NICHD-23-077.pdf

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO

AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR

OPEN COMPETITION. The National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to Amzua Inc, 10060 Carroll Canyon Road, San Diego CA 92131 to procure a EICOM NOx Analyzer with Insight Autosampler.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard 1000.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2023-01 effective 12-30-2022. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000) and FAR Subpart 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1

(b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6— Competition Requirements.

Place of Performance National Institutes of Health 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda MD 20892 United States

PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The mission of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is to conduct and support medical research and research training and to disseminate science-based information on diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutritional disorders, and obesity; and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases, to improve people’s health and quality of life.

NIDDK studies metabolic pathways of nitrite and nitrate, precursors of nitric oxide, in mammalian tissues. We are using ozone chemiluminescence method to analyze the amount of nitrate and nitrite in human and animal tissues and cells. The current working instruments that we are using over 20 years are old and since their production ceased several years ago, replacement parts for servicing them are hard to impossible to find. Also, their software requires Windows XP, which is a problem with current NIH requirements.

Determination of nitrate and nitrite in our sample is crucial for our mission to elucidate nitric oxide reductive pathways in humans, so we are in need to replace our current outdated instrumentation by a new instrument. In addition, current instrument requires manual operation only, which is a substantial limitation for large number of samples we need to analyze – hundreds to thousand per study.

REQUIRED FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

The NOx Analyzer with Insight Autosampler is required for the determination of nitrate and nitrite in samples to elucidate nitric oxide reductive pathways in humans by the lab. The features of this equipment include:

Sensitivity in sub nanomolar range of NO for both nitrite and nitrate sources Separation of nitrate and nitrite in the sample and their analysis in one run, not in two separate measurements to assure that ratio of both ions is measured with higher precision.

Autosampler for large number of samples Compatibility of software with NIH regulations and IT safety requirements

TASK AREAS

Task Area 1 Delivery Timelines – Contractor shall deliver the equipment within 2 - 3 months upon awarded PO.

Task Area 2 Shipping Instructions – Contractor shall deliver the equipment to: (provided at time of award)

Task Area 3 Installation/Training Requirements – Contractor shall provide installation services for the equipment delivered to and installed (provided at time of award). Training shall consist of an initial training happening after installation, 1 day of training, up to 5 users to train.

Task Area 4 Software Requirements – Contractor shall provide a software data system with a module for an autosampler license.

Task Area 5 Preventative Maintenance (PM) – Contractor shall provide a complete PM parts set will be sent to the customer at the beginning of the initial PM agreement. PM parts can be installed by the customer or by Contractor personnel as necessary.

Contractor shall provide a PM visit to be scheduled each year (to be determined by PO). Scheduled to occur between 6 to 12 months after the effective date of the plan.

CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION

(INCLUDING BRAND- NAME) DETERMINATION

The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted as prescribed in FAR Part 10—Market Research. Only one source is available: Per FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) the Contracting Officer has determined that Amuza, Inc is the only vendor that can provide the EICOM NOx Analyzer with Insight Autosampler.

Purchase of EICOM NOx analyzer and Insight Autosampler from Amuza Inc. will assure that all our samples will continue to be collected with outstanding precision and in much more realistic time than now. This will also allow us to start/participate in many more studies than now, because of part of our work will be done faster.

CLOSING STATEMENT

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provided feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement, unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Vendor/Contractor’s (UEI) the Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov is now the authoritative identifier for those doing business with the federal government. The DUNS Number is no longer valid for federal award identification, the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.”

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses to this notice (NICHD-23-077) shall be submitted electronically by 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, on February 21, 2022.

Assessment of Capability The contractor will be evaluated on their capability to provide the product to the specifications as stated on the solicitation and shall be required to provide certification from the OEM.

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