SON NFFM78302302516.pdf

STATEMENT OF NEED

For laboratory benches, cabinets, and shelving for Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Milford Laboratory

NF-FM7830-23-02516

BACKGROUND / SCOPE / MISSION: The National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory at 212 Rogers Ave. Milford CT has a requirement for new laboratory benches, cabinets, and shelving to be installed for the renovation of the molecular lab (Building 1, Room 17).

INTENDED USE / PURPOSE:

Contractor shall provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation, insurance, shipping, installation and supervision for two (2) lab benches with flammable cabinets. Each lab bench must meet and/or exceed the following salient and functional requirements:

● Must be chemical resistant bench tops, epoxy resin, phenolic resin, or similar

● Casework should be painted steel or phenolic

● No sinks or gas hook-ups are needed on either unit.

● Bench tops must be 40 inches tall

● Units must have bottom cabinets with doors

● Units must have inclusions for chairs/sitting with minimal or no lip on the underside of the benchtop

○ 2-3 spaces for sitting on each side of island and 3-4 spaces along wall unit

● 2 separate units are required

○ Unit 1 (island unit) must be between 132” and 140” long by 72” wide

■ Unit 1 must come with drop down power pole and 120V electrical outlets built in

■ Unit 1 must have open-air above bench shelving in the middle

■ Unit 1 must have an under the bench flammables cabinet

○ Unit 2 (wall unit) must be between 156” and 162” long by 30-32” wide.

■ Custom fit to the irregular corner shape

■ Wall mounted (into cinder block) above bench cabinets along half of the bench

● Glass front cabinet doors with casework to match cabinets

All methods, materials and workmanship provided by the Contractor under this contract shall be performed in accordance with professional industry standards, manufacturer's specifications and shall comply with applicable codes for construction. Field measurements are the responsibility of the Contractor.

PRE-BID SITE VISIT

It is recommended that a site visit be conducted prior to submitting a quote in order to view site conditions, verify locations, verify measurements, and approve equipment recommendations.

Contact the POC to schedule a site visit between the hours of 7:30 AM- 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Please plan to coordinate site visits at least two working days in advance of intended site visit.

DELIVERY LOCATION: NOAA NMFS, 212 Rogers Ave. Milford, CT 06460. Katy Shoemaker is the designated POC. Katy can be reached Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm by email at katyanne.shoemaker@noaa.gov, work phone: 405-395-8077.

DELIVERY SCHEDULE: Delivery and installation must be complete by 11/30/2023. Must be delivered between normal business hours, 8:00am – 4:00pm, Monday through Friday. Lab is a floor above the loading dock and will need to either fit in the elevator or be able to be carried up a flight of stairs.

INVOICING: Contractor shall provide “proper” invoices in arrears of tasks performed (and expensed) with the last invoice being submitted within 30 days of contract completion. Invoices shall be submitted (via electronic copy) no later than by the 10th day of the billing month.

1. Payments will be based on receipt of a proper invoice and satisfactory contract performance and guidelines in FAR 32.9, Prompt Payment.

2. To constitute a proper invoice, the Contractor’s invoice shall be prepared in accordance with, and contain the elements specified in FAR 52.212-4(g), “Invoices”.

3. The Government will return invoices that do not comply with FAR 52.212-4(g), “Invoices” within 7 days after the date the invoice was received along with a statement as to the reasons why it is not a proper invoice.

4. The Contractor will send invoices in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract to the following address (electronic submission of invoices is preferred):

nmfs.nec.invoices@noaa.gov

5. Please reference the Contract/Order Number in your email subject line when submitting invoices.

Attachment A

Molecular Lab Space Design

The orange boxes are the areas for the two new proposed lab benches. Blue areas are unmovable walls/outcroppings. The red box is proposed location for a flammable cabinet within the lab bench.

Attachment B

Reference Pictures

Example of type of bench desired for Unit 1. Note open shelving in middle of bench for both sides to access, space for chairs to roll under with room for cabinets and a few drawers (prefer more cabinets than drawers on both sides). End of unit should have space for flammables cabinet with bench space above. Gas hookups are not needed.

Example of cabinets above Unit 2 (wall mounted).