PerkinElmer Health Sciences Brand-Name Flex 750 Plate Handler and Accessories

INTRODUCTION PURSUANT TO FAR Subpart 5.2-Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT TO ACTION. THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a purchase order to PerkinElmer Health Sciences for the following brand-name only items: Flex 750 Plate Handler and accessories. The rationale for this brand-name only sole source is as follows: NCATS performs numerous High Throughput Assays annually; in order to facilitate this next round of screens for the RNAi lab, NCATS needs to procure a plate stacker that integrates directly with the existing Perkin Elmer Harmony software so loading can be automated. This requires the purchase of the brand-name only Flex 750 plate stacker manufactured by Perkin Elmer. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a small business size tandard of 1,000 employees. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses of the Federal acquisition Requlation (FAR) in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-101, dated October 26, 2018. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Background NCATS currently uses three (3) Opera Phenix' and two (2) Operetta CLS systems and needs a stacker capable of integrating directly with Perkin Elmer software. This request is to automate the Opera Phenix currently in the RNAi lab as it has many upcoming imaging projects that will require automated loading. Purpose and Objectives Acquisition of Flex 750 Plate Handler to incorporate into NCATS' platform for High Throughput Screening. Project requirements NCATS requires the following PerkinElmer brand-name only Flex 750 Plate Handler with accessories: ? HH20110174 plate handler Flex 750 package, quantity: one (1). ? HH20110175 component rack for p.h. (Schroff), quantity: one (1). ? HH20110184 21-position plate shelf tall, quantity: three (3). ? HH20110144 Integration Hardware, quantity: one (1). ? HH20110145 Instrument Locating Hardware, quantity: two (2). ? HH20110069 Automation Installation, quantity: one (1) Anticipated period of performance Delivery of the items made F.O.B. Destination within forty-two (42) days after receipt of order (ARO) to: NCATS, 9800 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. CLOSING STATEMENT This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice 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, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s); product description; 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. Respondents that believe that they are manufacturers or authorized resellers of the brand-name product specified in this announcement must provide, as part of their response: (a) product, catalog, model, and/or part number(s); (b) product description; (c) all relevant information and documentation that the item(s) offered meets the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics as specified in the purchase description; quantity; estimated price or cost; shipping, handling, and/or installation charges; and delivery date after receipt of order. In addition 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. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), Friday, December 7, 2018, and reference number 75N95019Q00017. Responses must be submitted electronically to Mark McNally, Contract Specialist, at mark.cnally@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted. Contracting Office Address: NCATS Section NIDA Office of Acquisition, NIH 6001 Executive Blvd Room 3287, MSC 9534 Bethesda, MD 20892-9534 All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.