The solicitation number is 3023065 and the solicitation is issued as a pre-solicitation notice of intent to award a non-competitive order to Rees Scientific, 1007 Whitehead Road, Trenton, NJ, 08638-2405. 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 requirement of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-69, dated August 1, 2013. A notice regarding any set-aside restrictions, the associated NAICS code 334516 and the small business size standard 500 employees. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Station Support/Simplified Acquisition (SS/SA) Branch, on behalf of the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS)-Division of Pre-Clinical Innovation (DPI) to purchase installing, validating, calibrating, and maintaining an upgraded Enterprise Centron Environmental Monitoring System with 140 or so inputs. An ongoing program of annual validation, as-needed maintenance, and software upgrades is required to keep this system functionally optimally. It is also required by FDA current Good Laboratory Practices (cGLP) that certain research be able to document the proper storage of components store at room temperature, under refrigeration and in -30C, -80C, and -150C freezers.

Rees Scientific Corporation has intimate and proprietary knowledge of the systems. Rees Scientific Corporation is the original manufacturer and programmer of the Centron components required for this facility. Due to proprietary nature of the system software, replacement parts, licenses, and intricate designs of the instruments, no other source possesses the knowledge necessary to maintain and validate the system. Vendor must be ISO 9001:2008 certified.

The Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS) is not applicable to this requirement.

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: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), 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 September 12, 2013 3:00PM EST and must reference number 3023065. Responses may be submitted electronically to Jasmine Snoddy, Contract Specialist and email at [email protected] or by U.S. mail to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support/Simplified Acquisition Branch (SS/SA), 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2080, Attention Jasmine Snoddy, Contract Specialist. Fax responses will not be accepted.

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

The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation is Jasmine Snoddy and telephone number is (301) 594-1571.

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