SOLICITATION NOTICE
68 -- Custom Probes
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- 616695
- Response Due
- 7/21/2008
- Archive Date
- 8/5/2008
- Point of Contact
- Kathleen A Gregory, Phone: 301-435-2238
- E-Mail Address
-
gregoryk@nida.nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- National Institute on Drug Abuse, Office of Acquisitions- Neurosciences, Station Support/Simplified Acquisition Branch, on behalf of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), intends to negotiate on a FAR 13 basis and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive basis to Applied Biosystems, 850 Lincoln Centre Drive, Foster City, CA 94404. NIDA has a requirement for a Custom probes to analyze the sibling study DNA data set using the candidate gene single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) approach to identify the novel susceptibility genes for Schizophrenia. The specific candidate gene polymorphisms are assayed by 5’ exonuclease Taqman assay and read by the existing high through put ABI -7900 sequence detection systems. The fluorogenic dyes and the tagged quenchers are highly specific to the existing working assay platform. Applied Biosystems is the only company that has patented the use of the specific VIC dye. The acquisition is being conducted under the simplified acquisition procedures and is exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, Competition Requirement. The notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A solicitation document will not be issued and proposals will not be requested. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis. The government intends to select the offer that represents the best value to the Government, price and all other factors considered. The determination by the Government not to proposed contract based upon response to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement referencing synopsis number NOI616695 may be submitted electronically to gregoryk@nida.nih.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20792, United States
- Zip Code: 20792
- Zip Code: 20792
- Record
- SN01611982-W 20080713/080711220653-297d1a8c332dd263c9e817dbafd34758 (fbodaily.com)
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