99 -- Blood Product

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is issued as a Request for Quotes; RFQ5070. This RFQ is not a small business set aside. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 325414 and the small-business size is 500. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is soliciting quotations from offerors to acquire suitable Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) to be use in tissue culture for the production and evaluation of numerous viruses. The objective is to ensure that viral vaccine candidates produce in tissue culture containing FBS are safe for the eventual administration to humans. NIAID has a critical need for a uniform and uninterupted supply of FBS. The serum is used to support ongoing projects Z01-A1;00298-12 and 00416-10. There are people in the Lab that depend on the serum, therefore a large amount is needed to be purchased. The lot that is being tested and requested will be held in reserve for us for a limited time. Purchase of this lot will insure that for a period of approximately one year, we will have asufficent supply of dersirable serum. Please deliver to Thermo Electron Corporation, 12401 Washington Ave., Rockville, Md 20892 attn: Kathy Sease (301) 881-2046. It is critical that a large amount of serum is purchased from a single lot to maintain the reproduceability of research experiments and avoid variations caused by variability between lots. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation'Commercial Item; FAR 52.212.3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contractor Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items; and FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (CCR). The Government intends to select the offer that represents the best value to the Government, price and all other factors considered. In order to be considered for an award, offeror must have completed the online electronic Representatives and Certifications located at (http://orca.bpn.gov/) in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR at (www.ccr.gov/) prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), September 12, 2005 to Mrs. Tawana Parker. Copies of the aforementioned clauses are available upon request by telephone to Mrs. Tawana Parker at (301) 594-3419. For delivery through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Room 2NE70G, Bethesda MD 20892-4811. Electronic transmissions will not be accepted. Requests for information concerning this requirement are to be addressed to Mrs. Tawana Parker. Collect calls will not be accepted. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this agency.