SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Sample Hybridization & Statistical Analysis
- Notice Date
- 10/11/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- RTP Procurement Operations Division (D143-01) Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- PR-NC-07-10006
- Response Due
- 10/26/2006
- Archive Date
- 11/25/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Expression Analysis, 2605 Meridian Parkway, Suite 205, Durham, NC 27713 for the acquisition of sample hybridization and statistical analysis of 200 human blood samples for the Mechanistic Indicators of Childhood Asthma (MICA) Study. The contractor shall provide Affymetrix Human U133 Plus 2.0 whole genome array chips and shall analyze total RNA samples to include Robust Multi-Array Average Analysis (RMA) to model probe affinity, Permutation Analysis for Differential Expression (PADE) to provide estimates of False Discovery Rate (FDR), Reduction of Invariant Probes (REDI) statistical analysis to eliminate probes that have shown to be non-responsive, and Principle Components Analysis (PCA) to collapse the data. The period of performance is anticipated to be 24 months from date of award. The basis for determining Expression Analysis as the only source capable of providing the required services is that the firm previously analyzed samples from three previous studies, RMA, PADE, PCA and Expression Analysis' proprietary REDI statistical package being used previously, and EPA's need for the same measurement techniques and comparable data to the previous studies. The circumstance permitting other than full and open competition is FAR 13.106(b) - only one source reasonably available and no other supplies or services will satisfy Agency requirements. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541710, with a small business size standard of 500 employees, is applicable. The intent of this notice is to determine if any other source(s) exist, and therefore, no solicitation (RFQ) is available. Interested parties who can meet the above requirements may submit written qualifications fully explaining there capability no later than 15 days after the date of this publication. Consequently, any response failing to provide evidence of the aforementioned data and instead choosing to merely submit a routine letter requesting a copy of the RFQ will not be honored. Submit response to US EPA, Attn: Jennifer Hill (E105-02), RTP Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 via US Postal Service. No telephonic or faxed request will be honored.
- Web Link
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The Environmental Protection Agency
(http://www.epa.gov/oam/solicit)
- Record
- SN01164124-W 20061013/061011220727 (fbodaily.com)
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