SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Administrative Support Center, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- WASC-6-680
- Response Due
- 6/7/2006
- Archive Date
- 6/22/2006
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (WSU). PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE NORTHWEST REGION (NMFS). PROPOSED CONTRACTOR IS ONE OF EIGHT IN A CONSORTIUM THAT CONDUCT DNA INVESTIGATIONS INTO DNA STOCK IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES AND BASELINES FOR CHINOOK SALMON. EACH PARTICIPATING LABORATORY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIFIC ROLES IN THIS RESEARCH EFFORT. WSU WILL DEVELOP AND EVALUATE CHINOOK SALMON SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM (SNP) MARKERS FOR GENETIC STOCK IDENTIFICATION. IN ORDER TO DEVELOP SNP?S FOR CHINOOK SALMON STOCK IDENTIFICATION, THE GENTICS COMMUNITY HAS COORDINATED THIS PROPOSAL TO COMBINE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES. EIGHT LABORATORIES WITH EXPERIENCE IN SNP MARKERS WILL LEAD THE DISCOVERY EFFORT. EACH OF THE LABORATORIES WILL IDENTIFY 10 NEW SNP?S (80 SNP?S TOTAL) AND SCREEN THE NEW SNP?S AT 20 CORE POPULATIONS. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 7/1/2006 ? 6/30/2007. CLOSE COORDINATION AND REVIEW OF RESULTS WILL BE NECESSARY TO DEVELOP A COMMON BASLEINE FOR USE COAST-WIDE. WSU IS ONE OF THE FEW LABS KNOWN WITH SNP EXPERIENCE AND ITS APPLICATION TO CHINOOK SALMON STOCKS. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A PROPOSAL WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY.
- Record
- SN01056114-W 20060526/060524220322 (fbodaily.com)
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