1536 Source Plates for Labcyte Echo Instruments

NON-COMPETITIVE
COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION

Title: 1536 Source Plates for Labcyte Echo Instruments

(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 75N95019Q00308 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-Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified 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), NIDA Office of Acquisitions - NCATS Section, on behalf of 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) to Labcyte, Inc., 170 Rose Orchard Way, San Jose, CA 95134-1374 (or an authorized reseller) for 1536 source places for Labcyte Echo Instruments.

This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the FAR Subpart 13.5-Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and 13.501 Special documentation requirements and the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 and FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source.

Pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.501 (a) (1) (iv) the rationale for the brand name justification: The only plates compatible with Labcyte Echo acoustic dispensers are Echo qualified plates. All source plates used on these instruments need to be Echo qualified microplates as the liquid handlers are designed to use these source microplates.

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-02, dated May 6, 2019.

(iv) The associated NAICS code is 334516 and the small business size standard is 1000 employees. No set-aside restriction is applicable.

(v) The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in several acoustic dispensing instruments. These instruments are capable of transferring small volumes of liquid (in the nL range) from a source plate to a destination plate of any well density. The LabCyte Echo acoustic dispenser has now become a critical component of a variety of operations involving the creation of assay ready plates. NCATS is interested in purchasing 1536-well source plates for these instruments for use in a multitude of experiments across several projects.

(vi) Purchase Description:
(Qty 50) LP-0400-BC Echo Qualified 1536-Well Low Dead Volume Microplate Flat bottom, CLEAR barcode

(vii) Delivery shall be to:

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
9800 Medical Center Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Delivery shall be within 30 after receipt of order. Offeror to specify FOB terms; however, offers must include shipping costs.

(viii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(ix) Offers will be evaluated for technical criteria, price, and past performance. Technical criteria consist of matching the line items identified above. Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

OR The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
(i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement;
(ii) price;
(iii) past performance [see FAR 13.106-2(b)(3)];

Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than
cost or price.

(b) Options. 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).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(x) Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with offers.

(xi) The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addendum applies:

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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 identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses:

For FAR clauses: https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar

For HHSAR clauses: https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/hhsar/index.html

(end of clause)

The following FAR provisions or clauses are incorporated by reference:

52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018)
52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)
52.204-16, Commercial and Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016)
52.204-18, Commercial and Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016)
52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
52.212-4(g), Invoice, is supplemented by the NIH Invoice and Payment Instructions (2/2014).

(xii) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C.
632(a)(2)).
52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003)
52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation With Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018)
52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015)
52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016)
52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities (Jul 2014)
52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015)
52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug
2011)
52.225-3 (i), Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.
(iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.
52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.'s,
proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the
Department of the Treasury)
52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-- System for Award Management (Jul.
2013)

(xiii) There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions applicable to this acquisition.

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

(xv) This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service.

The price quote shall include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s); product description; and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations.

Respondents that believe that they are manufacturers or authorized resellers of the brand-name product specified in this announcement must provide, as part of their response: (a) product, catalog, model, and/or part number(s); (b) product description; (c) all relevant information and documentation that the item(s) offered meets the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics as specified in the purchase description; quantity; estimated price or cost; shipping, handling, and/or installation charges; and delivery date after receipt of order.

In addition, the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification 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.

A determination by the Government whether to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered to determine whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis as indicated above, or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses must be received by September 3, 2019 at 11:00am, Eastern Standard Time and reference solicitation number 75N95019Q00308. Responses must be submitted electronically to Jessica Adams, Contract Specilist, jessica.adams@nih.gov.

Fax responses will not be accepted.

(xvi) The name and email address of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation: Jessica Adams, Contract Specialist, jessica.adams@nih.gov.

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