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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 19, 2005 FBO #1454
SOLICITATION NOTICE

70 -- FSS-i3 TM Expert Systems Software

Notice Date

11/17/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541519 — Other Computer Related Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640
 

ZIP Code

20899-1640
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-06-831-1023
 

Response Due

11/28/2005
 

Archive Date

12/13/2005
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Promega Corporation 2800 Woods Hollow Road, Madison, WI under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Soliciting From a single source, for FSS-i3 TM Expert Systems Software, maintenance and support for one year, and training for one trainee at Promega. NIST is looking to purchase an expert system software package for automated analysis of DNA profiles. This system must be compatible with currently used methods in NIST DNA typing laboratories and enable development and testing of standards and standard data sets to aid the forensic human identity testing community. At a minimum, the software must be compatible with .fsa files generated on ABI310, ABI3100, AND ABI3130, instruments for STR kits PowerPlex 16, PowerPlex Y, PowerPlex ES, Yfiler, SGM Plus, Profiler Plus, COfiler, Identifiler, and SEfiler. Must provide capability to evaluate two-person DNA mixtures and produce a best-fit major profile to aid mixture deconvolution; and must provide checks for potential sample-to-sample contamination within a batch by comparing all alleles called in a sample to the alleles in every other sample in the batch. The FSS-i3 expert systems software is the first STR data analysis software package designed by forensic scientists for forensic scientists. The FSS-i3 TM Expert Systems Software is available in the United States only from Promega Corporation. A fixed price purchase order will be issued on or about December 6, 2005. The maintenance and support period will begin December 26, 2005 for one year. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, in writing, no later than the response date. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 BUREAU DRIVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD

Zip Code: 20899

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00933526-W 20051119/051117211732 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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