This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of potential small businesses (e.g., 8(a), service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, and women-owned small business) in accordance with FAR 7.104(d). The potential small business will need to demonstrate the capability to perform all facets of the work described below.
The sole intent of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain capabilities for set-aside and procurement planning purposes. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This is not an invitation for bid, request for proposal, or other solicitation, and in no way obligates the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to award a contract.

BACKGROUND:
The Food and Drug Administration's Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services have a requirement for Two UPLC Systems with PDA detectors and Operating Software for use in the laboratory. UPLC (Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography) systems are a performance upgrade to more common HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) systems. They operate a higher pressures than HPLC (15,000 psi versus 4,000 psi), run methods faster (the current method analyzing for trace aromatic amines in azo dyes was reduced from 45 minutes to 8 minutes), use less solvent (in the prior method 9 mL was reduced to 1.6 mL per sample), and achieve better separation of compounds. High pressure is critical to the improved performance over HPLC systems and the highest possible range is the most important feature of the system.
The lab system technical requirements:
• UPLC Quarternary solvent Manager
• UPLC Sample Manager w/Column Manager (supports 4 columns)
• UPLC Solvent Tray Module
• UPLC e/PDA (Extended Wavelength Photodiode Array) Detector with analytical Cell and Leak Sensor, Range 190nm to 800nm
• Performs in-line injections as opposed to loop injections
• Operating Software for single system
• UPLC System Start Up Kit

Service and Maintenance:

• All equipment should come with a 2 year total assurance Warranty and 1 Performance Maintenance Visit
• 2 year maintenance for the Operating Software
• Operating Software must control the equipment, collect, store & evaluate the acquired data and include reporting methods that print the chromatograms, date & evaluations in intelligible form
• Installation and Training

Delivery Location: Food & Drug Administration, 4300 River Road College Park, MD 20740

Please provide the follow Business information:
1. DUNS Number
2. Company Name
3. Company Address.
4. Company Point of Contact, phone number and email address
5. Type of company under NAICS, as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM). Additional information on NAICS codes can be found at www.sba.gov. Any potential government contract must be registered on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/index.asp.
6. Corporate structure (corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, professional corporation, etc.);
7. Current GSA Schedules appropriate to this Sources Sought
8. Current Government Wide Agency Contracts (GWACs)
9. Point of Contact, phone number and email address of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities identified in the responses.

Interested parties having the capabilities necessary to provide the stated requirements may submit capability statements via email or regular mail to the point of contact listed below.
Responses must be received not later than 3:00 PM EST, April 16, 2015. Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date.
Documentation should be emailed to: [email protected] with subject line titled "Sources Sought 1147444".