Solicitation: HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-NOI-17-626

Title: Cell Imaging Multimode Microplate Reader

INTRODUCTION
PURSUANT TO FAR Subpart 5.2-Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT TO ACTION.

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support Contracts and Simplified Acquisitions Branch (SS/SA) on behalf of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) intends to negotiate and award a contract for the Cell Imaging Multimode Microplate Reader with BioTek Instruments, Inc., Highland Park PO Box 998 Winooski, Vermont 05404-0998.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a Size Standard of 1,000 Employees.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses of the Federal acquisition Requlation (FAR) in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-95, January 19, 2017.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1 - Only one response source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

Project Description
The LCs discovered the novel concept of the calcium clock. The clock is the pivotal switch between normal and arrhythmic heart function. Our objective is to further understand the biochemical underpinnings of this clock using a high throughput plate reader.

Purpose and Objectives
The LCS performs various assays in cardiovascular biology in microplates. We are in need of a new microplate reader to accommodate the new assays (ELISA, EIA In Cell cytology) we are performing.

Delivery Schedule
Within two (2) weeks after receipt of order.

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 solicitation must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror's capability of fulfilling the requirement as it relates to the technical evaluation criteria. The price proposal must include the labor categories, an estimate of the number of hours required for each labor category, fully loaded fixed hourly rate or each labor category, breakdown and rationale for other direct costs or materials, and the total amount.

Purchase Description: Spectrophotometric plate reader, Cytation 5, Biotek, CYT5M
Salient characteristics
• Must be available with hybrid optical system combining a monochromator fluorescence optical system for flexibility with a filter-based fluorescence optical system for high performance in the same instrument. Monochromator based instrument must be upgradable for the filter-based optics option.
• Must have quadruple grating optical design (two gratings per monochromator) for better spectral scanning performance.
• Must be able to dispense reagents in all detection modes.
• Must be compatible with 2 μL low volume microplate accessory with 16 or 48 sample microspots for direct nucleic acid quantification as well as fluorescence and luminescence measurements.
• Must be available with gas control option for CO2/ O2 or CO2 only environmental control. Instrument must be upgradable for the gas control option.
• Must be able to control temperature to 45 C with a 4-zone temperature control system, with uniformity across the microplate of ±0.2 C at 37 C to limit edge effects in incubated assays.
• Must have automatic Z-height adjustment to automatically accommodate for various microplate heights and fluid levels.
• Must have automatic individual well-by-well absorbance path length correction to automatically calculate 1 cm path length corrected results and compensate for pipetting errors.
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Quantity: One (1)
See attached Purchase Description (PD) for further information.

In addition the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. 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 Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 10AM, Eastern Standard Time, and reference number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-NOI-17-626. Responses may be submitted electronically to Danielle R. Brown, Contract Specialist, at [email protected].

Fax responses will not be accepted.

Please contact Danielle R. Brown, Contract Specialist, at [email protected] or (301) 594-1928 with any questions.