SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent
- Notice Date
- 1/19/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 325414
— Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Procurement Section, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20535, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20535
- Solicitation Number
- PR-0001247
- Archive Date
- 2/6/2016
- Point of Contact
- Jerry D. Varnell, Phone: 7036327500
- E-Mail Address
-
jerry.varnell@ic.fbi.gov
(jerry.varnell@ic.fbi.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a one-time sole source contract with Affymetrix, Inc., 3420 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051. The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) Website (www.fedbizopps.gov). Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FBO site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The North American Classification System Code is 325414: Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing; the size standard is 500 employees. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to award a non-competitive, sole source contract to Affymetrix, Inc., 3420 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051 for 30 EXOSAP-IT (2,000 reactions), Glycerol Solution. Services are being procured under FAR 13.5, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. EXOSAP-IT is the only product that satisfies all of the requirements of the FBI. EXOSAP-IT was validated by the FBI in 2001 and is specified for use in the mtDNA Analysis Protocol. Affymetrix, Inc. is the sole manufacturer and distributor of EXOSAP-IT, therefore Affymetrix is the only vendor that can meet the requirements of the FBI for EXOSAP-IT listed below: Technical Specifications: • Remove unincorporated primers and extraneous single-stranded DNA from 25 µl of PCR product; • Remove unincorporated dNTPs from 25 µl of PCR product; • 100% recovery of PCR products approximately sized at 80, 200, 400, and 1500 base pairs; • Minimize cross-contamination and sample mix-up by not requiring a gel or column purification, sedimentation, filtration, beads, or magnetic separation; • Minimize sample contamination by all components being DNA-free (sterile); • mtDNA sequence must be obtainable from final product on ABI Prism 3130 Genetic Analyzer; • Must be compatible with fluorescent sequencing chemistry; • Only require the use of in-house, validated instrumentation, which includes thermal cyclers, microcentrifuges, vortexers, vacuum concentrators, and ABI Prism 3130 Genetic Analyzers; • Must be compatible with Genesis Freedom 200/4/8, LIHA, ROM by TECAN; • Require less than 10 minutes of preparation and manipulation time; • Must not require the use of Tris-EDTA buffer (TE); • Require minimal exposure to hazardous chemicals; DELAYED DELIVERY: *The vendor must delivery this order in the month of June 2016* This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement to this office by 08:00 am, EST, January 22, 2016, by email to the attention of Jerry Varnell, Contract Specialist, at Jerry.Varnell@ic.fbi.gov. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Telephone requests will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Vendors must be registered in SAM, effective July 29, 2012 to receive government contracts. The FBI uses a financial system that has a direct interface with SAM. Please ensure that your company's SAM information is updated and accurate. This includes TIN, EFT, DUNS, addresses and contact information. The EFT banking information on file in SAM will be what the FBI uses to process payment to your organization.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/FBI/PPMS1/PR-0001247/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 2501 Investigation Parkway, Quantico, Virginia, 22135, United States
- Zip Code: 22135
- Zip Code: 22135
- Record
- SN03995416-W 20160121/160119234657-9e0b32d7e640a3bdc34c6449adad658e (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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