RECOVERY - Remote Telemetry System Modification to add Questions and Answers

RECOVERY - This procurement will be firm-fixed price and is funded in whole by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [ARRA] of 2009 and is subject to the reporting requirements of the Act. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR Part 13.5 as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being issued as a request for quotation. Submit offers on RML-RFQ-9011. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-36 dated 08/11/2009. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 and the small business size is 500 employees. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, is seeking a Hubzone, 8A, Service Disabled Veteran or Small Business to provide a remote telemetry system that has the capability to record physiologic parameters from sixteen (16) non-human primates simultaneously. The software system shall be capable of measuring the following parameters; ECG, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Activity, and Core body Temperature. The software shall be capable of measuring these parameters in various laboratory animal species. The hardware shall be capable of supporting data collection for sixteen (16) non-human primates simultaneously. The hardware shall include all required signal receivers and data collection work stations necessary for supporting the data collection in a high containment environment. In addition the hardware shall include telemetric implantable devices capable of measuring ECG, Heart Rate, Core Body Temperature and Activity for thirty-two (32) non-human primates. The materials must be able to withstand decontamination by chemical disinfectants commonly used in high containment environments (paraformaldahyde and Microchem). Installation, training and technical support for both hardware and software shall be included. FOB Point shall be Destination, Hamilton, MT. Inside delivery shall be not later than 30 days after receipt of order (ARO). Delivery location is Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, Montana. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items. Award will be based on: 1) The capability of the item offered to meet the above stated salient characteristics; 2) Warranty; and 3) Price and the best value to the Government; FAR 52-212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52-212.5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items [along with its Alternate II] and specifically includes 52.203-15 Whistleblower Protections under ARRA and 52.204-11 ARRA Reporting Requirements; FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. Warranty information to include period and coverage, shall be stated. In order to be considered for an award, offeror must have completed the Online Representations and Certifications located at http://orca.bpn.gov/ in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. Offers may be mailed to Julienne Keiser at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, Mt 59840, faxed to the POC indicated above (Fax - 406-363-9288), or e-mailed at (jkeiser@niaid.nih.gov). Offers must be submitted not later than 4:30 PM (MDST), _9/10/09. Copies of the above-referenced clauses are available from http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/52_000_107.html or upon request, either by telephone or fax. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency.