SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Illumina Reagents - Justification other than full and open
- Notice Date
- 9/16/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 325180
— Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Eastern Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 660347-2013
- Archive Date
- 10/11/2013
- Point of Contact
- Brian Brown, Phone: 979-260-9345
- E-Mail Address
-
brian.brown@ars.usda.gov
(brian.brown@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sole source Justification for other than full and open. THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The intent of this Special Notice is for informational purposes only. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Eastern Business Service Center (EBSC) intends to issue an award to Illumina, Inc. located in San Diego, California which is the only source for these reagent kits for their equipment herein referred to as Contractor: 1) RS-122-2001 TruSeq RNA Sample Prep Kit v2-Set A (48rxn) 2) GD-401-3001 TruSeq SR Cluster Kit v3-cBot-HS 3) FC-401-3002 TrySeq SSBS Kit v3-HS (50 cycles) The reagent kits purchased must be compatible with existing laboratory equipment used for DNA sequencing, which is currently based on Illumina, Inc. technology. No other kits are compatible with this equipment. Illumina, Inc. is the only distributor of this product. The statutory authority for this sole source procurement is 10 USC 2304(c) (1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will satisfy Agency Requirements. This determination was made based on Market Research conducted for this acquisition. The NAICS code for this action is: 325180. (FAC) Federal Acquisition Circular 05-69 is applicable. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes, the Government reserves the right not to compete the proposed purchase order based on responses received to this notice. However, the Government may consider all responsible sources received within ten days of this posting. This service may be awarded without further notice. It is noted that the intent of market research is to survey the market place to identify supplies and /or services and sources that will meet the agency's future needs. Written responses to this special notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona-fide capability to fulfill the requirement. There is no guarantee of award for any contractor engaged by the Government during the market survey process. The successful company must be registered at the Web Site: www.sam.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. Brian Brown and he may be reached at brian.brown@ars.usda.gov. Anticipated award date is Sept.27, 2013. Illumina Inc. 5200 Illumina Way San Diego, California 92122
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 10300 Baltimore Avenue BARC-East Bldg 307C, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN03189933-W 20130918/130917000028-6c100153ab928146f614643f7bbb96c4 (fbodaily.com)
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