SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Affymetrix Equipment
- Notice Date
- 3/12/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Br., 6120 Executive Blvd. EPS Room 604, Rockville, MD, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-RFQ-20026-NV
- Response Due
- 3/19/2002
- Archive Date
- 4/3/2002
- Point of Contact
- Deborah Moore, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 496-8609, Fax (301) 402-4513, - David Keefer, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 435-3801, Fax (301) 480-0309,
- E-Mail Address
-
dm170b@nih.gov, dk16p@nih.gov
- Description
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Microarray Facility plans to procure 2 Genechip Systems with Scanner & Hybridization Oven, 3 Genechip Fludics 400, and 2 Workstations (GeneChip Inst 1.) from Affymetrix Inc., 3380 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051. The NCI Microarray Facility manufacturers quality cDNA microarrays for comprehensive gene expression analysis, provides training protocols and technical support to NCI researchers and develops new microarray technologies and applications. The end user requires a scanner and hybridization oven that are adapted to the unique microarray chip developed by Affymetrix. The scanner must resolve features down to 18 microns as the new chips have a reduced spot size to enable the placing of more gene sequences on the chip. The oven is adapted to the special chip architecture to allow precise temperature control and hybridization. The Fluidics Station 400 is essential for proper processing of the chips after hybridization. Without the station, data from gene expression experiments would not be reliable or interpretable. The workstation is a Pentium PC with a Windows NT 4 or 2000 operating system expandability. This equipment will be used in conjunction with existing Government owned Affymetrix equipment that is already in the lab. Therefore, it is essential that this equipment be procured from Affymetrix in order to maintain the comparability of the data from ongoing experiments. This equipment is commercial as defined in FAR Part 2, and this acquisition is being made in accordance with the test program using simplified procedures for certain commercial items as authorized in FAR 13.5. Affymetrix, Inc is the only organization known to the NCI researcher that has aforementioned features that are required and believed to be unique. This is not a request for competitive quotation. However, if any interested party believes it can meet the above requirement and the noted features, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the NCI research to determine if the party can perform this requirement. An original and one copy of the capability statements must be received in the contracting office by 1:00 p.m. EST, on March 19, 2002. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed to (301) 402-4513 or emailed to dm170b@nih.gov . It is the vendor's responsibility to call (301) 402-4509 to insure questions have been received. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No collect call will be accepted. NAICS 334516
- Place of Performance
- Address: 8717 Grovemont Circle, RM 128, Gaithersburg, MD
- Zip Code: 20877
- Zip Code: 20877
- Record
- SN00041291-W 20020314/020313095407 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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