Axio Observer Z1 for high speed and high resolution tile scanning of plates with fluorescence and brightfield illumination

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. The solicitation number for this requirement is NIH-OLAO-OD3-RFQ3858699 and this is a RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-83. This acquisition will be processed as a fixed price requirement and is not a small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 333314, and the small-business size standard is 500 employees. The National Institutes of Health is in need of purchasing an Axio Observer Z1 for high speed and high resolution tile scanning of plates with fluorescence and brightfield illumination. NIH goal is to identify genes that control the development of various cell types within the mammalian inner ear. A part of this project is to sequence the transcriptomes of single cells isolated from the inner ear in order to characterize cellular heterogeneity. We use microfluidics systems to capture the single cells. These systems have evolved to the point where thousands of single cells can be captured in a single day. Each captured cell must be imaged with a microscope to verify that it is indeed a single cell and help verify its identity. This requires that thousands of images be taken as rapidly as possible. This product - Axio Observer Z1 for high speed and high resolution tile scanning of plates with fluorescence and brightfield illumination is a high acquisition speed microscope that will allow us to rapidly acquire images of single cells as they are captured on the microfluidics platform. This is a fixed-price requirement. The lowest priced quote will be accepted. The contract line items and quantities can be found in the attached document titled - Specifications. All items and quantities are included. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors'Commercial, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the provision. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications'Commercial Items, with its offer, or submit a printout to their Online Reps and Certs. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions'Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause, as well as any addenda to the clause, is included in the attachment entitled - Provisions for Commercial Items. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders'Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Applicable clauses can be found in the attachment entitled - Provisions for Commercial Items. Any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices can be found in the attachment entitled - Provisions for Commercial Items . There is no Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating assigned to this acquisition. In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at https://www.sam.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 SAM at https://www.sam.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 [Note: Lack of registration in the System for Award Management will make an offeror ineligible for award.] All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on Monday, August 10, 2015. Only E-mail submissions are accepted to contact@example.gov by required response time. Fax submissions are not authorized. Requests for further information or questions concerning this requirement must be submitted in writing to contact@example.gov no later than August 3, 2015.