D. CSS 75N95024Q00333.pdf

NON-COMPETITIVE

COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION

Title: Annual Subscription to Bitplane Imaris Software Maintenance

(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 is 75N95024Q00333 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ)

This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplif ied Acquisition Procedures;

and FAR Part 12—Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplif ied acquisition threshold.

This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplif ied Acquisition Procedures;

FAR Subpart 13.5— Simplif ied Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12—Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is expected to exceed the simplif ied acquisition threshold.

THIS IS A NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) COMBINED SYNOPSIS

SOLICITATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT

PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Acquisition (OA), on behalf of the the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name) ro Andor Technology, Inc. for the Annual Subscription to Bitplane Imaris Software Maintenance.

This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive for a commercial item or service and is conducted pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2022-06, with effective date May 26, 2022.

(iv) The associated NAICS code 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing College, and the small business size standard of 1,000 employees. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement.

(v) This requirement is for the following product, Annual Subscription to Bitplane Imaris Software Maintenance. The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) requires Annual Subscription to Bitplane Imaris Software Maintenance services. This request is required for the renewal of licenses for the existing Imaris software installations which are used for the scientif ic analysis of f luorescence microscopy three-dimensional image stack data.

(vi)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation’s leading medical researchagency and the primary Federal agency whose mission is to seek fundamentalknowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application ofthat knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability,conducting, supporting and making medical discoveries that improve people’shealth and save lives. The mission of The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is to catalyze the generation of innovative methods and technology that will enhance the development testing and implementation of diagnostics and therapeutics across a wide range of human disease and conditions. The National Institutes of Health National Center for the Advancement of Translational Science is in need of annual maintenance for existing Imaris software packages, which are used for the scientif ic analysis of f luorescence microscopy three-dimensional image stack data.

The Imaris software is required for meeting project milestones of our Stem Cell Translation Laboratory (SCTL). Ongoing projects on establishing optimum culture conditions for stem cells and their directed differentiation to cells of neural and hepatocyte lineages require quantitative analysis of cell morphology and tracking cell proliferation and differentiation. Imaris software is an essential tool for NCATS to analyze images acquired across a broad selection of microscope platforms and to extract quantitative information from these image data. It is imperative that NCATS maintains this software and apply all available upgrades to it annually to facilitate the cutting edge research taking place in Stem Cell technology

Ongoing research projects in SCTL focus on understanding molecular mechanisms regulating stem cell pluripotency and their multi-lineage differentiation capabilities with a focus on defining optimum culture conditions for maintaining pluripotent stem cells and their conversion to homogeneous and mature population of differentiated cells. To achieve these aims, high throughput screening is employed to identify mechanisms/small molecules that aid in single cell cloning of stem cells. In addition, detailed high-resolution analysis of intermediate cell types during conversion of stem cells to differentiated cell types is being carried out to better understand regulators of directed differentiation. These projects will facilitate stem cell based drug discovery and disease modeling in addition to meeting project milestones.

(vii) The Government anticipates award of a firm fixed-price purchase order for this acquisition, and the anticipated period of performance is 12 months after contractor receipt of order (ARO) and two additional option year periods,, 12 months each.

Perormance shall be FOB Destination and shall be delivered to 9800 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except on Federal Holidays).

(viii)

The provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), applies to this acquisition. 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 identif ier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at these addresses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/hhsar/index.html

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

• FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

• FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020)

• FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Sep 2023)

• FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certif ications-Commercial Items (May

2024)

• FAR 52.225-2, Buy American Certif icate (Oct 2022)

• HHSAR 352.239-73, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Notice

(Dec 2015)

The clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), applies to this acquisition. 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 these addresses:

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

• FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)

• FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug

2020)

• FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Nov 2023).

Addendum to this FAR clause applies to this acquisition and is attached.

• HHSAR 352.239-74, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (Dec

2015)

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are attached in full text. Offerors MUST complete the provisions at 52.204-24 and 52.204-26 and submit completed copies as separate documents with their proposal.

• FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021)

• FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation (Oct 2020)

• FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Nov 2023)

• NIH Invoice and Payment Provisions (Feb 2021)

(ix) The Government will evaluate quotations or offers in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 and award a purchase order from this solicitation to the responsible offeror 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 quotes:

a. Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement;

b. Price; and

c. Past performance [see FAR 13.106-2(b)(3)].

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).

(x) The Offerors to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (May 2024), with its offer.

If the offeror has completed FAR clause 52.212-3 at www.sam.gov, then the offeror does not need to provide a completed copy with its offer.

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition. Addendum to this FAR clause applies to this acquisition and is attached.

(xii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions as determined by the contracting officer are necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.

DELIVERY OR DELIVERABLES

The Contractor will make any needed repair service and PM’s and provide documentation that outlines the performance attributes of this equipment being serviced.

Note: timely submission of deliverables is essential to successful completing this requirement. All deliverables are to be submitted in “electronic copy” form.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

N/A

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

(xiv) Responses to this solicitation must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror’s capability of fulf illing the requirement as it relates to the technical evaluation criteria. The price proposal must include the labor categories, an estimate of the number of hours required for each labor category, fully loaded fixed hourly rate or each labor category, breakdown and rationale for other direct costs or materials, and the total amount.

The Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov, the Taxpayer Identif ication Number (TIN), and the certif ication 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.

All questions must be received by 9:00AM., Eastern Daylight/Standard Time, on June 12, 2024, and reference Solicitation Number 75N95024Q00333 Questions may be submitted electronically to Chandani Hangilipola, Contract Specialist, at chandani.hangilipola@nih.gov http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/

All quotations must be received by 9:00 AM, Eastern Daylight/ Standard Time, on June 14, 2024 and reference Solicitation Number 75N95024Q00333. Responses must be submitted electronically to Chandani Hangilipola, Contract Specialist at chandani.hangilipola@nih.gov

Fax responses will not be accepted.