MODIFICATION
87 -- Biological Product
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 325414
— Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Procurement Management Branch, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mail drop 5230, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705
- ZIP Code
- 20705
- Solicitation Number
- 523796
- Archive Date
- 9/1/2011
- Point of Contact
- Brenda Barber, Phone: 3015043996
- E-Mail Address
-
brenda.barber@fsis.usda.gov
(brenda.barber@fsis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is seeking sources capable of providing the agency with the development of immunomagnetic separation (IMS) beads for it's testing program using polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies specific for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serogroups 045 and 0121. FSIS requests proposals to provide anti-O45 and anti-O121 immunomagnetic separation beads for use in culture isolation procedures. The immunomagnetic separation beads must have high specificity to the Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strain of interest. The immunomagnetic separation bead reagents shall have the following characteristics and/or inclusions: •Sufficient volume of reagent to perform a minimum of 100 tests •Detailed instruction sheet including protocol, specifications of bead storage and stability, any additional materials to be supplied by the user, factors that affect product performance (sample types, etc.) and troubleshooting information. •Identifiable lot number(s) and a certificate of analysis that documents the performance characteristics for the production lot(s) of the kit reagents. Performance characteristics of each lot of test kit reagents shall be assessed and documented (in the certificate of analysis) against each of the Test E.coli O group "Reference" strains. Statement on factors or organism characteristics that affect sensitivity and specificity shall be included. The immunomagnetic separation beads reagents shelf life shall be a minimum of 12 months when stored at 2-8 degrees C. The initial application package should detail how the organization intends to prepare the Immunomagnetic separation beads. If you are a source capable of providing such tests, please respond to this sources sought synopsis with your company information, along with your Firm's capability statement. Respondents are asked to identify their business size in their response to this sources sought synopsis. The NAICS Code associated with this notice is 325414 and the size standard is 500 employees. This notice is not a request for proposals and the Government does not intend to pay for information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of the information they provide. No contract award will be made on the basis of responses received; however, the information will be used in FSIS's assessment of capable sources. Responses should be submitted by 4:00pm, August 17, 2011. Faxed responses are not permitted. Questions concerning this announcement may be submitted via email only, no telephone inquires will be honored. All responses may be submitted by e-mail to brenda.barber@fsis.usda.gov; or by mail to Brenda Barber at USDA, FSIS, ASD, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Maildrop 5230, Beltsville, MD 20705-5230.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FSIS/AAS/523796/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 950 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605, United States
- Zip Code: 30605
- Zip Code: 30605
- Record
- SN02526077-W 20110810/110808235816-0bcb7a22b4c99b4b6fee9431cfa6aab4 (fbodaily.com)
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