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This Sources Sought notice shall not be construed as a formal Request for Quote (RFQ) or as an obligation on the part of 10 CONS to acquire any products or services. Information provided to 10 CONS in response to this posting is strictly voluntary and given with no expectation of compensation, and clearly provided at no cost to the Government. A formal RFQ may be executed and posted separately on GSA e-buy at a future date. 10 CONS is interested only in identifying interested and capable contractors for this product and receiving industry feedback to improve the acquisition process as part of market research. This sources sought is issued for determining if there are responsive small business concerns capable of meeting the requirement. Interested vendors must reference their 8(a), HUB Zone, Women-owned, or Service Disabled Veteran status - which must be signed by a company officer with authority to bind the company.
The planned North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees.
Small Business (SB) Set-Aside Determination: 10 CONS reserves the right to determine if a SB set-aside is appropriate including specific socio-economic programs (HUB Zone, Small Business Administration (SBA) subcontractors referred to as "8(a)" contractors eligible under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 USC 637(a)), or SDVO small businesses) based on responses to this notice and other pertinent information gathered by the contracting officer. In order for 10 CONS to make a SB set-aside determination, it is emphasized that SB concerns provide sufficient written information to indicate their capacity and capability to successfully perform and manage all the requirements of this notice.
The proposed contract is anticipated to be a firm fixed price contract for eight FilmArray Analyzers.
Delivery is FOB Destination to Wright Patterson Force Base, Ohio.
Comments and/or suggestions on the below salient characteristics are encouraged and can be included in your capabilities package. The minimum salient characteristics are:
Requirement
The requirement is for FilmArray Analyzers, meeting the following characteristics:
• Multiplex-PCR based platform with 4 FDA approved panels
o Respiratory panel capable of detecting 20
pathogens
o Gastrointestinal panel capable of detecting 22
pathogens
o Septicemia pathogens
o Meningitis/encephalitis panel capable of
detecting 14 pathogens
• Emergency use only assay for the detection of Ebola Zaire virus, and a biological threat panel capable of detecting biological agents of military importance
• Closed-system that integrates all molecular diagnostic steps including sample preparation, amplification, detection and analysis
• Allows for the multiplex PCR analysis for multiple pathogens at the same time
Vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system such that OEM warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.
All potential offerors are reminded, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-7; System for Award Management (SAM), lack of registration in SAM will make an offeror ineligible for contract award. All businesses capable of providing these electronics training systems are invited to respond.
Interested parties shall provide the following information:
a. Company name, address, Cage Code, DUNS Number, NAICS codes, GSA Schedule Number, name of point of contact, telephone number and e-mail address;
b. Small business status (service disabled veteran owned small business, HUB Zone, 8(a), minority business enterprise, etc.) if any;
c. Date of business type certification and company's business size;
d. Company's primary source of business (commercial/private or Government sector);
Interested parties may also provide feedback concerning the following:
a. Is this the appropriate NAICS code? If not, please identify which code is appropriate?
b. Are you a manufacturer or reseller?
c. What is your lead-time?
d. What are your payment terms?
e. If you require different terms and conditions than those normally used by the Government, what are your commercial terms and conditions? Please feel free to provide a copy of your terms and conditions for this type of work.
f. Do any of the salient characteristics limit competition?
g. Are there any aspects of this requirement which are not consistent with current industry practices?
h. Add any questions specific to the acquisition not included above.
Provide responses not later than 4:00 pm Mountain Daylight Time on 4 March 2016. The 10th Contracting Squadron is under no obligation to consider information received after 4:00 pm (MDT), 4 March 2016, as part of the formal market research for this acquisition.
Submit all of the above information in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on the availability of interested parties. Proprietary information should be marked "PROPRIETARY INFORMATION." An electronic email response is the accepted method. Failure to submit all information by the submission due date and time will result in a contractor being considered "not interested" in this requirement. Email responses to Jerry B. Smith, Contracting Officer at [email protected]
This is only a Sources Sought Notice and is NOT a solicitation. No solicitation is being issued at this time, and this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.
In accordance with FAR Part 52.204-7, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. Register at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/
SAM/#1. Any future information on this acquisition (statement of work, specifications,
Solicitation, etc.) will be posted on FedBizOps. It is the responsibility of the prospective
quoter to review this site regularly for updates and/or changes.
For information on Small Business Administration programs, please contact the USAFA Director of Small Business, Bill Wolski at 719-333-4561.
Pursuant to AFFARS Part 5301.9102(c), Ms. Kelly Snyder is appointed as the USAFA Ombudsman. The USAFA Ombudsman contact information is: 10 CONS/CD (Ms. Kelly Snyder), 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 103, USAF Academy, CO 80840. Telephone Number:
719-333-2074, FAX: 719-333-9018. Email Address: [email protected].