SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Real Time PCR Thermocycler
- Notice Date
- 7/16/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, South Atlantic Area Office/Athens, GA, 950 College Station Rd., Athens, GA, 30605
- ZIP Code
- 30605
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-028-4384-02
- Response Due
- 8/6/2002
- Point of Contact
- Elaine Wood, Contract Specialist, Phone 706-546-3534, Fax 706-546-3444,
- E-Mail Address
-
woode@saa.ars.usda.gov
- Description
- USDA, ARS, SAA intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc, to provide one iCycler Real Time PCR Thermocycler for the detection and expression analysis of genes from plants and fungi. This instrument will be used to characterize the expression of plant and fungal candidate genes and alleles involved in fatty acid metabolism, plant defense, and fungal pathogenesis. Requirements for this instrument are:96 well and tube format, tungsten halogen light source, a minimum of 4 color multiplexing of 4 different genes in one sample, multiple positions for excitation and emission filters, peltier type heating and cooling system, on-line display of the Real-Time PCR reaction, software capable of doing melt curve analysis and allelic discrimination, fast through-put of large numbers of samples, plus or minus 0.3C over entire range of cycling temperatures, plus or minus 0.4C over entire sample block area, computer and monitor for operation of RT-PCR. Interested parties should submit written responses including prices and technical data sufficient to determine capability to meet the entire requirement and must be received in this office within 15 calendar days after publication of this notice. It should be noted that no contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but will be used to determine if a comparable source more advantageous to the Government is available. If no affirmative written responses are received, negotiations will be held with Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. without further notice. This acquisition is being conducted under the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The anticipated award date is August 6, 2002.
- Record
- SN00117260-W 20020718/020717061511 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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