SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- Utrasonicator
- Notice Date
- 9/19/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 335999
— All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/IT Contracting, 4700 River Road, Unit 45, Riverdale, Maryland, 20737
- ZIP Code
- 20737
- Solicitation Number
- AG-32KW-S-16-0153
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2016
- Point of Contact
- Michael R. Wesley, Phone: 301-734-4705, Michael R. Wesley, Phone: 301-734-4705
- E-Mail Address
-
michael.r.wesley@aphis.usda.gov, michael.r.wesley@aphis.usda.gov
(michael.r.wesley@aphis.usda.gov, michael.r.wesley@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This proposed contract action is for IT Maintenance Services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This is a sole source requirement that is proprietary to Corvaris of Woburn Mass. No other supplies or services have been identified that will satisfy the government's needs The agency's minimum requirements are for a system frequency that must be focused and within the ultrasonic range (wavelengths on average between 500-1500 kHz and 1-10 mm in length). The focused field allows for faster, continuous sample treatment, whereas with unfocused devices, longer treatment times result in introduction of significant heat into the system and are unable to be operated isothermally.Continuos, real-time Isothermal processing - no heat generation in the sample during processing. This is important to maintain the integrity of the nucleic acids/chromatin for downstream analysis. Closed tube, non-contact process to enable a controlled focused acoustic field inside a closed vessel. This is essential to limit sample cross-contamination and user contamination by human pathogens. The focused field allows for faster, continuous sample treatment, whereas with unfocused devices, longer treatment times and high amounts of uncontrolled energy result in introduction of significant heat into the system. System must not require hearing protection or segregation from the common laboratory environment. The system frequency must be focused and within the ultrasonic range (wavelengths on average between 1-10 mm in length), and thus outside the human audible range. This is essential so that the instrument can be operated in a general laboratory bench setting without extra expense for system enclosures to ensure proper ear protection The is the only manufacturer of the. This is a requirement of the USDA-APHIS, PPQ, CPHST in Beltsville, Maryland 20705. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However all proposals received within 5 days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether it will become necessary to conduct a competitive procurement.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/APHIS/SCSC/AG-32KW-S-16-0153/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USA APHIS PPQ, Beltswville, MD 20705, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN04277530-W 20160921/160919235002-27a65be65f6c160e4adbd903ba1a7898 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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