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COMPETITIVE COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION Title: BioTek MultiFlo FX, Automated Multi-Mode Reagent Dispenser or Equal (COVID-19 action) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items ... COMPETITIVE COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION Title: BioTek MultiFlo FX, Automated Multi-Mode Reagent Dispenser or Equal (COVID-19 action) 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 is 75N95021Q00151 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 12—Acquisition of Commercial Items and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-06 dated July 12, 2021 The associated NAICS code is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. The solicitation is unrestricted and open to all offerors. Background and Requirement: This effort is in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the effort to continue research on this virus. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation’s leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency whose mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability, conducting, supporting and making medical discoveries that improve people’s health and save lives. The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), whose mission it is to catalyze the generation of innovative methods and technologies that will enhance the development, testing and implementation of diagnostics and therapeutics across a wide range of human diseases and conditions. The Therapeutic Development Branch (TBD) within the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Division of Preclinical Innovation (DPI) requires an automated incubator and reagent dispenser along with a microplate stacker for integration of equipment in order to meet the needs of the Antiviral Program for Pandemics Project. A critical aspect of this project is developing assays for predicative toxicity of antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), which will be used as the next generation of antivirals as well as treatments for rare diseases. Predictive neurotoxicity will be assessed using neuronal spheroid assays that has been integrated with automated equipment to streamline the process for high throughput screening. Calcium imaging assays using neuronal spheroids, measure cellular activity and resulting changes due to compound treatment can be used as readout of neurotoxicity. While these assays can be performed in high content microplates, significantly increasing the number of compounds able to be screened at once, manual requirements of maintaining these plates are time consuming and restricts the size of the experiment. In order to overcome these limitations and increase the throughput of this assay, the BioTek BioSpa 8 automated incubator and MultiFlo FX reagent dispenser, along with the BioStack 4 microplate stacker, will streamline cell culture maintenance requirements of the spheroid, allowing TBD scientists to use more plates at once, increasing the workflow to allow high throughput screening of ASOs. The BioTek MultiFlo FX uses peristaltic pumps to gently add and remove media from the wells of microplates, eliminating the need for scientist to manually change the media every one to two days. The MultiFlo FX’s use of a peristaltic pumps is of critical importance as it prevents the disruption of the spheroids, a common problem when using 3D cellular models. To further decrease the manual requirements of cell culture maintenance, integration with the BioSpa 8 automated incubator will automate this process. The automated incubator also permits electronic monitoring and documentation of temperature, gas (CO2/O2), and humidity levels throughout the experiment. Addition of the BioStack 4 microplate stacker will permit complete integration between this equipment. An important feature of the BioStack 4 is the ability to de-lidding and re-lidding the microplates when transferring between the MultiFlo and automated incubator. As the scientist will no longer be required to manually transfer plates to the MultiFlo, this automated setup and workflow will significantly decrease the time required fto maintain the spheroids, allowing for a complete walk-away workflow. Increasing the work capacity of this assay will allow for high throughput screening of ASOs required for this project. See Attachment 1 – Purchase Description for complete details and specifications of the requirement including the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “equal” products must meet to that of the BioTek MultiFlo FX system. It is the Government’s intent to issue a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order. The Contractor shall delivery the instruments to the following NCATS facility between of hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except federal holidays): National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) 9800 Medical Center Drive Bldg. B/Rm. [To be specified at time of award] Rockville, MD 20850 Delivery is 30 days after receipt of order (ARO). Delivery must be Freight on Board (FOB) Destination, including inside delivery to the room number specified. All required items shall be packaged, marked and shipped in accordance with Government specifications and shall include the purchase order number and Contractor name. An Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) certified service technician must setup and install all equipment within two (2) weeks of installation. All required items shall be packaged, marked and shipped in accordance with Government specifications. At a minimum, they shall be marked with the contract number and Contractor name. (vii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (viii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation on the basis of lowest price technically acceptable. Technical acceptability will be evaluated based upon the following: The Offeror must include all brand name or equal equipment detailed in the project requirements in its quotation. Or Equal equipment must meet or exceed each salient characteristic in the table below. (See attachment) Salient characteristics: The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “equal” products must meet are as follows (See Attahcment): In addition to completing the table above, the respondents must provide brochures and/or published technical specifications that provide evidence of or equal equipment’s ability to meet the specifications in the table above. (b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (ix) Offerors are to include a completed copy of the attached provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items, with offers. Offerors are to include completed and signed copies of the following attached FAR Provision Representations and Certifications pursuant to FAR 4.2103 Procedures, with offers. FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020) Certification FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020) Certification (x) The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. (xi) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders–Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and is attached in full text and the applicable FAR clauses are checked. (xii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions as determined by the contracting officer are necessary for this acquisition: Any resultant COVID-19 award shall include the following language: HHS reserves the right to exercise priorities and allocations authority with respect to this contract, to include rating this order in accordance with 45 CFR Part 101, Subpart A—Health Resources Priorities and Allocations System. Any resultant award shall include the following language: Please be advised that the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a Federal agency. Your mass-market commercial sales and/or license agreement terms and conditions may include provisions that are customarily found in the commercial sector but which are not enforceable under a contract with a Federal agency. In accordance with FAR 52.212-4(u), NIH considers unenforceable any provision in your mass-market commercial sales and/or license agreement terms and conditions that are inapplicable to Federal procurement contracts, including, without limitation, any term or condition that: (1) Contravenes a right granted NIH under U.S. copyright law (e.g., fair use, right to archive, copying for interlibrary loan), (2) Violates the Federal Acquisition Regulation or other Federal law (e.g., Antideficiency Act, Principles of Federal Appropriations Law), (3) Departs from reasonable consumer expectations, or (4) Violates fundamental public policy. By submission of a quotation/proposal and execution of the order/contract, the Contractor hereby accepts and agrees to the terms and conditions of the order/contract. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: https://www.acquisition.gov/ (End of provision) The following FAR provisions are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror (Aug 2020) FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (AUG 1999) FAR 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language (Apr 1991) FAR 52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency (Apr 1991) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (JUN 2020) FAR 52.225-4 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate (Feb 2021) FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications (Jun 2020) The following FAR provisions are incorporated in full text: FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror (AUG 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision– Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means– (1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location; or (2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code. Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor. Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term "successor" does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances. (b) The Offeror represents that it ? is or ? is not a successor to a predecessor that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years. (c) If the Offeror has indicated "is" in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information for all predecessors that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years (if more than one predecessor, list in reverse chronological order): Predecessor CAGE code:??????????(or mark "Unknown"). Predecessor legal name: ??????????. (Do not use a "doing business as" name). (End of provision) FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020) The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3. (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (b) Prohibition. (1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to— (i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or (ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles. (2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to— (i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or (ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles. (c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services". (d) Representation. The Offeror represents that— (1) It ? will, ? will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and (2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that— It ? does, ? does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section. (e) Disclosures. (1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer: (i) For covered equipment— (A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known); (B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and (C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision. (ii) For covered services— (A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or (B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision. (2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer: (i) For covered equipment— (A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known); (B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and (C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision. (ii) For covered services— (A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or (B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision. (End of provision) FAR 52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision, "covered telecommunications equipment or services" and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services". (c) (1) Representation. The Offeror represents that it ? does, ? does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument. (2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it ? does, ? does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. (End of provision) FAR 52.225-20 Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan-Certification (Aug 2009) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision- Business operations means engaging in commerce in any form, including by acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property, or any other apparatus of business or commerce. Marginalized populations of Sudan means- (1) Adversely affected groups in regions authorized to receive assistance under section 8(c) of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act (Pub. L. 109-344) ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note); and (2) Marginalized areas in Northern Sudan described in section 4(9) of such Act. Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate- (1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan; (2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization; (3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan; (4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization; (5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or (6) Have been voluntarily suspended. (b) Certification. By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies that the offeror does not conduct any restricted business operations in Sudan. (End of provision) HHSAR 352.239-73 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Notice (December 18, 2015) (a) Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Electronic and Information (EIT) Accessibility Standards (36 CFR part 1194), require that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency. Section 508 also requires that individuals with disabilities, who are members of the public seeking information or services from a Federal agency, have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to that provided to the public who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency. (b) Accordingly, any offeror responding to this solicitation must comply with established HHS EIT accessibility standards. Information about Section 508 is available at http://www.hhs.gov/web/508. The complete text of the Section 508 Final Provisions can be accessed at http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards. (c) The Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this solicitation are stated in the clause at 352.239-74, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility. In order to facilitate the Government’s determination whether proposed EIT supplies meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, offerors must submit an HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template, in accordance with its completion instructions. The purpose of the template is to assist HHS acquisition and program officials in determining whether proposed EIT supplies conform to applicable Section 508 accessibility standards. The template allows offerors or developers to self-evaluate their supplies and document—in detail—whether they conform to a specific Section 508 accessibility standard, and any underway remediation efforts addressing conformance issues. Instructions for preparing the HHS Section 508 Evaluation Template are available under Section 508 policy on the HHS website http://www.hhs.gov/web/508. In order to facilitate the Government’s determination whether proposed EIT services meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, offerors must provide enough information to assist the Government in determining that the EIT services conform to Section 508 accessibility standards, including any underway remediation efforts addressing conformance issues. (d) Respondents to this solicitation must identify any exception to Section 508 requirements. If a offeror claims its supplies or services meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, and it is later determined by the Government, i.e., after award of a contract or order, that supplies or services delivered do not conform to the described accessibility standards, remediation of the supplies or services to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its expense. (End of provision) FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: https://www.acquisition.gov/ (End of clause) The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Oct 2018) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (Jul 2021) FAR 52.225-3 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Jan 2021) The following clauses are included in full text: HHSAR 352.239-74 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (December 18, 2015) (a) Pursuant to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, all electronic and information technology (EIT) supplies and services developed, acquired, or maintained under this contract or order must comply with the “Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Standards” set forth by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (also referred to as the “Access Board”) in 36 CFR part 1194. Information about Section 508 is available at http://www.hhs.gov/web/508. The complete text of Section 508 Final Provisions can be accessed at http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards. (b) The Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this contract or order are identified in the Statement of Work or Specification or Performance Work Statement. The contractor must provide any necessary updates to the submitted HHS Product Assessment Template(s) at the end of each contract or order exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (see FAR 2.101) when the contract or order duration is one year or less. If it is determined by the Government that EIT supplies and services provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the contract, remediation of the supplies or services to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense. (c) The Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this contract are: _______________________________________________________________ (Contract staff must list applicable standards) (d) In the event of a modification(s) to this contract or order, which adds new EIT supplies or services or revises the type of, or specifications for, supplies or services, the Contracting Officer may require that the contractor submit a completed HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template and any other additional information necessary to assist the Government in determining that the EIT supplies or services conform to Section 508 accessibility standards. Instructions for documenting accessibility via the HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template may be found under Section 508 policy on the HHS website: (http://www.hhs.gov/web/508). If it is determined by the Government that EIT supplies and services provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the contract, remediation of the supplies or services to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense. (e) If this is an Indefinite Delive...

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Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Solicitation Number: 75N95021Q00151 Title: Automated, Computer-interfaced Automated Storage / Retrieval System for NCATS Classification Code:... Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Solicitation Number: 75N95021Q00151 Title: Automated, Computer-interfaced Automated Storage / Retrieval System for NCATS Classification Code: 7125 NAICS Code: 337215 - Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing Dollars or Number of Employees: 500 employees Description: Installation of a Kardex Shuttle XP Vertical Lift, Aurora High Density Mobile Shelving, and a software suite to control both plus interface with an existing Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Background: High density, vertical storage for 4 mL glass vials (Kardex system) as well as mobile shelving (Aurora) tracked within one software package and computer database that can interface with our existing Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). The Kardex will enable the storage of hundreds of thousands of glass vials with a computer interface. The mobile shelving will allow for lab consumables to be stored and tracked through a similar computer interface. Both of these will improve the performance of the Compound Management group by ensuring we can quickly locate compounds and do not run out of supplies. Purpose and Objectives: NCATS Compound Management has an extensive collection of hundreds of thousands of glass vials, each containing unique chemical compounds with druglike properties that are important in our numerous screening campaigns. These screening campaigns utilize the contents of these glass vials plus common laboratory consumables such as plastic tubes, microplates, labels, seals, reagents, and numerous other items. Each screening campaign is highly variable in the number of compounds and consumables that will be required, as well as the daily workload of smaller compound orders for our researchers and external collaborators. To better serve our customers, we are moving into a new, larger lab which will allow us to potentially bring a large collection of vials on site from the current offsite location in Frederick, MD. This expansion will allow us to be nimble but will mean we must improve our workflow for storage of vials and consumables: We cannot use Excel spreadsheets for tracking consumables and labeled cardboard boxes for storing a glass vial library when we anticipate our demand and throughput to dramatically increase after moving to the new lab and with the emergence of new coronavirus subtypes mandating continued screening efforts above and beyond our normal workload. As such, we are interested in a complete package encompassing an automated, computer-interfaced Automated Storage / Retrieval System (AS/RS) custom designed to hold hundreds of thousands of glass vials; high density mobile shelving (HDMS) to hold bulk quantities of laboratory consumables; as well as a software package to manage and control the AS/RS unit and manage the consumables inventory of the HDMS. This will ensure we can easily and effectively plan screening campaigns and ensure we have the right compounds and the proper number of consumables on-site with little effort from the laboratory technician and manager. Project requirements: Shuttle XP Vertical Lift manufactured by Kardex and sold/installed by F.A O'Toole (authorized dealer) with standard installation, temporary disassembly to support delivery, Power Pick Global software and PC, and additional training and remote support for the laser pointer programming. Also, a high density mobile shelving unit (custom) manufactured by Aurora and sold/installed by F.A O'Toole with six mobile shelves and installation. Salient characteristics Overall unit size of 133"W x 91"D x 10'H; 40 Trays measuring 120"W x 24"D with 540 lb. capacity per tray; laser pointer for vial identification. Physical and software configuration and setup, with additional training and remote support for programming the laser point to identify glass vial storage locations. Quantity: (1) Kardex Shuttle XP Vertical Lift, (1) PC with software, (1) Aurora High Density Mobile Anticipated period of performance: TBD, Anticipated to be one Time delivery approximately 14-16 weeks ARO Place of Performance: The place of performance shall be: 9800 Medical Center Dr Bldg B Rockville, MD 20850 Other important considerations: Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government as needed to perform the work mentioned above. Capability statement /information sought. Respondents must provide clear and convincing documentation of their capability of providing the services specified in this notice. Also, information must be provided in sufficient details of the respondents’ (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and other management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc., pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2” x 11” paper size, with 1” top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. The information submitted must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response is limited to ten (10) page limit. The 10-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested. The response must include the respondents’ technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to Nick Niefeld, Contract Specialist at e-mail address nick.niefeld@nih.gov. The response must be received on or before April 29, 2021, at 11 am Eastern Time. “Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).”