SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Reagent Kits
- Notice Date
- 1/12/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-PB-(HG)-2010-059-TMB
- Archive Date
- 2/11/2010
- Point of Contact
- Tracy Brooks, Phone: (301) 435-0369
- E-Mail Address
-
brookstr@nhlbi.nih.gov
(brookstr@nhlbi.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Notice No.: NHLBI-PB (HG)-2010-059-TMB Title: Reagent Kits This Sources Sought Notice (SS) is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The purpose of this SS is to identify qualified businesses that are interested in and capable of providing the below Reagan Kits manufactured by Sequenom, Inc. The NHLBI does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. As a result of this Sources Sought notice, the NHLBI may issue a Request for Quote (RFQ). THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NHLBI shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought notice or the NHLBI’s use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. The NHLBI is seeking capability statements from all eligible businesses under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334516 with a size standard of 500 number of employees / per annum. Based on the responses received from this SOURCES SOUGHT announcement, the proposed acquisition may be solicited as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All eligible businesses responding to this Sources Sought Announcement must have the capabilities to provide the below listed in accordance with the statement of work. Major tasks required of the Contractor include the following: Quantity (81) 10134-2 iPLEX Gold Reagent Kit for Processing 10SpectroCHIPS (3,840 reactions): •SAP and Buffer • iPLEX Gold Enzyme and Buffer Plus • iPLEX Gold Termination Mix • 3pt Calibrant SpectroCHIP® II Arrays and Clean Resin: • Chips (Box of 10) • Clean Resin 28g for 10 Chips The Government’s minimum requirements are as follows: •A SNP genotyping platform with proven reliability •A high-throughout format ability to rapidly assess >20,000 samples on < 36 SNPs per test •Compatibility with currently used SNP genotyping platform equipment •Sample preparation time should be minimal and compatible with existing equipment, including low input DNA requirements to conserve DNA samples. •Preparation/manipulation time of data compatible with existing automated protocols so as to maximize need for accommodation •Compatibility with SNP genotyping platform used by collaborators (in this case, at THE Broad Institute and the Wellcome Trust) Special features of the Sequenom iPlex Gold/SpectroCHIP II reagent system includes: •The system is capable of delivering up to 140,000 SNP genotypes a day. •Low sample quantity requirements so as to conserve DNA samples (i.e. a very small amount) •The capacity to genotype up to 36 SNPs on ~ 20,000 samples (720,000 genotypes) in one week (i.e. a high throughput platform) •Complimentary assay design to share with collaborators •Compatibility with currently existing genotyping equipment •Compatibility with platform used at the Broad Institute and The Wellcome Trust Interested parties are expected to review this notice to familiarize yourself with the requirements of this project; failure to do so will be at your firm’s own risk. Interested qualified businesses and organizations should submit a tailored capability statement for this requirement, not to exceed 20 single-sided pages (including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc.) presented in single-space and using a 12-point font size minimum, that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described above and in the draft SOW. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Statements should also include an indication of current certified small business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement (preferably placed under the eligible small business concern’s name and address). Responses will be reviewed only by NIH personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. All capability Statements sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Tracy Brooks, Contract Specialist at brookstr@nhlbi.nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), by January 27, 2010, 7:30 AM, EST. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN02040268-W 20100114/100112234732-67a5dd43db0b632ca1a1d7050aada5aa (fbodaily.com)
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