CO2 Incubator Shaker Combined Synopsis.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

CO2 Incubator Shaker

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01 August 2023

08 August 2023 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) 17 August 2023 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

66 - Instruments and Laboratory Equipment 6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies

Shea Foster, Contract Specialist Email: shea.foster@usuhs.edu

Christopher White, Contracting Officer Email: christopher.white@usuhs.edu

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Acquisitions Directorate, A1040C 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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. The solicitation is being issued using Simplified Acquisition procedures.

This competition is set aside for small businesses (total small business set-aside competition). The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees.

This solicitation incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect in Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04 dated 02 June 2023 and Defense Publication Notice 20230720 dated 20 July 2023. Refer to the FAR and DFARS for this information at www.acquisition.gov.

Requirement Description

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) has a requirement for (1) Compact CO2 Incubator with Incorporated Shaker (for mammalian cell growth in suspension); Incorporated CO2 sensor; Temperature control inside with accuracy about ±0.1°C; UV lights for inside sterilization;

Humidity controls; Shaking platform with clamps option for flasks attachment; Flexible speeds for mailto:shea.foster@usuhs.edu mailto:christopher.white@usuhs.edu http://www.acquisition.gov/ shaking; Unit with stackable design for large-scale mammalian cell culture in support of protein production and structural biology.

General Information

Basis of Award – Evaluation Factors The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract to the responsible, responsive vendor whose quote 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:

(i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement;

(ii) price;

(iii) past performance

To be eligible for award, the vendor must quote on all of the items identified in the Price Quote Table.

Failure to quote on all items will result in rejection of the quote (non-responsive).

Questions Vendors must submit all questions about this solicitation in writing to the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer by the date and time stated above. All responses to the questions will be in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation.

Quote Submission Vendors must submit their quotations via email to the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer no later than the date and time specified above. FAX quotations will not be accepted. Quotes received after the response date and time will not be considered. Please reference the RFQ name and number in the subject line of email communications.

System for Award Management (SAM) In order to be eligible for award, vendors must be registered in SAM (www.SAM.gov).

Instructions to Offerors

Product Specifications The vendor is required to demonstrate that the product proposed meets or exceeds each salient characteristic identified in the Product Quote Table (See Attachment 1). Failure to demonstrate that the product meets or exceeds the features, functions, performance, etc. of the listed product will result in rejection of the quote (non-responsive).

Refurbished Items Unless specifically requested in the solicitation, refurbished items will not be accepted.

Technical Quote

1. Vendors are encouraged to provide product literature to augment their quote.

2. Quote submissions must include the following information.

a. Company’s full name and address

b. CAGE, DUNS, and Tax Identification Number

c. Name, title, phone number, and email of the person authorized to sign contracts for the company

3. Vendors shall provide warranty information with the quote.

Price Quote

1. The quote should mirror (identify) the product lines in the Price Quote Table (See Attachment

1). The Vendor may add lines to their quote if needed to account for additional items or for items that are separately priced.

2. The Vendor must provide a price for each item listed in the table and provide a total delivered price.

3. If the product is part of a system, the Vendor should identify that the product is a system (component parts are not separately priced). The Vendor should only identify the individual components in the system if the itemization of the internal components are in accordance with customary commercial practices.

4. If an item is not separately priced, vendors may enter NSP (not separately priced) or $0.00 in the price column. For example, if shipping is included in the price, enter NSP or $0.00 in the price column.

5. Quote prices shall be held for a minimum of 60 days.

Past Performance

1. A review of past performance will be conducted on this requirement to include the Supplier

Performance Risk system (SPRS) available at https://piee.eb.mil/. SPRS retrieves item, price, quality, delivery, and contractor information on contracts from Government reporting systems in order to develop risk assessments.

2. The Contracting Officer may consider any other available and relevant information to evaluate a vendor’s quote.

Delivery

1. Delivery is FOB Destination to Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland.

2. Delivery Address - The delivery address and contact information for deliveries is provided in Box

15 of the contract. The email address for the POC is provided in the WAWF instructions. The intended recipient within the University will be identified separately. The Vendor is required to identify the intended recipient and their location on the shipping label and/or the packing slip.

The name and contact information (phone and email address) for the intended recipient will be provided at the time of contract award (available from the Contract Specialist).

3. Estimated Delivery Date – With their quote, the Vendor shall provide the date the item will be delivered or provide the estimated number of days, weeks, etc. that delivery will occur after receipt of the contract. See Attachment 1.

Provisions and Clauses

The solicitation and contract are subject to the FAR provisions and clauses and are also subject to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) provisions and clauses that are hereby incorporated by reference via Attachment 2.

Attachments

Attachment 1: Price Quote Table Attachment 2: Provisions and Clauses