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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 28, 2005 FBO #1432
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Genomic Sequencing of Salmonella strains

Notice Date

10/26/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, MD, 20857-0001
 

ZIP Code

20857-0001
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-1010278
 

Response Due

11/8/2005
 

Archive Date

11/23/2005
 

Description

The Food and Drug Administration intends to award a Purchase Order on a sole source basis to 454 Life Sciences, 20 Commercial Street, Branford, CT06405. The FDA will purchase a complete genomic sequencing of two Salmonella Newport strains. These strains will be sequenced to an average depth coverage of 20X. The Contractor will also assemble the sequence de novo and construct contigs. The Contractor will also submit all sequence reads and contigs in FASTA file format. 454 Life Sciences is the only known manufacturer of such services. NO REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS AVAILABLE. Notwithstanding, any firm that believes it is capable of providing the required service as stated herein may submit a capability statement to document its ability to provide the required services, which will be considered if received by the tenth (10th) calendar day following the appearance of this announcement. A determination to compete this procurement based on a response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responses or questions regarding this posting must be in writing and can be sent via email to Patricia.Wright@fda.gov. No phone calls will be accepted. An award will be made in tenth (10th) calendar days from the date of this notice. This sole source procurement will be awarded as a simplified acquisition for commercial items in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Branford, CT

Zip Code: 06405

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00921090-W 20051028/051026211800 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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