SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Microbial Community Assessment
- Notice Date
- 4/17/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NCNS4000-7-07701SS
- Response Due
- 4/23/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/8/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (COL) in Oxford, Maryland seeks information on small business vendors who are capable of providing technical and scientific services to provide data concerning microbial community diversity for ongoing watershed assessments in select Chesapeake Bay watersheds for a base period of one year and four one-year option periods. The purpose of this requirement is to apply advanced molecular tools to identify specific bacterioplankton community assemblages that are indictors of environmental change. The requirement includes: (1) design appropriate sampling strategy for assessing microbial diversity based on gradients within and among selected watersheds, (2) provide denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) profiles of genetic diversity of microbial populations in select Chesapeake Bay watersheds, (3) provide personnel for field support for assistance in sample collection, (4) perform data analysis interpretation of DGGE profiles in concert with other metrics being performed by COL staff, (5) provide written annual progress reports outlining research progress and quarterly summary updates, and (6) provide data associated with joint projects. The applicable NAICS is 541710 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. Interested small business vendors may identify their interest and provide evidence of their capability to respond to this requirement to Sandie Wallace at sandie.wallace@noaa.gov no later than the response date for this sources sought notice. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- Place of Performance
- Address: DOC/NOAA/Cooperative Oxford Lab, 904 South Morris Street, Oxford, MAryland
- Zip Code: 21654-9724
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 21654-9724
- Record
- SN01274758-W 20070419/070417220236 (fbodaily.com)
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