SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- INTENT TO AWARD TO SINGLE SOURCE -Beckman Coulter
- Notice Date
- 3/19/2021 11:21:04 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA KANSAS CITY MO 64106 USA
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- ABL-21026
- Response Due
- 4/5/2021 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 04/20/2021
- Point of Contact
- Heather Mahle, Phone: 9077896021
- E-Mail Address
-
heather.mahle@noaa.gov
(heather.mahle@noaa.gov)
- Description
- INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE NOAA's NMFS, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Auke Bay Laboratories, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with the City and Borough of Juneau. The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC) is a government agency charged with the mission of stewardship for living marine resources. � Award is anticipated to Beckman Coulter Life Sciences for a �new Multisizer 4 coulter counter. A coulter counter is a particle sizing and counting analyzer for cells of all types. This instrument provides number, volume, mass and size distribution all in one measurement suite. We require one with a Digital Pulse Processor (DPP) which allows recalculation of the original data over a narrower range, thus significantly increasing the resolution of the data. The range must include sizes from 0.4um to 1,200um. These types of machines allow for research relating to ecosystem applications with algae and cyanobacteria and research with harmful algae blooms. The instrument is very versatile, accurate and replaces the microscopy work of cell counting. Anything related to determining cells size and number in a given sample is the focal use of this piece of equipment. Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is the only known entity that is currently mamifac/Uring coulter counters, specifically the latest model of the coulter counter the Multisizier 4 for commercial use. This is a highly specialized instrument that has technology that was originally developed by Wallace Coulter and has since been refined and integrated into machines now solely produced by Beckman Coulter. There are other counters for counting cells but they do not have the coulter technology, the resolution, and the ability for immediate analysis which is not not useful to our needs. This is a benchtop instrument that is commercially available but only from one source, there are no other entities currently manufacturing a multizier ./ coulter counter with a digital pulse processor that allows for real-time results. Additionally this instrument has been used and trusted by many research, hospitals and academic institutions. The efficient identification of phytoplankton will prove paramount in NOAA 's mission, via the investigation of food quality changes at the base of the food web, in addition to the identification of harmful algal blooms that may translate up the food chain and its application for aquaculture research. Award for this requirement will be in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. The anticipated value will be under the Simplified acquisition procedures with an estimated value of less than $150,000.00. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy these requirements.� Questions regarding this notification can be emailed to the attention of Heather Mahle at heather.mahle@noaa.gov.� �The subject line should include reference number ABL-21026 for any correspondence.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN05947970-F 20210321/210319230110 (samdaily.us)
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