COMBINED SYNOPSIS and SOLICITATION-NIMH-20-003939.pdf

COMPETITIVE

COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION

Title: Expansion, Differentiation, and Validation of Neural Progenitor Cells (NPCs) from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) Derived from Psychiatrically Revelent Subjects.

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. This solicitation number is NIMH-20-003939 and the solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP).

This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Subpart 13.5—Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12— Acquisition of Commercial Items and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

III. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-07, dated 7/2/2020.

IV. The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology), size standard is $1,000 employees. This requirement is full and open competition with no set-aside restrictions.

V. The National Institute of Mental Health has a requirement to outsource the process for the expansion, differentiation, and validation of NPC cells from subject iPSC samples to an established iPCS laboratory that is equipped and staffed to provide these services.

VI. Period of Performance: Refer to the attached Statement of Work.

VII. The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (OCT 2018), applies to this acquisition.

VIII. The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (OCT 2014), applies to this acquisition.

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:

• Technical Approach

• Past Performance

• Price/Cost

Technical factors together shall be considered more important than 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.

(End of provision).

IX. Offers must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (OCT 2018) with their offer.

X. The offeror must complete and return the attached FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Dec 2019) with its offer or verified through offeror’s Reps and Certs in their SAM entity registration.

XI. The FAR clause at 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions–Commercial Items (OCT 2018) applies to this acquisition.

The following FAR provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference:

52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) 52.204-16, Commercial and Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) 52.204-18, Commercial and Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services of Equipment. (Dec 2019).

XII. The FAR clause at 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (JUL 2020) applies to this acquisition.

XIII. The following additional contract requirement(s) or term and conditions as determined by the contracting officer are necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions applicable to this acquisition.

XIV. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement.

XV. Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The price quote shall include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), 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.

In addition, the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.”

The response must The Offeror’s Technical proposal must not exceed a total of 12 pages.

The page count does not include the title page, table of contents, cover page, past performance or an acronym list (if provided).

The response must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2” x 11” paper size, with 1” top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. The response must include the respondents’ technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses.

All questions must be received by 08/17/20 at 12PM, Eastern Standard Time, and reference the solicitation number in this announcement. Questions may be submitted electronically to Kris Jenkins, Contract Specialist at Kristina.Jenkins@nih.gov.

Proposals must be received by 08/28/20 at 12PM, Eastern Standard Time and reference the Solicitation number in this announcement. Responses must be submitted electronically to Kris Jenkins, Contract Specialist, at Kristina.Jenkins@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted.

XVI. For information regarding the solicitation, contact Kris Jenkins, Contract Specialist at

Kristina.Jenkins@nih.gov or 301-402-7464.

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