SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 874124
- Archive Date
- 9/12/2017
- Point of Contact
- Joseph A. Covarrubio, Fax: 979-260-9413
- E-Mail Address
-
joseph.covarrubio@ars.usda.gov
(joseph.covarrubio@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent - The USDA, ARS, WBSC intends to award a sole source procurement to Formulatrix, 10 Deangelo Drive, Bedford, MA, 01730, as they are the sole source for this type of analytical instrument 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 award will be for an instrumentation system including (not limited) the following: Programmable microdispensing robot. Mantis V3.2 (user-serviceable solenoid bank model) with Mantis Controlling Software Instrument License. Automatic chip changer with 6-chip capacity. Equipped with continuous flow option. This instrument is unique in its capability of accurately dispensing volumes in 1 uL increments in 96-well and 384-well format, with minimal void volume, which reduces reagent cost. It uniquely does not require expensive, disposable pipets. And it dispenses in a programmable manner, only to the required wells. The unit has an existing instrument of this type (earlier generation), and personnel are trained in its use, and protocols have been developed to use the instrument efficiently and effectively. A similar instrument will provide greater capacity in the unit and provide back-up capacity. The chips that control the dispensing are interchangeable between the existing instrument and this instrument thereby helping to maintain the continuity of research. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about August 29, 2017, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This Notice of Intent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is ta 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 4:30PM central time, August 28, 2017. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries should be e-mailed to the Contracting Officer at the following address: Contracting Office Address: USDA-ARS 1001 Holleman Dr., East College Station, TX 77840 joseph.covarrubio@ars.usda.gov
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS - Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit, 4008 Throckmorton Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506, United States
- Zip Code: 66506
- Zip Code: 66506
- Record
- SN04640344-W 20170824/170822232032-a8bf5e4b76800a4ab783aa9f1e3bfd81 (fbodaily.com)
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