AWARD
66 -- Notice of Intent to Negotiate a Sole Source Contract
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2013
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Northern Plains Area
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 301-5430-030-00424
- Archive Date
- 9/21/2013
- Point of Contact
- Tracey Stockert, Phone: (785) 776-2739
- E-Mail Address
-
tracey.stockert@ars.usda.gov
(tracey.stockert@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- 301-5430-030-00424
- Award Date
- 9/6/2013
- Awardee
- Life Technologies, 246 Goose Lane, Suite 100, Guilford, Connecticut 06437, United States
- Award Amount
- $55,000.00
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT 301-5430-030-00424 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Life Technologies located in Guilford, Conneticut, for a HRPL System known as the ION Chef. This system fully automates template preparation and chip loading in a single system, contains two ION semiconductor sequencing chips per run, is fully automated, supports the ION PGM and Proton Systems and has the flexibility to support fast sequencing for any project type and size for targeted DNA or RNA sequencing. The research requirement for this equipment creates the need to negotiate a sole source award for the procurement action described above. This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive quotations or proposals. No solicitation is available. Firms that believe they can provide these products are encouraged to identify themselves and provide a substantive statement with descriptive literature and any other supporting information to the Contracting Officer within 10 days of publication of this notice. All information received within 10 days of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government to determine if the more than one firm can meet the Government's requirements and is capable of performing the intended task(s). All responses must be in writing and may be faxed to the attention of Tracey Stockert, fax 785-776-2792, or by email to Tracey.Stockert@ars.usda.gov. Questions concerning this acquisition must be directed to Tracey Stockert at 785-776-2739 or at the above contact information. Anticipated Date of Award: 09/06/2013 This procurement requires the use of biobased products to the extent that such products are reasonably available, meet agency or relevant industry performance standards, and are reasonably priced. Where available, these products should first be acquired from among qualified products that fall under the umbrella of items designated through the USDA BioPreferred SM Program.
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