SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Laboratory Equipment for the Molecular Diagnosis of Influenza Viruses
- Notice Date
- 7/15/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 423490
— Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341-4146
- ZIP Code
- 30341-4146
- Solicitation Number
- 2008-Q-10681
- Response Due
- 7/30/2008
- Archive Date
- 8/14/2008
- Point of Contact
- Zalerie P Moore, Phone: 770-488-2053
- E-Mail Address
-
fkw7@cdc.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1) and FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to issue a sole-source, firm fixed price, commercial item contract to Applied Biosystems (ABI), in Foster City, CA. ABI will provide the laboratory equipment/ instrument which is an Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Real-Time PCR System. The contractor will also provide professional delivery, installation, and maintenance according to manufacturer's specifications and CDC Laboratory Biosafety standards. This procurement will include a quality assurance panel with installation which is proprietary in nature for the ABI instrument which is currently the top product in use by the Collaborating Centers for the Global Influenza Surveillance Network. The ABI system has "universal voltage" making it appropriate for international use. All standardized protocols for molecular Influenza diagnosis have been developed and optimized on the ABI platform which has ruggedness, service, performance, and acceptance by labs in the Global network. Interested parties who feel that they possess the capabilities to provide the services described above should submit a capability statement demonstrating their abilities to provide the services. The information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Please send your documentation to Zalerie Moore at the office identified above, by fax (770) 488-2688 or email to fkw7@cdc.gov. Documentation should be received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis to be considered by CDC. A determination by the CDC not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within discretion on of the government.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: World wide., United States
- Record
- SN01614602-W 20080717/080715223724-fdf245223974fde6b6bb504698011e44 (fbodaily.com)
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