Brand name PerkinElmer, Inc. Mantra Quantitative Pathology Imaging System or equivalent

General Information
Document Type: Combined Synopsis / Solicitation Notice
Solicitation Number: N02CO62516-78
Posted Date: 12/18/2015
Response Date: 1/04/16 7 AM ET
Classification Code: 66 - Instruments and Laboratory Equipment
NAICS Code: 334516- Analytical Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
Business Size Standard: 500 Employees
Contracting Office Address
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E140, Rockville, MD 20850, UNITED STATES.

Description:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Molecular Imaging Program (MIP) intends to procure one (1) brand name PerkinElmer, Inc. Mantra Quantitative Pathology Imaging System or equivalent.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and under the authority to use simplified procedures for commercial requirements as provided in FAR 13.501. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation: No. N02CO62516-78 includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 2005-85 (December 2015) simplified procedures for commercial items.

The North American Industry Classification System code is 334516 and the business size standard is 500 employees.

Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract.

Description of Requirement
The MIP plans to procure one (1) brand name PerkinElmer, Inc. Mantra Quantitative Pathology Imaging System or equivalent. This will allow NIH/CCR users of the MIP to continue to perform ground breaking research involving near infrared photoimmunotherapy (NIR-PIT).

Salient Characteristics:

1. Nematic Lyot liquid crystal tunable filters (LCTF) with apertures greater than 20mm, wavelength ranges from 400nm - 2450 nm, USB computer control, image preserving optics, and bandpasses (FWHM) less than 30nm.
2. Measures at least 8 distinct components in intact tissue sample.
3. Automatically acquires spectral image cubes with multiple emission wavelength for each epi-fluorescence filters.
4. Contains a solid-state, diffraction-limited electronically tunable filter whose bandpass is tunable under software control at a minimum over the range 420 - 720 nm.
5. Tunable filter tuning is temperature compensated and its bandwidth is software-selectable between broad and narrow states
6. Includes software to automatically and accurately measure the pure spectrum of a fluorophore from a mixed sample that also contains autofluorescence.
7. Performs spectral unmixing to obtain the signal from each of multiple fluorophores, without crosstalk or interference from autofluorescence.
8. Integrated system which allows seamless imaging to analyzed data.
9. Multispectral 12-bit camera using CCD 440-720nm brightfield imaging and visible fluorescent dyes; 770nm for NIR dyes such as Cy7 and Alexa Fluor 750
10. The analyzing software must include: ability to process spectral image cubes or conventional color images, "learn by example" phenotyping and tissue classification software, spectral library development with measured or synthetic spectra, and ability to export per-region and per-cell data for individual stains.
11. Must have a small footprint not to exceed 163x76x56cm including computer workstation (monitor, keyboard/mouse, computer, fluorescence illuminator).

Delivery: Contractor(s) shall deliver the item within 60 days after award to: NIH/NCI Bethesda, Maryland 20892. The Contractor that receives the award will be provided with the complete mailing address and point of contact. The contractor must notify the NCI Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to schedule the delivery and installation date and time.

Installation: To be carried out by the manufacturer and shall occur within approximately one week of delivery.

Payment: Payment shall be made after delivery, installation and acceptance of the required equipment.

QUOTATIONS ARE DUE: January 04, 2016 at 7:00 am ET.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following Federal Acquisition Regulation and Health & Human Services Acquisition Regulation Provisions/Clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and/or http://www.hhs.gov/policies/hhsar/.

FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2015)
FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-
COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2015)
FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY
2015)
FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2015). The following FAR clauses cited in paragraph (b) of the clause at FAR 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition:

FAR Clause 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.
FAR Clause 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
FAR Clause 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment.
FAR Clause 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns.
FAR Clause 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns.
FAR Clause 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation.
FAR Clause 52.222-3 Convict Labor.
FAR Clause 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
FAR Clause 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated facilities.
FAR Clause 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.
FAR Clause 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans.
FAR Clause 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities.
FAR Clause 52.222-37 Employment Reports of Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans.
FAR Clause 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.
FAR Clause 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving.
FAR Clause 52.225-3 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act.
FAR Clause 52.225-5 Trade Agreements.
FAR Clause 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases.
FAR Clause 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management.
FAR Clause 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.

HHSAR 352.203-70 ANTI-LOBBYING (DEC 2015)

Pursuant to the HHS annual appropriations acts, except for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, the Contractor shall not use any HHS contract funds for:
(a) Publicity or propaganda purposes;
(b) The preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or any State or local legislature or
legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or any state or local legislature itself; or designed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order
issued by the executive branch of any state or local government, except in presentation to the executive branch of any state or local government itself; or (c) Payment of salary or expenses of the Contractor, or any agent acting for the Contractor, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the Congress or any state government, state legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or officer of a state, local, or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive
branch of that government.
(d) The prohibitions in subsections (a), (b), and (c) above shall include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending, or future federal, state, or local tax increase, or any
proposed, pending, or future requirement for, or restriction on, any legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including, but not limited to, the advocacy or promotion of gun control.

HHSAR 352.222-70 CONTRACTOR COOPERATION IN EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (DEC 2015)

Full text copies of the representations and certifications for other cited provisions and clauses may be obtained on line at the NCI website at http://rcb.cancer.gov/rcb-internet/index.jsp or from Francisco Mendoza, Contracting Specialist at Francisco.mendoza@nih.gov.

FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (AUG 1999)

(a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation.
(b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must-
(1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation;
(2) Clearly identify the item by-
(i) Brand name, if any; and
(ii) Make or model number;
(3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and
(4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications.
(c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.
(d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

The award decision will be based on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) determination. Award will be made on all or none basis.

Quotations must be received in the NCI-OA contracting office by 7:00 a.m. ET on January 04, 2016. Please refer to solicitation number N02CO62516-78 on all correspondence. No collect calls will be accepted. Quotations shall be emailed to Francisco Mendoza, Contract Specialist at francisco.mendoza@nih.gov. All questions shall be in writing and may be addressed to the aforementioned individual noted above. No collect calls will be accepted. In order to receive an award, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management through sam.gov and have complete Representations and Certifications at sam.gov or provide a copy to the aforementioned individual prior to award.