SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent to negotiate a sole source award
- Notice Date
- 9/5/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-32SD-S-13-0071
- Archive Date
- 9/18/2013
- Point of Contact
- James C Wiltse, Phone: 970-492-7017
- E-Mail Address
-
james.wiltse@ars.usda.gov
(james.wiltse@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Molecular Devices, LLC of Sunnyvale, California for a FlexStation 3 Microplate Reader. The Flexstation 3 is used for detailed, receptor-based studies of plant toxins to quantify the biological response of cultured cells to plant toxins and then calculate potency, efficacy and affinity of the plant toxins at different receptors. 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 an equal or superior product 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 delivering a product that is as capable or superior to the FlexStation 3 Microplate Reader. All responses must be in writing and may be faxed to the attention of James Wiltse, fax 970-492-1731, or emailed at James.Wiltse@ars.usda.gov. Questions concerning this acquisition must be directed to James C. Wiltse at the above contact information. Anticipated Date of Award is 09/16/2013. 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.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/9b5032c4adfce97e8bd1459a8cf38e5f)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, 1150 EAST 1400 NORTH, Logan, Utah, 84341, United States
- Zip Code: 84341
- Zip Code: 84341
- Record
- SN03175115-W 20130907/130905235101-9b5032c4adfce97e8bd1459a8cf38e5f (fbodaily.com)
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