 1536 samples at a time to be read on NCATS’ Bruker MALDI Next Generation Mass Spec based Plate Reader.

The brand-name liquid handling system and accessories include:

Name of item Description Part Number Qty

CyBi®-Well vario pipettor (bs, C)

Base station without pipetting head; combine with a circular transport system and a pipetting head to form a functional system.

870-3381-25-355

10 position circular transport system

CyBi®-Well vario

Circular transport system with base frame and rotary table with 10 positions. For use with CyBi®-Well vario pipettor (bs).

870-3502-100-23

CyBio® Well vario pipetting head

1536/8 μl (bs)

CyBio® Well vario Pipetting Head for 1536-well simultaneous liquid handling. Including:

1x OL3381-11-120 Cover Magazine 1536 1x OL5021-25-119 Adjustment Magazine 1536

870-5021-24-135

Fixed Tip Magazine 1536/1 μl Ceramic

Fixed Tip Magazine 1536/1 μl Ceramic with 1536 individually changeable non-disposable ceramic tips with 1 μl net volume for CyBio® Well vario Pipetting

Head 1536/8 μl.

870-5021-25-586

Fixed Tip Magazine

384/1 μl for 1536

Ceramic

Fixed Tip Magazine 384/1 μl Ceramic with 384 individually changeable non-disposable ceramic tips with 1 μl net volume for CyBio® Well vario Pipetting

Head 1536/8 μl.

870-5021-25-536

Tip Wash Station

Set 1536 - 115V

Complete tip wash station 1536 set including:

OL0026-345-24 Tip Wash Station Module

OL3803-12-420 Tube Support Chain

OL5021-14-660 Tip Wash Trough 1536

OL5021-14-600 Suction Trough 1536

OL5021-14-601 Air Pressure Unit CyBio® Well vario

OL5021-14-602 Vacuum Set with Waste Flask 0.5 l

OL3402-503-25 Power Supply - 115V

870-5021-27-601 1

Reservoir with lid option and liquid circulation

Package includes: reservoir for MALDI application, compatible with lid, 2 tube connection for recirculation and constant fill level, Pump module with 2 pumps and power supply

870-8010179-00

Set of adapter and accessories (Maldi

Application)

Microplate Adapter 1536 30-5021-25-700 and

MALDI Target Adapter 30-5021-25-710 tube support and table for pumps

870-8010178-00 1

Active dryer

Vacuum chamber to reduce the drying time for MALDI target plate including lifter, lifter control and vaccum pump

870-8010175-00 1 lid handling

Single active lid station for single position above a plate position, including pneumatic drive for positioning mounted on Disk

870-8010174-00 1

PC System

System specific pre-configured PC including multi-port converter, monitor, mouse, keyboard and Microsoft

Office software.

870-0006100 1

Installation Installation on customer site 870-0300903-00 1

Application Services Setup of MALDI methods

870-8010457-00

Brand-name equal liquid handling systems and accessories must have the following salient characteristics:

• Must be compatible with the Bruker MALDI Next Generation Mass Spectrometry based

Plate Reader

• Must allow for 3,4,5 or 10 Shallow well and deep well microplate positions and formats in

96, 384 or 1 536

• Must be 15-35ºC

• Must have a volume range of 100nl to 250ul

• Must have automated base which accepts different simultaneous pipetting heads

DELIVERY DATE: Delivery and installation is to occur within 12 weeks after receipt of order.

Delivery shall be made to the below address with FOB Destination. A specific point of contact will be indicated on the purchase order.

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

9800 Medical Center Drive

Rockville, MD 20850

EVALUATION CRITERIA: The Government plans to award a purchase order from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote confirming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the

Government, price and other factors considered. A trade-off approach will be used in consideration of the following evaluation factors: Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price. Comparative evaluations will be conducted.

ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROVISIONS, AND REPRESENTATIONS:

The provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998). This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The following provisions apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference:

1. The provision at FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

2. The provision at FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016)

3. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Oct 2018)

4. The provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (Oct

2018)

5. The provision at FAR 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate (May 2014)

The clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998). This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The following clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference:

1. The clause at FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)

2. The clause at FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016)

3. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (Oct 2018)

4. The clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Aug 2018)

5. The clause at HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity

Investigations (December 18, 2015)

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are attached in full text:

1. Addendum to the clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items

(Oct 2018)

2. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders–Commercial Items (Jan 2019)

3. NIH Invoice and Payment Provisions (2/2014)

SUMMARY STATEMENT: Responses to this notice must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The response shall contain a quotation that includes the total price, as well as: the unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, product or catalog number(s), product description, and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations.