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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 20, 2017 FBO #5749
DOCUMENT

J -- Illumina MiSeq System for a Research Study - Attachment

Notice Date

8/18/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Ronald Gamble;Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 6;100 Emancipation Drive;Hampton VA 23667
 

ZIP Code

23667
 

Solicitation Number

VA24617Q1853
 

Archive Date

11/25/2017
 

Point of Contact

Ronald Gamble
 

E-Mail Address

Ronald.Gamble@va.gov
(Ronald.Gamble@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NCO 6 Network Contracting Office, on behalf of the Durham, NC VA Medical Center located at 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705 intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Illumina, Inc. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 811219. The FSC Code is J065. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. The Government intends to award a sole source contract for this requirement under the authority of 6.302-5, Authorized or Required by Statue, Public Law 38 U.S.C. 8127(b). This notice of intent IS NOT a request for competitive quotes; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than 3:00pm EST, 22 August, 2017. 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. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries can be emailed to ronald.gamble@va.gov. No telephone requests will be accepted. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; Point of Contact and Phone Number, DUNS number; and 2) Business Size applicable to the NAICS Code: a. HuBZone Small Business Concern; b. Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (SDVOSBC); c. Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (VOSBC); d. Small Business Concern; e. Large Business Concern. 3) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: a) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; b) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; c) implement a successful plan that includes: compliance with program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; and d) Provide services under a firm-fixed price contract. SAM: Interested parties shall be register in the System for Award Management (SAM) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. The SAM can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220. This RFQ is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFQ that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFQ. Failure to submit information in sufficient detail may result in considering a company as not a viable source and may influence competition and set-aside decisions. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriated for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the J--Durham VAMC Illumina MiSeq System for a Research Study Services VA24617Q1853 - Federal Business Op...Page 2 of 4 information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, do Not Request a Copy of the Solicitation. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. However, responses to this Pre-solicitation Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation. Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: (1) determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists, (2) determine if commercial items suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements, and (3) determine the commercial practices of companies engaged in providing the needed service or supply. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action. Statement of Work Purpose: The MiSeq System will improve the processing of critical data with features, such as shortest hands-on time, the highest data output, and the most accurate data quality for genomic sequencing requirements. Background: The Research Department at VA Medical Center in Durham NC is conducting a Research Study. Scope: The MiSeq is the only next-generation sequencer that integrates clonal amplification, sequencing, and data analysis in a single instrument, and are versatile in terms of length of amplicon being sequenced, increasing its ability to detect very small strands, which is critical for the work done by Dr Williamson's laboratory. Also, the MiSeq has the shortest hands-on time, the highest data output, and the most accurate data quality for genomic sequencing requirements. In addition, the MiSeq is powered by TruSeq Sequencing Chemistry, which is the most successful and widely-adopted sequencing chemistry worldwide.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/HaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24617Q1853/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA246-17-Q-1853 VA246-17-Q-1853.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3743067&FileName=VA246-17-Q-1853-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3743067&FileName=VA246-17-Q-1853-000.docx

 

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Record

SN04636188-W 20170820/170818231714-2b7d1f445b85f07c90292a5933ea7519 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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