SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent to Issue Sole Source Award to Applied Biosystems, a Division of Applera Corporation
- Notice Date
- 8/25/2008
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, CGS-WO, Division of Contracting and General Services U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 911 NE 11th Ave Portland OR 97232
- ZIP Code
- 97232
- Archive Date
- 8/25/2009
- Point of Contact
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- There is no solicitation. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Contracting and General Services Division in Portland, OR has a requirement for the replacement of a laser at the National Forensics Lab in Ashland, OR. The Lab owns an analytical instrument called a Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer (MALDI) that was manufactured by Applied Biosystems. This is a critical instrument for analysis of small and large molecules. The instrument uses a laser at the core of its analytical capabilities and this laser is failing. It is necessary to replace the laser in order to maintain operational capability of the equipment. The replacement and new operating laser is proprietary to Applied Biosystems and can only be procurred from this manufacturer. The Service intends to award sole source to Applied Biosystems, a division of Applera Corporation. This synopsis is a notice of intent to issue award using other than full and open competition and is not a request for competitive proposals. The determination of the Government not to open subject requirement to full and open competition was made IAW FAR Part 6.302-1.
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