Miscellaneous / FlowJo Yearly Site License

This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation Request for Quote NIAID-RFQ-19-1953664. 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. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect with the Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01 dated December 20, 2018. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Flow Cytometry Section (FCS), Research Technologies Branch (RTB), is requesting to procure the renewal of FlowJo Yearly Site License, quantity - 736 each. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR Part 13.501(a)(1).

Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm-fixed price type of contract, and is a total small business set-aside, with the size standard of $27,500,000.00 in millions.

Delivery to Rockville, Maryland 20852 with a period of performance of May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020. NIAID will evaluate all quotes to determine the best value to the government. NIAID will make a Best Value Determination based on the capability of each offeror's quote to provide all requested products/services, provide the proposed products/service in a timely manner, and reasonable price. The Government's objective is to obtain the highest quality considered necessary to achieve the project objectives, with a reasonable cost. Non-price factors, when combined, are considered more important than price. In the event quotes are evaluated as equal in non-price factors, price or cost will become a major consideration in selecting the successful Offeror.

The following apply to this acquisition; FAR Part 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, FAR Part 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, and FAR Part 52.212-5 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Status or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (see attached), and by reference the Department of Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation HHSAR 352.203-70 Anti-lobbying, HHSAR 352.222-70 Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations, and HHSAR 352.239-74 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility.
The NIAID, FCS, RTB investigators use the FlowJo software to analyze flow cytometry data and then convert it into a graphic presentation appropriate for publications and presentations, permits organizing and managing complex cytometry experiments and produces detailed graphical reports. This FlowJo software is ubiquitous in use in the scientific community of NIAID and has historically been the standard use. There is no other software that is compatible with the existing FlowJo software. To make changes at this stage would be detrimental to the investigators who have programed flow cytometry data for experiments, and the data for the publications and presentations.
All responsible sources who can provide the renewal of FlowJo Yearly Site Licenses may submit a response that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NIAID-RFQ-19-1953664) to Tonia Alexander at talexander@niaid.nih.gov, by 11:00 am eastern standard time Tuesday, April 30, 2019. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow NIAID to determine if it can meet the above product described herein. All responses received by the closing date of this solicitation will be considered by the Government.

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