SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Notice of intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 8/26/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541711
— Research and Development in Biotechnology
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424
- ZIP Code
- 21010-5424
- Solicitation Number
- W911SR-09-R-0037
- Archive Date
- 11/24/2009
- Point of Contact
- Jemel Hogan, 4104364068
- E-Mail Address
-
RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood
(jemel.hogan@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) intends to award a sole source contract to Medicago Inc. This effort is entitled Thermostable Cellulases for the Conversion of Biomass into Biofuels. The contractor shall prepare constructs and screening tools for transient & stable expression of themostable cellulases in plant hosts such as alfalfa and Nicotiana benthamiana. The contractor will both generate constructs and develop detection methods. Then the contractor will report on the feasibility of progress to transient expression of themostable cellulase in Alfalfa. This procurement will be conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source. The contractor originally conceived the technology required and has conducted all the developmental work on that technology since its conception. The period of performance will be 180 days after contract award. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. Interested parties with questions or comments regarding this notice or the planned procurement should be submitted to the Contracting Specialist, within 10 calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Primary Point of Contact: Jemel Hogan Contract Specialist U.S. Army RDECOM Contracting Center Edgewood Contracting Division E4455 Lietzan Rd. 21010 Jemel.hogan@us.army.mil
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- Record
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