SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- DNA Affinity Probes
- Notice Date
- 7/13/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- 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
- 2016-Q-65542
- Archive Date
- 8/11/2016
- Point of Contact
- Sherrie A. Blackmon, Phone: 7704882925
- E-Mail Address
-
kuj1@cdc.gov
(kuj1@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS), intends to award a 12 month sole source firm-fixed price contract to obtain DNA Affinity Probes for CDC Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response (PHPR) to Base Pair Technologies, 9307 W. Broadway St., Suite 390, Pearland, Texas 77584-9765. The purpose of this procurement is for Base Pair Technologies to provide DNA affinity probes. Base Pair Technologies is the only source for this product because it is the only source capable of providing the DNA affinity probes with the requested quality checks and specificity development required. Base Pair Technologies has the ability to readily provide the specific aptamers for butyrylcholinesterase for assessing exposure to organophosphours agents. Base Pair Technologies has a patented approach to producing selective aptamers that results in improved binding. Several laboratories can produce the DNA affinity probes however no laboratory can develop the DNA affinity probes for the specific PHPR project methods using the patented process and having the unique expertise in producing selective aptamer that results in improved binding. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) in accordance with FAR 6.302-1- only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 541712, Research and Development Physical, Engineering, Life Sciences (except Biotechnology). No solicitation will be posted to FedBizOpps. This notice of intent is not a request for proposal. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Interested parties who believe they possess the capability to satisfy this requirement should submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to meet the requirement. The government will review capability statements submitted to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses should be emailed to Mr. Sherrie A. Blackmon at Kuj1@CDC.GOV using solicitation number 2016-Q-65542 in the subject line no later than 10:00 am Eastern Standard Time, July 21, 2016.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN04181340-W 20160715/160713235035-6fa4e98a4ec93aeedbd187c8c6989731 (fbodaily.com)
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