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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the purchase of a CellTrio Cell Line Automation System (brand name or equal) by the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. The system is required to support the Stem Cell Translation Laboratory in automating cell culture processes, adding small molecules to microplates, and performing media changes, and will also support COVID-19 research activities. Responses are due by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 31, 2021. The award will be a firm-fixed price purchase order with an anticipated delivery date within eleven months of order receipt for factory and site acceptance testing at the NCATS facility in Rockville, Maryland. The evaluation criteria are technical acceptability, price, and past performance.
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TITLE: Purchase of the CellTrio Cell Line Automation System (Brand-name or equal) with incubator, sample storage and retrieval system, microscope and cell counter, robotic handling with different configurations, a centrifuge and liquid handler that is all tied together with a software package to include an intuitive interface, scheduler, audit trails and error recovery. This is a COVID-19 related activity.
SAM.GOV: https://sam.gov/opp/7cd9405ab95c490296099841c9a39180/view
RFQ: 75N95021Q00377
AMENDMENT No.: 01 AMENDMENT DATE: August 26, 2021 QUOTATION DUE DATE: 09:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on August 31, 2021 (Remains Unchanged)
ISSUED BY:
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH NIDA Office of Acquisition, NCATS Section
BG 11601 RM 03C09 MSC 6012
11601 LANDSDOWN ST
BETHESDA MD 20852-6012
PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT:
Renato Gomes, Contract Specialist Phone: (301) 451-2596 Email: renato.gomes@nih.gov
TO ALL OFFERORS:
The above-numbered solicitation is amended as set forth below. The hour and date specified for receipt of quotes REMAINS UNCHANGED.
Quoters must acknowledge receipt of this amendment on each copy of the quote submitted OR by separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers.
FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED
FOR THE RECEIPT OF QUOTES PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY
RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR QUOTE.
If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change a quote already submitted, such change may be made by letter, provided each letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the time and date specified for receipt of quotes.
PURPOSE: Provide answers to interested offeror questions.
All other terms and conditions of the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation remain unchanged.
RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS
The Government has provided answers to interested offeror questions below. Note that many questions may have been combined, paraphrased, and/or summarized for brevity and clarity.
Interested Quoter Question 1: “What is the definition of “end product” in the area of identifying countries of origin? We do our final assembly in test in California but roughly half of the https://sam.gov/opp/7cd9405ab95c490296099841c9a39180/view mailto:renato.gomes@nih.gov
RFQ: 75N95021Q00377
AMENDMENT No.: 01 AMENDMENT DATE: August 26, 2021 PROPOSAL DUE DATE: 09:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on August 31, 2021 (Remains Unchanged) components are from US and the rest are from Korea. We have a lot of components in the quote and are wondering how far we need to go”
Government Answer to Interested Quoter Question 1: As per the combined synopsis/solicitation the FAR provision 52.225-6 Trade Agreements Certificate (Feb 2021) and the FAR clause 52.225-5 Trade Agreements (Oct 2019) applies to this acquisition. Based on that the “end product” means those articles, materials, and supplies to be acquired under the contract for public use.
In order to further clarify, quoters are required to provide the FAR 52.225-6 Trade Agreements Certificate (Feb 2021), which is attached to the combined synopsis/solicitation and available on https://www.acquisition.gov/. In this case, the quoters are required to certificate that each end product provided in the quote is a U.S.-made or designated country end product.. If the end product is not a U.S.-made or designated country end product, the quoters are required to disclosure the country of origin of the end product (FAR 52.225-6 (b)).
The FAR 52.225-5 Trade Agreements (Oct 2019) provide the list of designated countries which includes Korea (Republic of).
Interested Quoter Question 2: “Our terms are progress payments based”
Government Answer to Interested Quoter Question 2: As per the combined synopsis/solicitation, the FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Oct 2018) applies to this requirement. In this case, based on FAR 52.212-4 (i)(1) “Items accepted. Payment shall be made for items accepted by the Government that have been delivered to the delivery destinations set forth in this contract.”
Based on that, payment shall be made after deliver and acceptance of the object of the acquisition.
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