SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE CYTOFLEX 6/2 FLOW CYTOMETER - Sole Source Justification
- Notice Date
- 7/31/2015
- 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-4431-S-15-0047
- Archive Date
- 8/29/2015
- Point of Contact
- Shalunda S. Mix, Phone: 662-686-5346
- E-Mail Address
-
shalunda.mix@ars.usda.gov
(shalunda.mix@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sole Source Justification The U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, WBSC, Stoneville, Mississippi, intends to award a sole source procurement to Beckman Coulter, Inc., 11800 SW 147th Avenue. Miami, FL 33196 for a CytoFLEX 6/2 Flow Cytometer to study immune cell function and cell trafficking in fish, ultimately leading to a better understanding of the fish's immune system. The complete purchase will include: 1.) 1EA, CytoFLEX 6/2 Flow Cytometer (B53013), with one year warranty on all parts and labor and customer web based training Beckman Coulter has a long history supporting the flow cytometry community and is the sole manufacturer and vendor of the CytoFlex 6/2 Flow Cytometer. This piece of equipment will allow the study of immune cell function and cell trafficking in fish, ultimately leading to a better understanding of the fish's immune system. The flow cytometer will also aid in the identification and characterization of virulence factors of both parasite and bacterial pathogens. Using different labeled (via color) lectins or anti-lectins, scientists will have the capability to define surface sugars on bacteria and/or parasites and study their interaction with relevant immune cells from fish. The flow cytometer will allow scientists to better define the role of bacterial toxins (e.g. virulent Aeromonas hydrophila aerolysin and hemolysin) in causing disease (i.e., apoptosis or programed cell death vs necrosis). The new cytometer has 21 possible configurations, have full upgrade capability to higher configurations enabling future easily upgraded application expansion. The software allows visualization of data acquisition and data analysis modules and includes a license to CytExpert software at no cost that is designed to collect and analyze flow cytometry data. As free software, this allows flexibility in where and when analysis can occur. The scientists using this equipment are familiar with the older Beckman Coulter flow cytometer and can readily adapt to the newer model. There is no known comparable equipment that does similar work. Pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The equipment will be located at the USDA-ARS-Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit, Auburn, AL. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on or about August 17, 2015. This Notice of Intent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by 4:00PM Central Standard Time, August 14, 2015. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via mail to the Contracting Officer at the following address: Contracting Office Address: USDA-ARS-WBSC Shalunda Mix 141 Experiment Station Road Stoneville, MS. 38776-0225
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA-ARS-Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit, 990 WIRE ROAD, AUBURN, Alabama, 36832, United States
- Zip Code: 36832
- Zip Code: 36832
- Record
- SN03819514-W 20150802/150731235254-0dff699d4835155bb4e316071d9ed4b8 (fbodaily.com)
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