Benchtop liquid handler systems and accessories

Added: May 27, 2016 11:47 am

1.                  The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to procure:

a.      Zephyr NGS Workstation, Catalog# 133750, (qty-1)

b.      Sciclone NGSx Workstation, Catalog# 134386, (qty-1)

c.       Air Compressor  110V, Catalog# 41122, (qty-2)

d.      iBLOX Universal Table, Unit A, Catalog# 122775, (qty-1)

e.       Regular Delivery, Catalog# REGDELCLH, (qty-1)

f.        Pipet Tips Art  150ul, Catalog# 111426, (qty-1)

g.      NGS Consumable Kit A, Catalog# 606008, (qty-1)

h.      IPM-Zephyr  Extended Warranty, Catalog# CLH133750POSI, (qty-12)

i.        Assay Kit, Consumables, Sciclone NGS, Catalog# 133336, (qty-1)

j.        IPM-Sciclone Extended Warranty, Catalog# CLHSG33102003POS1, (qty 12)

From PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc., 710 Bridgeport Avenue, Shelton, CT 06484-4794. The Zephyr® G3 NGS Workstation is a benchtop liquid handler designed to automate preparation of libraries for next generation sequencing and address clinical requirements for the physical separation of pre-and post-PCR processes. The simplified user-interface and integrated hardware maximized laboratory productivity while reducing variability resulting from manual pipetting steps. The Sciclone G3 NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) Workstation is the most capable automated solution for high-throughput sequencing sample preparation. Built on the Sciclone G3 platform, the NGS Workstation is a complete benchtop solution for library prep, sequence capture, and normalization.

This will be a firm fixed price contract in accordance with the statutory authority for this sole source requirement 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one source available, no substitutions possible. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE NOT BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-88, dated May 16, 2016.  The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334516, which has a size standard of 1,000.

All responsible sources who feel they can meet these requirements shall submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency.  A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time Monday, June 13, 2016  through the U.S. Postal Service at the address of NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3A55, MSC 9822, Rockville, MD, 20852-9822.   Email and fax submissions are acceptable.  Point of contact concerning this requirement is Merle Dixon can be reached by phone and 240-669-5096, or e-mailed to dixonmj@niaid.nih.gov.  Collect calls will not be accepted.