SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- BPA Award for TaqMan Array MicroRNA Cards
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, TRICARE Management Activity, USUHS CONTRACTING OFFICE, 4301 JONES BRIDGE ROAD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- HT9404-13-A-BV63
- Archive Date
- 8/19/2013
- Point of Contact
- Michelle Creenan,
- E-Mail Address
-
michelle.creenan@usuhs.edu
(michelle.creenan@usuhs.edu)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), located in Bethesda, MD, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Applied Biosystems, located in Foster City, California, for a two (2) year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the following TaqMan Array MicroRNA cards: TaqMan Micro RNA Assays 1973 TaqMan Micro RNA Assays 2221 TaqMan Micro RNA Assays 2245 TaqMan Micro RNA Assays 2251 TaqMan Micro RNA Assays 2258 TaqMan Micro RNA Assays 2268 TaqMan PreAmp Master Mix 4391128 TaqMan Universal PCR Master Mix 4364343 TaqMan Micro RNA Kit 4366596 TaqMan PreAmp Master Mix 4391128 TaqMan Array Rodent Micro RNA 4400239 TaqMan Micro RNA Assays -7i 4427975 TaqMan Micro RNA Assays for U6 4427975 TaqMan MicroRNA, Mir 124a 4427975-124a TaqMan MicroRNA, Mir-125b 4427975-125b Taqman Array Rodent MicroRNA 4444909 Taqman Array Rodent MicroRNA 4444913 Similar TaqMan array cards may be ordered over the life of the BPA. The estimated performance period of the BPA is September 01, 2013 - August 31, 2015. These supplies will be procured in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12-Commercial Items and FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Sole source determination is made in accordance with: FAR Part 13.106-1 Soliciting Competition (b) Soliciting from a single source (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. TaqMan Array MicroRNA Cards: disposable cards in which fluid pressure is used to move input samples and reagents through micro fabricated channels into specific locations (‘wells') with high precision, permitting highly parallel and low-sample-volume, real-time PCR. These cards are part of a collection of Applied Biosystems' TaqMan Array Gene Signature Cards that enable analysis of 754 TaqMan Assays on a micro fluidic card with minimal effort Comprehensive coverage. These are available as two-card set of TaqMan Array MicroRNA Cards (Cards A and B) for a total of 754 unique assays specific to human or rodent miRNAs. In addition, each card contains four control assays-three carefully selected candidate endogenous control assays and one negative control assay. Card A focuses on more highly characterized miRNAs, while Card B contains many of the more recently discovered miRNAs. TaqMan microfluidic cards are designed to work with the 7900 HT Real-Time PCR with robotic assembly which can then increase the sample processing. Data obtained from TaqMan cards can be easily used for analysis using Statminer software which then be directly lined with Ingenuity pathway analysis software for pathway analysis. These cards are the only known cards that will work with this PCR system. Applied Biosystems is the only known source that can provide the requested equipment. This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide the abovementioned requirement as specified. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses must be received via email (michelle.creenan@usuhs.edu) by 10:00 p.m. Eastern Local time on August 18, 2013.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN03142769-W 20130810/130808235954-d26dd1566c19a5d2469898b4e83fba62 (fbodaily.com)
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