Sources Sought.doc

Sources Sought Template:

(1) Action Code :

SOURCES SOUGHT

This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources. This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract. It is for market research purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, & EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

(2) Date :

05 December 2024

(3) Classification Code : D

(4) NAICS Code: 541511

(5) NAICS Size Standard: 541511: $34,000,000.00

(6) Contracting Office Address:

2800 Powder Mill Road Bldg. 601 Adelphi, Maryland 20783

(7) Subject: Sources Sought for a series (quantity of five (5)) of scripts needed as application support for upgraded features on an existing Government-owned Tecan Fluent 1080 liquid handling system.

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: W911QX-25-Q-0025

(9) Sources Sought Closing Response Date: 13 December 2024

(10) Contact Point: Thomas Jurgens, Contract Specialist, thomas.c.jurgens.ctr@army.mil.

(11)

A. Objective:

To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements in section C are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation.

B. Salient Characteristics / Performance Work Statement:

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C. Responses:

All interested parties should notify this office in writing, mail, fax, or e-mail within the posted date. Responses shall include:

(I) To what extent each of the specifications can be met.

(II) Include your type of business (i.e. commercial, academia), whether your organization is classified as a large or small business based on the $34,000,000.00 standard that accompanies NAICS code 541511. If a small business, you must also list any small disadvantaged status you hold [HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), etc.].

(III) Past experience/ performance through the description of completed projects.

(12) Responses to this sources sought are due no later than 11:59 AM eastern standard time on 13 December 2024. Submissions should be emailed to Thomas Jurgens at thomas.c.jurgens.ctr@army.mil.

Questions concerning this sources sought may be directed to Thomas Jurgens at thomas.c.jurgens.ctr@army.mil. Please be advised that .zip and .exe files cannot be accepted.

(13) Place of Contract Performance:

U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) South

Austin, TX 78712

(14) Estimated Delivery Timeframe or Period of Performance: Estimated Delivery by end of April 2025.

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_1794913036.doc Performance Work Statement (PWS)

05 December 2024

C.1 Background

The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) for [REDACTED] currently owns one (1) Tecan Fluent instrument which was purchased in 2020 under contract number [REDACTED] from Tecan U.S and is located at the ARL South location on the University of Texas at Austin campus. The instrument has been upgraded three (3) times via Contract [REDACTED] purchase of spiral plating, barcode scanning, and storage upgrades, [REDACTED]: purchase of heating, cooling, magnetic, and storage accessories, and [REDACTED]: purchase of installation and integration equipment for one (1) Thermal Cycler and one (1) Infinite Plate Reader. These upgrades require application support so that they are functional and can support laboratory operations. Therefore, the Government seeks to purchase application support including Tecan Fluent Control software scripting, script validation testing, and worklist, and report generation functions.

C.2 Objective

The Government requires subject matter expertise (SME) to build application specific scripts for the Tecan Fluent system located at the ARL South [REDACTED] laboratory on the University of Texas at Austin campus. The Contractor shall supply scripts, provide on-site script validation/testing, and 15 hours of ongoing technical support after acceptance of all scripts.

C.3 Requirement

C.3.1 The Contractor shall provide all qualified trained personnel, tools and parts required to accomplish the project.

C.3.2 The Contractor shall follow all installation and facility access procedures.

C.3.3 The Contractor shall coordinate with the technical point of contact (TPOC) to schedule an appropriate date and time for each visit.

C.3.4 The Contractor shall maintain a report detailing all work accomplished.

C.3.5 The Contractor shall provide 15 hours of ongoing technical support.

C.4 Deliverables

C.4.1 The Contractor shall provide all scripts.

C.4.2 The Contractor shall provide onsite script validation/testing.

C.4.3 The Contractor shall provide onsite technical training for script usage.

C.5 Distribution Statements

C.5.1 Distribution Statement applicable to this PWS and any technical data/documentation generated during performance:

Distribution Statement A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

C.6 Place of Performance

U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) South

Austin, TX 78712

C.7 Non-Personal Services

ARL/ALC/GARRISON NON-PERSONAL SERVICES (JUL 2012)

The contractor, as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall provide the necessary resources (except those furnished by the Government) to accomplish tasks of the type set forth in the Performance Work Statement.

Contractor employees performing services under this contract shall be controlled, directed and supervised at all times by management personnel of the contractor. The contractor's management shall ensure that employees properly comply with the performance standards outlined in this Performance Work Statement and as required by the contracting officer or the contracting officer's representative (COR). Contractor employees shall perform independent of and without the supervision of any Government official. Actions of contractor employees may not be interpreted or implemented in any manner that results in any contractor employee creating or modifying Federal policy, obligating the appropriated funds of the U.S. Government, overseeing the work of Federal employees, providing direct personal services to any Federal employee or otherwise violating the prohibitions set forth in Parts 7.5 and 37.1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The Government shall control access to the facility and shall perform the inspection and acceptance of completed work and tasks.

Contracting Officer:

_1794913035.doc Salient Characteristics

Commercial Availability Certification:

I have evaluated the commercial marketplace and determined that all of the salient characteristics documented below are available in products/services offered in the commercial marketplace.

Signature (typed name): TBD

Technical Point of Contact (TPOC)

The Contractor shall provide a Statement of Work that includes technical detail, requirements, and user responsibilities.

The Contractor shall provide a quantity of five (5) scripts for workflows on the Tecan Fluent 1080 newly upgraded platform:

· Use custom user inputs to generate worklists that control the liquid handling system

· Set up plates and take absorbance and fluorescence readings on a plate reader

· Monitors bacterial growth and hitpicks based on either fluorescence or absorbance readings

· Perform automated spiral plating on standard petri dishes using the carousel for plate storage and SciRobotics spiral plater

· The SciRobotics spiral plating system is on the deck of the Tecan Fluent 1080 system, and therefore any programming would be specific to the make of that unit

· It is essential that all integration and programming of scripts work with the already existing use spiral plating system

· Monitors bacterial growth and perform normalizations and inductions

And lastly, the major end item listed above shall have the following minimum specifications:

· Shall provide remote and onsite testing and validation

· Shall provide up to 15 hours of on-going technical support for up to 6 months

· Shall provide onsite setup and training

Contracting Officer:

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