SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Purchase of a PerkinElmer Sciclone NGSx Workstation
- Notice Date
- 3/27/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341-4146
- ZIP Code
- 30341-4146
- Solicitation Number
- 2014-69546
- Archive Date
- 4/28/2014
- Point of Contact
- Leslie D. Jones, Phone: 7704882042
- E-Mail Address
-
jxy6@cdc.gov
(jxy6@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), intends to award a sole source contract to PerkinElmer, 710 Bridgeport Avenue, Shelton, CT, 06484-4794 for the acquisition of a Perkin-Elmer Sciclone liquid handler system and associated ancillary hardware and software for real-time sequencing of enteric disease isolates for rapid DNA library preparation for public health surveillance of foodborne illnesses. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1- only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The NAICS code for this procurement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The period of performance for this procurement is 12 months. The Enterics Disease Laboratory Branch (EDLB) has performed classic biochemical, phenotypic, and gel-electrophoresis based testing to characterize isolate samples. The advent of next-generation whole-genome sequencing has made rapid, inexpensive and accurate whole genome sequencing of bacterial isolates in real time a possibility. This method provides far greater resolution than any existing biochemical, phenotypic, or gel-based test, as well as comparable data across samples separated by time and geography. Next generation sequencing enables the simultaneous capture of information about variation, virulence, antibiotic resistance, and origin. Following the successful deployment of this approach on listeria isolate samples, EDLB seeks to expand next-generation sequencing to other enteric disease isolates. Preparing DNA samples extracted from specimen isolates for sequencing requires processing to append the correct adapters and indices, and select for desired fragments. The Perkin-Elmer Sciclone Workstation is the only instrument that is capable of performing this preparation in a high-throughput fashion. Compared to other liquid handler robots, this instrument is unique in its ability to prepare high quality sequencing libraries in a high-throughput format. The Perkin-Elmer Sciclone NGSx Workstation is the only automation system currently on the market that can handle our sample capacity (16-96 samples) as well as supports the different library preparation chemistries we have already validated for next generation sequencing. This instrument is the only one currently on the market that incorporates reagent temperature control. The Sciclone NGSx also rapidly prepares libraries for sequencing which is required for public health disease surveillance. The PerkinElmer system integrates DNA quantification data from a plate reader in its operation and supports a fully automated workflow. It also contains Peltier cooling units to keep reagents on the platform cool before use. This is particularly important for enzymes used in the different library preparations. This device has many validated programs using off-the-self kits which allow great flexibility in usage. Finally, this device is flexible enough to be adapted as new preparation protocols come to market. Manufacturers of other high throughput liquid handlers were researched, however, no other vendor has the wide a range of ready and validated programs which are needed in the laboratory. As a result of this synopsis, no competitive solicitation will be posted on FedBizOpps. We will issue only one solicitation to PerkinElmer. However, all responsible sources that believe they can meet these requirements may submit their capabilities/qualifications statement to provide the services to Leslie Jones via email ONLY at jxy6@cdc.gov with the solicitation number 2014-69546 referenced in the subject line NO LATER THAN April 13, 2014. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action will be based on responses to this notice and are solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: CDC Laboratory, United States
- Record
- SN03322404-W 20140329/140327234950-db63280ebc316ad3f34f33019efe3ac4 (fbodaily.com)
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