SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source BenchSmart 96 semi-automated pipettor
- Notice Date
- 9/7/2016
- 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-16-0037
- Archive Date
- 9/27/2016
- 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
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, WBSC, Stoneville, Mississippi, intends to award a sole source procurement to Mettler Toledo Rainin LLC, 7500 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA 94621 for a BenchSmart 96 semi-automated 96/384-well pipettor for liquid transfer of variable volumes (0.5 to 1000 microliters) for high-throughput DNA isolation and genotyping. This requirement will support the Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit's effort toward genetic selection of catfish. The BenchSmart 96 semi-automated 96/384-well pipettor purchase will include the following: 1. BenchSmart96 pipettor w/ 20ul head cat# BST-96-20 2. BenchSmart96 200ul head, cat# 30296709 3. BenchSmart96 1000ul head, cat# 30296780 4. BenchSmart PM, 2x4 AR warranty upgrade, cat# 30354070 5. Shipping Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC, is the only known provider of the BenchSmart 96 instrument. This instrument will complement the Liquidator pipettor from this vendor that is currently used in the Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit. The Liquidator can pipet only up to 200ul volumes manually but utilizes the same disposable plastic pipet tips. The BenchSmart 96 will complement the Liquidator and also provide automated pipetting for small volumes to improve the accuracy of liquid transfer from small volumes. 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, Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit in Stoneville, MS. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on or about September 12, 2016. 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 12:00 PM Central Standard Time, September 12, 2016. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via email/ 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 shalunda.mix@ars.usda.gov
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS, 141 EXPERIMENT STAION ROAD, STONEVILLE, Mississippi, 38776, United States
- Zip Code: 38776
- Zip Code: 38776
- Record
- SN04260752-W 20160909/160908000047-a71ea41ca3117dbfb23e06711681e757 (fbodaily.com)
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