SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- 66-Storm 840 Phosphorimage & workstation
- Notice Date
- 5/10/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Br., 6120 Executive Blvd. EPS Room 604, Rockville, MD, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-20033-NQ
- Response Due
- 5/20/2002
- Archive Date
- 6/4/2002
- Point of Contact
- Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 496-8608, Fax (301) 402-4513, - Caren Rasmussen, Lead Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 402-4509, Fax (301) 402-4513,
- E-Mail Address
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cb106x@nih.gov, rasmusc@mail.nih.gov
- Description
- The National Cancer Institute(NCI), Gene Response Section of Basic Research laboratory intends on entering into a sole source contract with Amersham Biosciences, 800 Centennial Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 098854 for a Storm 840 Phosphorimage and Workstation. The Gene Response Section studies responses to genotoxic stress in mammalian cells. Genotoxic stress and other adverse environmental conditions elicit a variety of stress-related signals that lead to the altered expression of multiple genes involved in cell-cycle control, programmed cell death, and in some cases DNA repair. The Storm 840 Phosphorimage System is the only system known to the Government that will detect radioactivity, fluorescence, and chemifluorescence, using one system, and is compatible with existing screens and software which are very important for the continuity of experiments. Amersham Biosciences is the only source known to the Government that can provide the above features. However,if any interested party believes it can meet the above requirements, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The capabiity statement and any other furnished information must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NCI to determine if the party can fully meet the requirements herein. Capability statements must be received in the contracting office no later than 2:00 PM EST on May 20, 2002. This action is pursuant to 41 USC 253(1) and under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The requirement will be procured as a commercial item in accordance with FAR Part 12. If you have any questions, please contact Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, (301) 402-4509. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No collects calls will be accepted. NAICS Code 334516
- Record
- SN00075048-W 20020512/020510213114 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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