Acquisition of Used Equipment:; Three (3) Beckman Coulter BioRapTRs and One (1) Perkin Elmer ViewLux

COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION COMPETITIVE Title: Acquisition of Used Equipment: Three (3) Beckman Coulter BioRapTRs and One (1) Perkin Elmer ViewLux (i) 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is 75N95019Q00039 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is for a commercial item and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Subpart 13.5- Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-101, dated October 26, 2018. (iv) The associated NAICS code is 334516 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. This requirement is non-competitive on a brand name only basis. (v) NCATS seeks to purchase used equipment: three (3) Beckman Coulter BioRapTRs and one (1) Perkin Elmer ViewLux. The specific requirements are listed below and the associated Brand Name Justification is attached. Beckman Coulter BioRAPTR FRD Included in this package are Dell computers, software, and ancillary spare parts, including 2 extra dispense heads. Qty: 3 Perkin Elmer ViewLux 1430 Ultra HTS Included is basic instrument unit without computer or chiller, which will be parted out, and all the critical valuable parts Qty: 1 The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Division of Preclinical Innovation (DPI) NCGC requires: The used BioRAPTR FRD microfluidic workstation is a high-speed, high-precision, non-contact dispenser of up to eight reagents in one pass, supporting 96- to 3456-well plates. Featuring state-of-the-art Flying Reagent Dispenser technology, BioRAPTR FRD workstations deliver precise dispensing that accelerates laboratory research by simplifying the miniaturization of drug discovery, proteomic and genomic assays. The used ViewLux ultraHTS Multilabel Reader with Stacker Includes the following: - ViewLux base unit - Spectral Instruments, Inc. 4MP CCD Array Scientific Camera, 600 Series - Camera Controller - CryoTiger compressor/cooling system w/line heater and gas-line drier - (1) Stacker - (1) excitation and (2) emissions filter wheels and filters - ViewLux Work Station Software - PC Workstation & Monitor. (vii) Delivery of all items shall occur within thirty (30) days After Receipt of Order (ARO). Delivery shall be made to the below address with FOB Destination. A specific point of contact will be indicated on the purchase order. National Center for the Advancement of Translational Sciences (NCATS) 9800 Medical Center Drive Rockville, MD 20850 (viii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation. The resulting award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, using a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) approach. Technical acceptability will be determined by evaluating the vendor's ability to meet the technical specifications described in the RFQ and on ability to meet the delivery requirements. The technical solution proposed must be sufficiently specific, detailed, and complete to clearly and fully demonstrate how the proposed items meet the agency's requirements. (vix) The following provisions / clauses apply to this acquisition: - The provision at FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Managemen t (Oct 2018) - The clause at FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) - The provision at FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) - The clause at FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) - The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Oct 2018) - The provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Oct 2018) - The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Oct 2018) - The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Oct 2018). This clause is provided in full text as an attachment to this combined synopsis/solicitation. - NIH Invoice and Payment Provisions (2/2014). These provisions are provided as an attachment to this combined synopsis/solicitation. (xv) There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions applicable to this acquisition. (xvi) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. (xvii) 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: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, product or catalog number(s); product description; what the warranty covers; and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations. 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." All responses must be received by 12:00pm EDT on Friday, January 4, 2019, and reference solicitation number 75N95019Q00039. Responses may be submitted electronically to Donna Morris, Contracting Officer, at donna.morris@nih.gov or Jeffrey Schmidt, Contracting Officer, at jeffrey.schmidt@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted. (xviii) The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation is Donna Morris, Contracting Officer, 301-496-2076, or Jeffrey Schmidt, 301-402-1488.