Beckman Coulter Flow Cytometer Purchase with Trade-in

Beckman Coulter Flow Cytometer Purchase with Trade-in

• NAICS Code: 334516-Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing6 (Small Business Size Standards 1,000 Average Number of Employees)
• Product Service Code: 6640-Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
• Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892

POTS:  24-009711

Description:
This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued, and quotations will not be requested.

The National Institutes of Health, Office of Purchasing and Contracts intends to negotiate a firm fixed price contract with a Beckman Coulter or authorized distributors for Beckman Coulter Flow Cytometer Purchase with Trade-in with remote connectivity and service installation.  This specific Beckman Flow Cytometer will be an upgrade from the current CytoFLex 8 which is reaching its end-of-life cycle.  The This cytometer will be used in a variety of experiments including (but not limited to): (a) identifying reticulocytes in small blood samples from transgenic mice to optimize breeding of these animals; (b) identifying intracellular components in red blood cells; (c) identify sub-populations of red blood cells in animals treated with multiple drugs to investigate the effects of such drugs at the cellular level.  Only Beckman or an authorized Beckman distributor can provide the proprietary instrument, reagents, trade-in, and installation.

Purchase with Trade-in
Line-Item Number: 0001
Description:  CytoFLEX S V0-B2-Y4-R3 Flow Cytometer has 3 active lasers (488 nm, 561 nm, 638 nm) and 9 channels for fluorescence detection.
Product Number: C09764
Quantity 1

Line-Item Number: 0002
Description:  CytoFLEX Startup Reagents (Daily QC Beads, Sheath, Flow Clean, Conrad, Tubes)
Product Number: B55031
Quantity 1

Line-Item Number: 0003
Description: BeckmanConnect Remote Connectivity
Product Number: C49299
Quantity 1

Line-Item Number: 0004
Description:  CytoFLEX Service Installation
Product Number: B68560
Quantity 1

Line-Item Number: 0005 (Trade-in Equipment) Credit Towards Purchase
Description:  Beckman Coulter Cytoflex 2L/8C Serial Number: 62964726
Product Number: C09758
Quantity 1

This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.  Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.

Interested Parties:
Interested parties capable of providing the same or similar products or services described in this notice may submit a capability statement outlining their capability to perform the described work.  Capability Statements must be received within the time set forth in this synopsis to be considered by the Government. The determination to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Comments:
Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the CC, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Sheri Eiri, Contract Specialist, sheri.eiri.nih.gov by the due date August 22, 2024 and time marked in this notice.