Qiagen RNeasy Kits, Brand Name or Equal

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 combined synopsis/solicitation number is: W81XWH-17-T-0259 and is being issued under Request For Quote (RFQ) LW7146. This is a notice that this action is unrestricted. The PSC Code is 6550 and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 325413 (size standard 1250 Employees). The following action is to be completed by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) in support of U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research (USACEHR) for Qiagen RNeasy Kits, Brand Name or Equal Salient Characteristics found in this solicitation and Request For Quote (RFQ) attachment. This announcement constitutes the solicitation by USAMRAA, Fort Detrick, MD as an RFQ and offers must be submitted in writing (oral offers will not be accepted). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Numbers 2005-94 and 2005-95, which are effective 19 January 2017. Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2005-94 is effective December 20, 2016 except for Items I and II, which are effective January 19, 2017. Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2005-95 is effective January 13, 2017 except for Item III, which is effective January 19, 2017. DESCRIPTION: This requirement is for Qiagen RNeasy Kits, Brand Name or Equal Salient Characteristics, for RNA purification at USACEHR. See below Salient Characteristics. Forms of documentation may include sales pamphlets, product specification sheets, product documents, user guides, catalogs, etc. Salient Characteristics The U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research (USACEHR) is requesting RNeasy Kits Brand Name or Equal to the following: Qiagen: RNeasy Powersoil Total RNA kit (12866): 1. Shall extract intact RNA from fecal and GI samples. 2. Shall accurately extract RNA from a sample size of at least sample size of 2 g. 3. Kit shall complete run in under 3 hours. Qiagen: RNeasy Powersoil DNA Elution kit (12867): 1. Shall extract intact DNA from fecal and GI samples. 2. Shall accurately extract DNA from a minimum sample size of 2 g. 3. Kit shall complete run in under an hour (independent of RNeasy Powersoil Total RNA kit). 4. Filters shall bind at least 40ug per run. 5. Shall produce genetic material ready for downstream processing without further processing. Qiagen: RNeasy FFPE Kit (73504): 1. Kit shall allow efficient purification of total RNA from small amounts of starting material (10uL). 2. Kit shall use DNase to minimize and remove traces of genomic DNA.. 3. RNA yield shall remain intact as small as 70 nucleotides. 4. Kit shall process purification of RNA that can be automated on the QIAcube. 5. Kit shall provide fast procedure, delivering high quality total RNA in 85 minutes, and ready-to-use RNA for high performance in any downstream application. 6. Kit shall isolate RNA by utilization of reverse formaldehyde modification to release RNA from RNA-RNA and RNA-Protein crosslink bonding. 7. Kit shall provide consistent RNA yields from small amounts of starting material. 8. Shall yield 14-30 uL eluted genetic material upon completion. Qiagen: miRNA easy mini kit (217004): 1. Kit shall enable purification of total RNA, which includes RNA from approximately 18 nucleotides (nt) upwards from all types of animal tissues and cells, including difficult -to-lyse tissues. 2. Kit shall process low-throughput RNA purification using spin columns. 3. Kit shall process copurification of miRNA and total RNA that can be automated on the QIAcube. 4. Performance from this kit demands purification of total RNA including miRNA that allows direct comparison of miRNA expression levels with those of housekeeping reference genes or any other mRNA of interest. 5. Kit shall be reliable for some sensitive downstream applications and variety of applications including: Northern blot analysis, Quantitive, real time RT-PCR and Microarray analysis. Qiagen: RNeasy MinElute Cleanup Kit (74204): 1. Kit shall provide for RNA cleanup and concentration with small elution volumes. 2. Kit shall be capable of efficient cleanup of enzymatic reactions. 3. Kit shall provide high-quality RNA in less than 15 minutes (End of Salient Characteristics) These items are needed for USACEHR at Fort Detrick, MD 21702 Delivery is FOB Destination no later than 10 days after delivery of contract (ADC). No hard copies of the solicitation will be issued by this contracting office. All interested parties can view, download and print a copy of the solicitation and any resulting amendments from the following website: https://www.fbo.gov/. In accordance with DFARS 252.204-7004, all contractors wishing to do business with the Department of Defense must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. All proposals will be evaluated based on the documentation provided. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of Lowest Price-Technically Acceptable (please see the full text of 52.212-2 in the attached documents to this RFQ under the Additional Documentation link below) and any resulting contract shall be issued as a Firm Fixed Price Award. The Government intends to award an order without discussions. Offerors should provide their best, complete proposal upon initial submission. Offerors must be registered and have current and valid SAM and ORCA records before an award can be made to them. The contractor who is chosen for the award shall keep their SAM and ORCA records current and not allow them to expire throughout the period of performance. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS: Please refer to the attached document mentioned above for clauses and provisions incorporated by reference and full text under the Additional Documentation link below. The full text of the referenced FAR and DFARS clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ POINT OF CONTACT: Lisa Walters, Purchasing Agent Email: contact@example.gov All responses to this RFQ shall be emailed to Lisa Walters at contact@example.gov and must be received no later than Friday 2 June 2017 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. This date and time is the final cutoff for your proposal to reach my email. Please allow sufficient time for your proposal to be processed through the Fort Detrick Servers and reach my inbox. All questions in response to this RFQ must be submitted to the email address listed above no later than Wednesday 31 May 2017 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. No telephonic requests or proposals shall be accepted. Responses shall include the company's name, point of contact, address, phone number, DUNS number, CAGE Code, Tax ID, and RFQ Number. The Proposal shall be submitted using MS Word, MS Excel 2000 or higher or searchable PDF format.