SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- : Sage HLS Size Selection System Electrophoresis Instrument including warranty, shipping, and accessories
- Notice Date
- 9/10/2019
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center/Office of Purchasing & Contracts, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 106, MSC 5480, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5480
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5480
- Solicitation Number
- 19-013000
- Archive Date
- 10/10/2019
- Point of Contact
- Christopher D. Lauver, Phone: 301-594-594
- E-Mail Address
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christopher.lauver@nih.gov
(christopher.lauver@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Office of Purchasing and Contracts (OPC) on behalf of the Department of Transfusion Medicine (DTM), Clinical Center (CC) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate and award a contract without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to: Sage Science, Inc. 500 Cummings Ctr Ste 2400 Beverly, MA, 01915-6538, UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard 1,000 employees. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-06 September 10, 2019. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000). STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title: Sage HLS Size Selection System Electrophoresis Instrument including warranty, shipping, and accessories 2. Background Information: The genomics laboratory at the National Institutes of Health Dept. of Transfusion Medicine is a research laboratory responsible for designing new blood typing algorithms that incorporate the newest sequencing technologies and support the precision medicine initiative. 3. Purpose or Objective: The purpose of this requirement is to procure a Sage HLA DNA Library System for the Department of Transfusion Medicine at the NIH Clinical Center (DTM) Office of the Chief Research Laboratory. The equipment will be used to design and validate a new assay that will provide greater precision for genotyping of the RHD and RHCE genes, ultimately leading to a more precise algorithm for blood matching that will improve transfusion clinical response and safety. CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS (SCOPE OF WORK) Contractor will provide the following: 1 x SageHLS Size Selection System Electrophoresis Instrument (HLS-0001) (Including keyboard, monitor, software and warranty on parts, labor and shipping) CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION There is only one known vendor that can provide the instrument. The instrument is the only known instrument to allow capture of DNA fragments obtained from enzymatic cleavage. The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted as prescribed in FAR Part 10-Market Research. CLOSING STATEMENT This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include a technical proposal, a cost-price proposal, the period of performance, the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by September 25, 2019, 05:00 PM Eastern time and must reference solicitation number 19-013000. Responses may be submitted electronically to Mr. Christopher Lauver, Contracting Specialist at christopher.lauver@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted. "All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency."
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN05438137-W 20190912/190910231025-9e365c19dce389d858f3f7d31d0fce53 (fbodaily.com)
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