SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent- Agilent Technologies, Inc. - Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition- PR0008049
- Notice Date
- 7/9/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Procurement Section, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20535, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20535
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-0008049
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2018
- Point of Contact
- Kemper Nichole Wood,
- E-Mail Address
-
knwood@fbi.gov
(knwood@fbi.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition- PR0008049 PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a one-time, sole source, firm fixed price contract with Agilent Technologies, Inc., 2850 Centerville Road, Wilmington, DE, 19808-1610 for the purpose of acquiring an Agilent PlateLoc Thermal Microplate Sealer. The DNA Casework Unit (DCU) has a need to procure one (1) Agilent PlateLoc Thermal Microplate Sealer due to the catastrophic failure of our existing PlateLoc Sealer. The DCU quantitation and amplification protocols require the use of the plate-based, TECAN Evo Robotic Workstation for processing DNA samples. The TECAN robot is critical to laboratory operations, and the plate-sealing step is the most vulnerable step with regard to sample contamination. The exact replacement of the fully compatible Agilent PlateLoc Thermal Microplate Sealer will greatly reduce the possibility of contamination during the plate sealing step, while increasing the speed and ease of the plate processing. The Agilent Plate Sealers are also a part of the DCU's validated system and procedures. A change on this instrument would require additional validation/testing before being approved for use. This testing would result in significant downtime for sample processing. Based on market research, and Government end-users, it has been determined that Agilent Technologies, Inc. is the sole manufacturer of the required Agilent PlateLoc Thermal Microplate Sealer and does not authorize it's resellers to sell this particular product, therefore Agilent Technologies, Inc. is the only vendor capable of providing the required Plate Sealer. This notice will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) Website (www.fedbizopps.gov). Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FBO site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The North American Classification System Code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The FBI intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement to the attention of: Kemper Wood, email address: KNWood@fbi.gov by Monday, July 16, 2018 (12:00 PM Eastern). Emailed responses will only be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is at the discretion of the Government. Vendors must be registered in SAM, effective July 29, 2012 to receive government contracts. The FBI uses a financial system that has a direct interface with SAM. Please ensure that your company's SAM information is updated and accurate. This includes TIN, EFT, DUNS, addresses and contact information. The EFT banking information on file in SAM will be what the FBI uses to process payment to your organization.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/FBI/PPMS1/RFQ-0008049/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Quantico, Virginia, 22315, United States
- Zip Code: 22315
- Zip Code: 22315
- Record
- SN04983958-W 20180711/180709231216-5b8161391f5dbba3f9c49ba5381d4432 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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