B -- ANALYSES OF WILD MARINE FISHES

Notice Date

June 20, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, NOAA, 200 World Trade Center, Room 209, Norfolk, VA 23510-1624

ZIP Code

23510-1624

Solicitation Number

RFQ EASC 01-22541

Point of Contact

Michele McCoy 757-441-6879

E-Mail Address

Contract Specialist (Michele.A.McCoy@noaa.gov)

Description

This is a notice of intent to issue RFQ EASC 01-22541 on a sole source basis under statutory authority 41 USC 253 (c)(1), Only one responsible source, to MicroTechnologies, Inc., 41 Main St., Richmond, Maine 04357. Contractor shall provide services to perform high quality analyses of wild marine fishes, including Atlantic Salmon, for various salmonid disease agents. The specific objectives of this contract are to (1) conduct and provide results of sensitive and proven diagnostic tests for ISAv using RT-PCR or IFAT, and cell culture, (2) conduct and provide results of cell culture and confirmatory diagnostic tests for listed salmonid viruses, such as Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia virus. Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus and others, according to AFS fish health diagnostic procedures, (3) conduct and provide results of diagnostic tests for Renibacterim salmoninarum using direct fluorescent antibody assays, (4) conduct and provide results of diagnostic tests for ISAv from serum, mucous, and kidney of Atlantic salmon used as negative controls in vaccine trials. Contractor shall employ AFS certified fish health professionals who shall have current experience in diagnostic tecniques of fish pathogens and extensive experience in ISAv diagnosis, specifically in cell culture isolation, IFAT determinations, and in RT-PCR assays. The period of performance shall be 8/4/01 through 8/13/02. See Note 22.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010622/BSOL011.HTM (W-171 SN50P5L7)