SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Medical, Dental, Veterinary Equipment & Supplies
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-PS-2002-056
- Response Due
- 4/29/2002
- Archive Date
- 5/14/2002
- Point of Contact
- Deborah Coulter, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 435-0366, Fax (301) 480-3345, - Debra Hawkins, Chief, Procurement Section, Phone (301) 435-0366, Fax (301) 480-3345,
- E-Mail Address
-
dc143b@nih.gov, dh41g@nih.gov
- Description
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute intend to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with Affymetrix, Inc. 3380 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, California, 95051, to purchase the following items: (1) Item # 900367, Human Genome U133A, GeneChip - 30/PG, quantity 8 boxes, (2) Item #900182, BioArray High Efficiency RNA Transcript Labeling, quantity 25 kits, (3) Item #900362, Eukaryotic HVB Control Kit GC 150 RXN, quantity 2 kits. Affymetrix, Inc., is the manufacturer and sole supplier of the hybridization oven, fluidics station, scanner and workstation that utilizes the items being purchased. The NHLBI, Bioinformatics Core Laboratory uses the Affymetrix, Inc?s, hybridization oven, fluidics station, scanner, and workstation, as tools in support of NHLBI?s research. The supplies being purchased are the only items that can be used with the Government owned Affymetrix equipment and are the only items compatible with the Affymetrix equipment. A change in the product would effect ongoing laboratory research and threaten the investment already made. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures and is exempt from the requirement of FAR Part 6. There are no small business set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 421450 and the Size Standard is 100 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this requirement. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon 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 future competitive procurement. Responses to the announcement, referencing synopsis number, NHLBI -PS-2002-056, may be submitted in writing to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6042, Bethesda, Maryland, 20879-7902, Attention: Deborah Coulter. Fax responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency.
- Record
- SN00059689-W 20020417/020415213141 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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