SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- WRAD-6-1082
- Response Due
- 9/6/2006
- Archive Date
- 9/21/2006
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH DR. JOHN BICKHAM. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO ANALYZE GENETICS DATA OBTAINED FROM SEA LION TISSUE REGARDING ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABLE GENETIC PRIMERS TO DISTINGUISH NUCLEAR DNA AND FOR MTDNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS. THE NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL LABORATORY (NMML) REQUIRES CONTRACTOR TO ANALYZE GENETICS DATA OBTAINED FROM SEA LION TISSUE. VENDOR WILL ASSESS AVAILABLE GENETIC PRIMERS TO DISTINGUISH NUCLEAR DNA, AND FOR MTDNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS. THESE TECNIQUES ARE USEFUL FOR IDENTIFICATION OF POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION AND FEMALE-MEDIATED GENE FLOW. INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION GAINED FROM MTDNA GENETIC MATERIAL USING POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR) TECHNIQUES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR NMML TO DEFINE SEA LION POPULATIONS AND STOCKS. THE PCR TECHNIQUE IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT ALLOWS USE OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF TISSUE TO BE USED FOR ANALYSIS. IN MARINE MAMMAL STUDIES, SAMPLE SIZES ARE TY PICALLY VER SMALL AND GENERALLY INADEQUATE TO CONDUCT THE REQUIRED ANALYSIS. THE PCR TECHNIQUE IS NEW AND RESULTS IN ADEQUATE SAMPLESL FOR ANALYSIS BY ARTIFICIALLY INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF MTDNA OBTAINED FROM TISSUE SAMPLES. DR. BICKHAM HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEHSE TECHNIQUES AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS. HE IS THE ONLY KNOWN GENETICIST IN THE WORLD THAT HAS ANALYZED AND PUBLISHED ON STELLER SEA LION GENETICS. DR. BICKHAM POSSESSES UNIQUE EXPERIENCE TO INTERPRET STELLER SEA LION GENETICS DATA AND THE ABILITY TO INT3EGRATE THESE DATA WITH PAST SUTIDES ON THIS SPECIES AND OTHER MARINE MAMMALS. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS FOR ONE YEAR WITH TWO OPTION YEARS. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT PROPOSALS. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. HOWEVER, ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000.
- Record
- SN01121775-W 20060824/060822220350 (fbodaily.com)
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