66 -- TWO (2) ABI PRISM 7900HT SEQUENCE DETECTION SYSTEMS, ACCESSORIES, AND ONE (1) EXTENDED WARRANTY

Notice Date

May 22, 2001

Contracting Office

USDA, ARS, North Atlantic Area, Contracting Office, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA 19038

ZIP Code

19038

Solicitation Number

N/A

Point of Contact

Lisa M. Botella, Point of Contact, Eileen LeGates, Contracting Officer, (215)233-6551, fax (215) 233-6558

Description

The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), intends to negotiate solely with Applied Biosystems in Foster City, CA to furnish and deliver, F.O.B. Destination within Consignee's Premises, two (2) ABI Prism 7900HT Sequence Detection System and accessories. This system will be used to detect and quantitate, through real-time PCR amplification, high through-put nucleic acid sequences for gene expression and allelic discrimination (single nucleotide polymorphisms: SNP genotyping). The ABI Prism 7900HT Sequence Detection System and components must be UL Approved and manufactured to ISO 9001 Standards. The system includes: a) Peltier-based thermal cycling system with an interchangeable 384-well block and universal thermal cycling parameters; b)Extended-life 488nm argon-ion laser excitation source; c) Sequence Detection Software used for instrument control, data collection and analysis; d) Fluorescence detection via a spectrograph and cooled CCD camera; e) 96-Well Block Upgrade, drawer insert and chemical installation kit; f) Computer: Pentium III 733 MHz processor, 256 MB RAM, 30 GB hard drive, CD-ROM drive, floppy disk drive, 17-inch color monitor, Windows NT 4.0 Operating System. The systems include a one-year parts and labor warranty on the equipment and an one-year extended warranty for the unit in Shepherdstown, WV. The system includes shipping; installation; two (2) sets each of the site preparation, users, software and maintenance manuals for each unit; and training for five (5) people at each location. The site preparation manuals shall be submitted within 14 days after receipt of the order and all other manuals shall be submitted at the time of delivery. The additional system components required are: 1) Primer Express Software for designing primers and probes; 2) Taqman Rnase P Instrument Verification Plate; 3) Hand-held bar code reader for sample tracking; 4) Consumables-384 well Clear Optical Reaction Plate with Bar Code; 5) an Optical Adhesive Cover Starter Kit; and 6) A one-year additional maintenance service agreement for the unit delivered to the Shepherdstown location. The system must be capable of expanding to include an Automation Accessory -- to automatically load and unload reaction plates, providing unattended instrument operation. Delivery shall be to the following locations: one (1) unit to the USDA, ARS, NAA, Appalachian Fruit Research Station (AFRS), 45 Wiltshire Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430 and one (1) unit with extended warranty to the USDA, National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture (NCCCWA), National Conservation Training Center, Route 1, Box 166, Shepherd Grade Road, Shepherdstown, WV 25443. Companies with the demonstrated capability and financial capacity to provide and service such equipment must submit a written substantive statement outlining the Company's and systems' capabilities, available service agreements and consumables (including price lists) to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication of this notice. This is not a request for proposal. No solicitation is available.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010524/66SOL008.HTM (W-142 SN50M7P2)