384 Channel Personal Pipettor

384 Channel Personal Pipettor This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, quotes are being requested and a written notice will not be issued. Solicitation AG-32SC-S-17-877022 is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ). The solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses effective through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95. This solicitation is 100% small business set-aside. The associated NAICS Code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1000. An instrument for performing automated liquid handling is required for The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Unit, Raleigh, North Carolina. Delivery shall be made to 4118 Williams Hall in Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695. This equipment will be used to array plant DNA across assay plates in conjunction with the Plant Science Research Unit's genetic investigation of complex traits of plants. In order to determine the genetic basis of quantitative traits, DNA is isolated and marker analyses performed for thousands plant DNA samples each year. Equipment Requirements: 1) Must be able to dispense into 96, 384, and 1536-well microplate plate formats. 2) Must be able to accept a pipetting head with 384 individual pipetting channels/tips. 3) Must possess a minimum of five deck positions to accommodate standard footprint PCR microplates. 4) Must be able to dispense a minimum volume of 0.5 - l and a maximum of at least 125 - l per pipetting channel/tip. 5) Must exhibit average dispensing precision with a CV < 3% at 1'l. 6) Must be compatible with a preexisting inventory of Apricot Designs EZ Load pipette tips. 7) Must include control software with a graphical user interface (GUI) for programming automated operation. 8) Must include an integrated tip washing station programmable through the control software. 9) Must have a footprint of no larger than 30 inches x 30 inches. 10) Must include a manufacturer's warranty of at least 12 months in length. An example of an acceptable model is the Personal Pipettor PP-384-M. The contract will be a Firm, Fixed-Price contract. Quotes will be evaluated based on whether the proposed product meets the agencies' needs, requirements, and price. Award will be made to the vendor whose quote provides the best value to the Government in that the quote meets the ARS's needs as per the listed criteria and that the price is fair and reasonable. Quote must include prices broken out for: 1 EA - 384 Channel Personal Pipettor 1 EA - 384 Channel Pipetting Head 1 EA - 384 Tip Rack Swing Lock Head 1 EA - Integrated Tip Washing System 1 EA - Installation 1 EA - Training 1 EA - Shipping - All vendor's price quotes must include shipping charges to The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Unit, 4118 Williams Hall, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695. Required Delivery Date: November 15, 2017. 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Any questions posed, along with answers, will be shared with all potential offerors through a supplemental posting to this notice. Due to time constraints, questions MUST be received no later than September 7, 2017 by 1:00 pm EST. The subject line shall read: (Insert Company's Name) questions re: Personal Pipettor. Deadline for Submission of Quotes: Quotes shall be submitted via email to Jenny Matte @ jenny.matte@ars.usda.gov. The subject line shall read: (Insert Company's Name) quote for Personal Pipettor. Quotes are due on or before September 15, 2017 by 1:00 pm EST. At a minimum, quotes submitted for consideration shall remain valid through October 1, 2017. No extension of the response deadline is anticipated.