Metaphase_Finder_System_-_Evaluation_Factors.pdf

Evaluation

The Government intends to award a single firm-fixed priced (FFP) purchase order to the offeror representing the best value to the Government based on the evaluation factors listed below. Evaluation factors are listed in order of importance, with most important listed first. The Government will conduct a trade-off between price and non-price factors. The Government is not required to award to the lowest priced offeror or the highest technically rated offeror.

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.

Evaluation Factors (Listed in order of importance):

1. Technical – Offerors must provide product literature, which demonstrates the capabilities of the quoted item(s).

At a minimum the product literature must demonstrate how the quoted item meets the required specifications and the desired specifications quoted. Information on warranty, installation, training and delivery lead-time must be included in the quote submission and will be evaluated. The Government reserves the right to utilize technical (i.e., trade magazines) and customer reviews/references, if needed, as part of the technical evaluation for the quoted equipment/supply.

In addition to providing product literature, offerors must also submit the completed table below with their quote submission*:

QUOTED SPECIFICATION -

COMPLETED BY OFFEROR

PAGE # SPECIFICATION

ADDRESSED IN PRODUCT

LITERATURE -

COMPLETED BY OFFEROR

REQUIRED SPECIFICATION

Automated (x, y-,z-axis) High-Grade Research Microscope: equipped with both bright-field and fluorescence capability; motorized six position turret, nosepiece, and stand; 2-position trinocular tube;

oculars 10x/23; objectives: PA10x/0.45, PA63x/1.4 oil; 5 color ET filter set (DAPI, Aqua, FITC, Orange, Texas Red) mounts -Scanning platform system consisting of: Desktop PC with Intel Quad Core (i7) processor or equivalent; AMD Radeon 2GB Graphics or better; RAM-16 GB, dual 1TB HDDs - RAID arrayed;

USB and IEEE ports; 8X DVS+/-RW Drive; 24" LCD Monitor, monitor calibration; USB mouse (wired);

Keyboard with CAC reader; 2 port 2b 1a low profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire card; PC system to be provided to USU to install Windows 7 OS with DICAP compliant and lockdown security software to be installed on USU LAN. Megapixel CCD camera, motorized stage (5-8 slides) with Interface card, calibration slide; Archiving hardware and software.

Scanning platform system consisting of: Desktop PC with Intel Quad Core (i7) processor or equivalent;

AMD Radeon 2GB Graphics or better; RAM-16 GB, dual 1TB HDDs - RAID arrayed; USB and IEEE ports; 8X DVS+/-RW Drive; 24" LCD Monitor, monitor calibration; USB mouse (wired); Keyboard with CAC reader; 2 port 2b 1a low profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire card; PC system to be provided to USU to install Windows 7 OS with DICAP compliant and lockdown security software to be installed on USU LAN. Megapixel CCD camera, motorized stage (16 slides) with Interface card (16 slides), calibration slide; Archiving hardware and software.

Service maintenance agreement (hardware and software) - 2nd year Service maintenance agreement (hardware and software) - 3rd year

DESIRED SPECIFICATIONS

Karyotyping software: tools to permit orienting chromosomes, separting overlapping and touching chromosome, auto-sorting chromosomes by size and shape, etc.

Fluorescence analysis: ability to use multiple (12) color probes and retain automated capture and analysis capability.

Patient data analysis: software tools to permit multi-analysis, report generation, statistical analysis, and data archiving.

Multi-user stations: ability to connect to a Local Area Network (LAN) so that multiple users can operate metaphase finding system and associated software.

Validated software to support radiation biodosimetry assays including automated scoring of dicentric chromosome aberrations in metaphase spreads with Geisma counter-staining with bright field microscopy,binucleated cells with micronuclei using cytokinesis-blocked micronuclei assay using lymphocytes, FISH translocatons in metaphase spreads using DAPI counter-staining, and gammaH2AX foci using fluorescence microscopy.

Ability to expand for higher throughput involving use of multiple trays holding multiple slides.

Warranty Period Place of Manufacture

*Offerors who fail to provide the completed chart above, may be considered non-responsive.

2. Price – Offerors must include all applicable costs (Example: Components, Shipping) in their quote. The total quoted price, inclusive of extended warranties quoted, will be the evaluated price.

3. Past Performance – IAW DFARS subpart 213.106-2, the Government will consider data available in the statistical reporting module of the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS-SR). Offerors without a record of relevant past performance information in PPIRS-SR for the FSC or PSC being procured, will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably for its past performance history.