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CONTRACTING OFFICE
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Point of Contact: Shaun Miles, Contract Specialist, Telephone: 301-451-5042, Email: [email protected]
ACQUISITION AUTHORITY
This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2006 05-76, dated August 25, 2014.
PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AND FULL TEXT
The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with its offer. Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items per FAR clause at 52.212-4 apply to this acquisition. Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, found at FAR clause at 52.212-5, also apply to this acquisition. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement.
Other Provisions and Clauses:
52.204-7 System for Award Management (JUL 2013)
52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (JUL 2013)
52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran--Representation and Certifications. (DEC 2012)
52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)
This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. In addition, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):
FAR Clauses: http://acquisition.gov/far/
(End of provision)
52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)
This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. In addition, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):
FAR Clauses: http://acquisition.gov/far/
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SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE STATUS
This combined synopsis/solicitation is NOT set aside for small businesses. The associated NAICS code is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The mission of The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is to apply the tools of small molecule screening and discovery to the development of chemical probe research tools, for use in the study of protein and cell functions, and biological processes relevant to physiology and disease.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
The Contractor shall provide one (1) Microscope objective with the following properties:
• 20X magnification
• Numerical aperature > or = 1.0
• Parfocal length 85mm
• Optimized for Clarity method with nd = 1.45
• Correction collar for compensation of spherical aberration
• Compatible with Zeiss LSM780 microscope
The contractor shall deliver these items within fourteen (14) weeks after receipt of order to the following address:
35 Convent Dr
Bldg 35/Rm1B-215
BETHESDA MD 20892-3728
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The Government intends to award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer is lowest price and technically acceptable. A firm fixed price purchase order is anticipated.
Price will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a).
RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS
Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The price quote shall include:
1. Unit price
2. List Price
3. Product Description
4. Shipping and Handling Costs (Quoted as a separate line item)
5. The delivery period after contract award
6. Contractor Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS)
7. Contractor Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
8. Contractor Point of Contact Information
All quotes must be received by September 16, 2014 at 11:00 AM EST and must reference solicitation number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-CSS-FY14-741. Responses must be submitted electronically to Shaun Miles at [email protected]. Only electronic email submissions shall be accepted. Fax responses will not be accepted. For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Shaun Miles via telephone at 301-451-5042 or via email at [email protected].
Price quotes will be due on the solicitation closing date and must be held for 90 days.
Contractors responding to this solicitation are advised that, prior to award, the Government may request Contractors to submit information/data to support price reasonableness such as copies of paid invoices for the same or similar items, sales history for the same or similar items, price list with effective date and/or copies of catalog pages along with any applicable discounts. Failure to submit the requested information may result in disqualification of the submitted quote.
All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. Small business certification must be included in the contractor's SAM profile if the contractor is quoting as a small business.