POTS23-006133

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Post Date/ Solicitation Issue Date
Closing Response Date
Proposed Award Date
Project Title
Milli-Q IQ 7000 Water Purification System
Contracting Office
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Contact Points

Primary Contract Specialist

Tam
Ngo
ngot@mail.nih.gov
NAICS Code Number
332999
Turtle Shell protective shielding.
The protective shielding must be able to protect identified elements from water and debris hazards from above spaces by means of deflection and/or diversion. The design allows the Turtle Shell to be deployed throughout the building to mitigate and prevent water intrusion in sensitive lab equipment.
Small Business Size Standard
Small Business
Estimated Period of Performance
The protective shielding fabrication will occur within 16 weeks of order receipt and installation occurring within 6 weeks of fabrication completion. Alternatively, a phased fabrication and installation schedule can be accommodated.
Delivery of Goods
Fabrication and set up to be completed within 22 weeks of order receipt.
Set-Aside Status
Full Set Aside
Set-Aside Type
Small Business (SB)
Competition Status
Brand Name Only
Vendor Name
Turtle Shell Industries, LLC
Address
Turtle Shell Industries, LLC
165A Verdi Street Farmingdale, New York
Single-Sole Source Determination
Turtle Shell protective shielding listed herein is available from only one source, and competition is precluded for the reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available.

This acquisition is restricted to.
Turtle Shell Industries, LLC
165A Verdi Street Farmingdale, New York
(516) 962-0323

The protective shielding frame must be strong and mounted securely to the self-supporting frame with wheels to ensure stability. The polycarbonate must have a CC-1 rating for construction applications and be available in clear and transluscent options to allow the desired amount of light to pass through based on location requirements. The product must meet the UL94 Flamability Standard.
Background/Description of Requirement

While leaks and floods originating from infrastructure failures and required maintenance activities are not a new risk and have been historically experienced, recently on December 24 and 25, 2022 there were two catastrophic flood events at the NIH Bethesda Campus Building 35 due to the outdoor freezing cold temperatures. The cold air froze a series of reheat coils and the chilled water coil in primary equipment Air Handler Unit “6B” resulting in ruptures of all frozen piping. The flood events caused immense damage to infrastructure and equipment, resulting in the loss of millions of dollars of mission-critical equipment, disrupting research operations, and impacting staff and trainee careers due to the recovery time needed to obtain replacement equipment (most of which had highly customized elements). The objective is to better protect mission critical and high-value institute assets that are at risk from infrastructure failures. Equipment that already had Turtle Shell protective shielding were protected from the worse impacts of the flood event.

 

 

  1. The protective shielding must be able to protect identified elements from water and debris hazards from above spaces by means of deflection and/or diversion. The design and fabrication method must be customizable and adaptable to a variety of unique and complex environments, including implementation around scientific equipment.  

 

The protective shielding frame must be strong and mounted securely to the ceiling (mounted using threaded rods to Unistrut ceiling supports), wall, or self-supporting frame to ensure stability. The polycarbonate must have a CC-1 rating for construction applications and be available in clear and transluscent options to allow the desired amount of light to pass through based on location requirements. The product must meet the UL94 Flamability Standard.

 

The shielding will have the following measurements for the identified applications:

 

location

equipment

product description

2E744

microscope, micromanipulators, amplifier, digitizer

in vitro electrophysiology setup on an isolation table and a equipement rack

2E749

two photon microscope, micromanipulators, amplifier, digitizer, laser, multiple cameras

in vivo two-photon Calcium imaging system on an isolation table and a equipement rack

2E742

two photon microscope, micromanipulators, amplifier, digitizer, two lasers, multiple cameras

in vivo two-photon Calcium imaging system on an isolation table and a equipement rack

2E343

microscope, micromanipulators, amplifier, digitizer, camera

in vivo electrophysiology setup on an isolation table and a equipement rack

Interested parties may identify in writing their interest and capability in response to this requirement. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

All responses must be received by closing date and must reference the announcement. Responses may be submitted electronically to the attention of the contract specialist. Fax responses will not be accepted.

All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.