Liquid Handling System for Extraction Sample Processing

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items," as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-83, effective July 2, 2015.

This combined synopsis/solicitation is set aside for Small Business only. Only Small Businesses under the associated the associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code are invited to submit quotes. The associated NAICS code for this procurement is 334616 with a small business size standard of 500 employees.

The National Institutes of Health, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, is seeking a vendor to provide a Liquid Handling System for use in developing rugged, robust, and reliable solid-phase extraction (SPE) and solid-liquid extraction (SLE) methods in both 96-well plate format as well as 1-ml, 3-ml, or 6-ml cartridge format. The extraction methods will be subsequently utilized to extract and process human biological samples from ongoing clinical research studies being conducted in collaboration with NIAID, NIDDK, NCI, and NICHD. See Liquid Handling System Statement of Work within the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, attached to this announcement.

All quotations shall be received no later than 9:00 a.m., Eastern on August 6, 2015. Email submissions of quotations shall be submitted to Lisa.Schaupp@nih.gov, contract specialist. Please submit all questions by July 31, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Responses to questions will be posted to this notice by the Close of Business July 31, 2015.