SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Service Agreement for 4000 Q Trap System
- Notice Date
- 3/10/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Administrative Support Center, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- EA133C-06-RQ-0321
- Response Due
- 3/20/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/4/2006
- Description
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service intends to negotiate and award a contract on a sole source basis with Applied Biosystems, 850 Lincoln Centre Drive, Foster City, California, 94404. The statutory authority for this proposed contract is 41 U. S. C. 253 (c)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The NOAA, National Ocean Service has a requirement for a 12 month service agreement with a one year option period for a 4000 QTRAP System. Applied Biosystems is the only party that can provide support for the 4000 QTRAP System due to the proprietary nature of the equipment. Applied Biosystems owns the patents on most of the technology associated with the instrument. The service agreement is offered solely by the original equipment manufacturer and no other vendor is qualified or certified to service the instrument. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Affirmative written responses must be received no later than 5-days after publication of this synopsis. All information in response to the notification must be submitted in writing to the attention of Linda Stein, Contract Specialist. Numbered Note 22 applies.
- Record
- SN01004056-W 20060312/060310212058 (fbodaily.com)
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