Edited/modified ot change size standard from 1250e to 1000e. There are no other changes to this notice. 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 the following (1) new Leica Microsystems Stellaris 5 Spectral Confocal System with components/accessories and services: STELLARIS 5 Spectral Confocal System to include all components, accessories, etc. See Attached for specifications. Service includes: On-site Installation of unit by certified Leica service technical staff/technician and On-site training of NIH staff by certified Leica service staff/technician Verify the shipping manifest for problems Unpack and Assemble a Leica STELLARIS 5 Spectral Confocal System Verify and calibrate the confocal system Interested small business firms with the capability and authorization of providing all the required products and services/support shall submit a capability statement to assist the Government in determining in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b)whether 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 334516 with a size standard of 1000 employees. All respondents are requested to identify their firm’s 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 Government’s requirements for the above. All respondents must include delivery timeframe. The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the products and service/support above. All respondents must be an authorized distributor and must provide documentation confirming authorization and certified capability from the manufacturer to distribute/provide all items/components etc. and services identified in this notice. Responses to this notice without this confirmation from the manufacturer will not be considered as valid. A copy of the capability statement must be received via email to
[email protected] prior to 3:00 p.m. eastern standard time on July 6, 2020. Capability statement must reference solicitation# NICHD-20-146. Submission by email must also reference solicitation # NICHD-20-146 on the subject line of the email. Any questions must be sent via email to
[email protected] and must include solicitation# NICHD-20-146 on 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.