Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, including 8(a) small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or HUBZone small businesses capable of providing a quantity of one (1) each of the following Integra Biosciences Corp (formerly Viaflo Corp) products: 1. P/N: 4021 8 Channel Vision Pipette, .50-12.50uL2. P/N: 4022 8 Channel Vision Pipette, 5.0-125.0uL3. P/N: 4121 8 Channel Voyager Pipette, .50-12.50uL4. P/N: 4122 8 Channel Voyager Pipette, 5.0-125.0uL5. P/N: 4215 Four Pipette Charging Stand6. P/N: 4414 12.5uL 5 racks of 384 tips, Sterile7. P/N: 4415 - 12.5uL 5 racks of 384 tips, Filtered, Sterile8. P/N: 4424 125uL 5 racks of 384 tips, Sterile9. P/N: 4425 - 125uL 5 racks of 384 tips, Filtered, Sterile10. P/N: 4312 Reservoirs, 25mL, 200 pack11. P/N: 4322 Reservoirs, 100mL, 200 pack12. P/N: 6000 VIAFLO 96 Base Unit13. P/N: 6101 12.5L 96 Channel Pipetting Head VIAFLO 9614. P/N: 6102 - 125L 96 Channel Pipetting Head VIAFLO 9615. P/N: 6415 V96-12.5L 5 racks/384 tips, Filtered, Sterile16. P/N: 6425 V96-125uL 5 racks/384 tips, Filtered Sterile and17. P/N: 6322 300mL Reservoir, Sterile, Bulk, 200 Per Case, V96 The unit will be used to create mother/daughter DNA plates, to perform serial dilutions and to ease the preparation of whole plate experiments. Some of the benefits/features of the ViaFlo 96 are: 96 well format micropipetting platform in a non-robotic form The footprint of this platform is much smaller than a comparable robot It fits inside a laminar flow hood Can replicate and reformat plates Can perform dissolution or resuspension of solid compounds and Can perform increment dispensing to multiple plates Interested firms with the capability of providing the required products are requested to submit a capability statement to assist the Government in determining in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b) whether or not this procurement will be set-aside for any of the programs described above. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 423490 with a size standard of 100 employees. All respondents are requested to identify their firms size and type of business. Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide (a) capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Governments requirements for the above. The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, but not to exceed five (5) pages, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the requirements above. Two (2) copies of the capability statement must be received at the contracting office address: 6100 Executive Blvd, Room 5Z00, Rockville, MD 20852 - ATTN: Tina Robinson prior to 10:00 a.m. eastern standard time at designated location on July 6, 2011. Capability statement must reference solicitation# NICHD2011114. Capability statement/responses by fax or email WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Any questions must be sent via email to [email protected] and must include solicitation# NICHD2011114 in the subject line of email. Capability statements, etc will not be returned to firm/sender. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited.

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