To procure laboratory reagents . supplies

Added: May 31, 2018 9:25 am INTRODUCTION
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Office of Purchasing and Contracts (OPC) on behalf of the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center (CC) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate and award a contract without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to Qiagen Inc

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE:

The Intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 423490 with a Size Standard 500 # of the employees.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-97, January 24, 2018. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($150,000).

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title: Laboratory supplies
2. Background Information:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's foremost federally funded biomedical research institution. It is comprised of twenty-seven Institutes and Centers. The NIH Clinical Center (CC) is the onsite hospital for the NIH campus, providing full support for clinical studies in inpatient and outpatient settings. The NIH CC is an 870,000 square-foot facility with the capacity to serve 240 inpatient beds and 82 day-hospital stations.
The Department of Laboratory Medicine serves as the clinical laboratory of the NIH Clinical Center. It provides laboratory support for patient care and research protocols and performs research and training in disciplines of Clinical Pathology. In doing so, DLM provides state-of-the-art laboratory testing in support of Clinical Center patient care and serves as a center of excellence in research and training in laboratory medicine, particularly in areas which utilize the unique strengths of the National Institutes of Health.
3. Purpose or Objective:
Approval of a purchase order for one year's supply of reagents and supplies from Qiagen for extraction of nucleic acids for molecular testing of organisms that cause infection in NIH Clinical Center patients. These reagents allow for the provision of rapid, efficient, and automated extraction of nucleic acid (DNA) from clinical samples using the QiaSymphony instrument. Due to the specificity and rigorous validation testing performed in lab, these reagents are the only ones that can meet the needs of the testing that we conduct in the Microbiology Service, DLM, CC, NIH.

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS (SCOPE OF WORK)
Contractor will provide reagents and supplies in the attached quote according to the needs of the department. The laboratory will contact the contractor to place orders over the course of the time outlined in the period of performance. Invoices will be billed to the purchase order.

I. Period of Performance

The period of performance for these product is 2 years, Base plus option year one

Shipments will use government carrier at the expense of the government unless otherwise arranged.
The contractor shall bear the cost of replacement for reagents and disposables found to be damaged or defective upon receipt by NIH or for incorrect or incomplete shipments.

CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION

The intended sole source is the only known source to meet the technical needs of the scientific equipment/supplies. The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted as prescribed in FAR Part 10-Market Research.

CLOSING STATEMENT

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include a technical proposal, a cost-price proposal, the period of performance, the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.
All responses must be received by June 8, 2018 at 12:00 AM Eastern time and must reference solicitation number 18-011384. Responses may be submitted electronically to Priscilla Abalos, Contracting Specialist at Priscilla.abalos@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted.

"All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency."