SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- FLOW CELLS
- Notice Date
- 7/25/2018
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 1232SD18R0040
- Response Due
- 8/6/2018
- Point of Contact
- Huron W. Virden , Contract Specialist, Phone 6626865388
- E-Mail Address
-
huron.virden@ars.usda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Notice of Intent: The USDA, ARS, MSA intends to award a sole source procurement to Oxford Nanopore Technologies, 4th Floor, 101 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013, as they are the sole source for these reagents used for DNA sequencing pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(l) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The award will be for Flow Cells, which are used in the MinION and GridION instruments for sequencing DNA and RNA templates. These instruments are in place at the Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit. Oxford Nanopore Technologies is the only provider of flow cells for these instruments. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about August 07, 2018, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. 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 2:00PM central time, August 06, 2018. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries should be e-mailed to huron.virden@ars.usda.gov or mailed to the Contracting Officer at the following address: NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (25-JUL-2018); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
-
Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/356381340c975e755168cd322337fd05)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA-ARS-SEA 141 Experiment Station Road Stoneville, MS
- Zip Code: 38776
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 38776
- Record
- SN05006259-F 20180727/180725230812 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |