SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- Yearly Service Contract for: Tecan Roma Laboratory Instrument, Illumina, Inc. Beadstation and Autoloader
- Notice Date
- 6/3/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, ARS EBSC APB MD, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20705
- Solicitation Number
- 636321
- Archive Date
- 6/20/2013
- Point of Contact
- John C. Wilkinson, Phone: 301-504-1731, Lori Faber, Phone: 309-681-6610
- E-Mail Address
-
john.wilkinson@ars.usda.gov, Lori.Faber@ars.usda.gov
(john.wilkinson@ars.usda.gov, Lori.Faber@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service in Beltsville, Maryland intends to award a sole source contract to Illumina, Inc., located in San Diego, California for a yearly service contract for the following three instruments: (1) Tecan Roma Laboratory Robot, Serial Number 809001817, which is specifically designed to process the Custom I-Select Illumina, Inc. Beadchips for the analysis of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) DNA markers using "proprietary " Illumina, Inc. Beadchips. Illumina, Inc. is the "only" source that can provide the services required for the maintenance of the Tecan Roma Laboratory Robot. (2) Illumina, Inc. Beadstation, Serial number S124, which is specifically designed to scan and collect data from the customer I-Select Illumina, Inc. beadchips and Sentrix Array Matrices. (3) Illumina, Inc. Autoloader, Serial Number: 11149-843, which is used to feed the Illumina, Inc. beadchips into the Illumina, Inc. Beadstation which is required for the scanning of Beadchips and Sentrix Array Matrices. This notice of intent is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Any firm that believes it can provide all of the services listed above may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact not later than COB June 5, 2013. The successful company must be registered at the web site: www.sam.gov and also the Online Representations and Certification (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. The Point of Contact for this action is Mr. John Wilkinson and may be reached at john.wilkinson@ars.usda.gov. The anticipated award date is June 6, 2013.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA,ARS,BARC,SGIL, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 006, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN03078595-W 20130605/130603235156-1a6979c8dbd127923cd220672558f62c (fbodaily.com)
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