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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 09, 2003 FBO #0464
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- Finch Suite of Bioinformatics Software

Notice Date

3/7/2003
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive MSC 4811 Room 2NE70-A, Bethesda, MD, 20817
 

ZIP Code

20817
 

Solicitation Number

NOI-RML-30006
 

Response Due

3/17/2003
 

Archive Date

4/1/2003
 

Point of Contact

Julienne Keiser, Purchasing Agent, Phone 406-363-9370, Fax 406-363-9376, - Lynda Kieres, Purchasing Agent, Phone 406-363-9210, Fax 406-363-9288,
 

E-Mail Address

Jkeiser@niaid.nih.gov, lkieres@niaid.nih.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation Notice of Intent for Software Management Services for the Finch Suite of bioinformatics software in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes being requested & a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being issued as a Notice of Intent (NOI-RML-30006). Solicitation documents and incorporated provisions & clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-12 dated 1/27/03. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is a total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 511210 and the small business size is $18M. SCHEDULE: The Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogenesis proposes to award a purchase order to Geospiza Inc, 2442 NW Market St., PMB 344, Seattle, WA 98107, on a sole source basis for providing the following services: The Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogenesis has three PE Biosystems 3700 DNA sequencers that generate thousands of sequence reactions per day. Approximately 40 or more researchers at RML use the current RML Finch Suite of Programs to manage, track and analyze their DNA sequence information. The LHBP is currently sequencing 7 bacterial genomes externally and three genomes internally. The genome data has been downloaded into the RML Finch Suite of Programs for data management. It is necessary to purchase a second Finch Suite of Programs, now referred to as the Genome Finch Suite of Programs, in order to separate data-intensive genome projects from the normal sequencing requests and efforts performed with the RML Finch Suite of Programs. The contractor shall provide a Chromatogram Manager which will manage data, perform automatic base calling with Phred, and provide quality reports and data distribution interfaces. The contractor shall provide an Assembly Manager that will assemble data with Phrap, or SPS-Phrap, organize downloads for Sequencher and other programs, and also store a variety of project fields and folders. The contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that both the Chromatogram Manager and the Assembly Manager are licensed under the existing license between Geospiza and RML for the RML Finch Suite of Programs.The contractor shall provide a RDBMS, 3 processor upgrade license, increasing the Solid database license from the current one-processor license to a four processor license. The contractor shall provide Finch basic support based upon 25% of license fees and remote access. The contractor shall work with RML IT staff to ensure the best solution and configuration for establishing the Genome Finch server on the RML E450s. The contractor shall install the Chromatogram Manager and Assembly Manager at RML. The contractor shall perform maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance tuning on the Finch Suite of Bioinformatics Programs as needed. The contractor shall work with NIAID/OTIS staff to ensure that the Finch Suite of Bioinformatics Programs complies with NIAID, NIH, and DHHS security policies, including Section 508 Accessibility Standards(Section 1194.21). FOB Point shall be Destination, Hamilton, MT. Following FAR provisions & clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; FAR52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items; FAR52.212-4 Contract Terms&Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR52.212-5 Contract terms & Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; Offerors must include along with their offer a completed copy of provisions at FAR52.212-3 Offerors Representations & Certifications-Commercial Items. Award will be based on capability to meet above stated salient characteristics, delivery, price & past performance. Offers may be mailed or faxed to POC indicated above(Fax-406-363-9376). Offers must be submitted not later than 4:30 PM(MDST) 3/17/03. Copies of above-referenced clauses are available upon request, either by telephone or fax. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/AMOB/NOI-RML-30006/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Rocky Mountain Laboratories 903 S. 4th Street Hamilton, MT

Zip Code: 59840

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00274863-F 20030309/030307221343 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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