SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- iScan robot
- Notice Date
- 3/22/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Field Finance & Acquisition Services, HFT-320, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079-9502
- ZIP Code
- 72079-9502
- Solicitation Number
- 1069720
- Archive Date
- 4/20/2010
- Point of Contact
- Nicholas E Sartain, Phone: 870-543-7370
- E-Mail Address
-
nick.sartain@fda.hhs.gov
(nick.sartain@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY, NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE OR SOLICITATION. The Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson Laboratories, in Jefferson, Arkansas, is seeking business sources, including total small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, and 8(a) certified companies. The following information is provided to assist the FDA in conducting Market Research to identify potential contractors for this effort: The government is seeking capability statements from companies that are capable of providing an upgrade to Illumina Infinium systems to support fully automated throughput capabilities. The Genomics Laboratory of DPNM uses the Illumina iScan for genomics (DNA), DNA methylation, and transcriptomic (RNA) analyses. The government is currently preparing samples for this instrument manually. The government requires an upgrade to the existing system that will provide automated capabilities to increase throughput capacity, improve sample accuracy and data consistency. The system shall be an integrated Liquid Handling Robotics System that upgrades the iScan from a manual operation to an automated operation, enabling dramatic increases in throughput, accuracy, and consistency of results. This system includes a liquid robotics instrument and software specifically designed to link the functions of the robot to the iScan instrument resulting in fully automated and integrated processes. The liquid handling system shall be fully compatible for use with the iScan instrument technology. The system shall meet the following technical requirements and will serve as a basis for technical evaluation: • Must be compatible with Illumina iScan Bead Array Reader technology • Must be integrated with Illumina iScan proprietary protocol systems. • A requirement for the robotics system is the full automation of the different assays used by the Illumina iScan. These assays include the Illumina GoldenGate, Infinium I and II Whole-Genome Genotyping protocols. • The robot must have a 150cm liquid handler equipped to run the Pre-PCR GoldenGate assay and the Illumina Pre- AMP Infinium I & II Assay protocols, the Illumina Post-PCR GoldenGate assay, and the Illumina Post-AMP Infinium I & II Assay protocols. • The robotic arm must have both liquid handling and robotic manipulators to pick and place tubes in the designated sequence for staining and washing. • The liquid handling accessories must have capabilities for 1, 2, 4, or 8 tips, with flexibility for various combinations of application-oriented tip types • The liquid handling accessory must be Teflon®-coated stainless steel compatible with disposable tips with or without filter (10/200/1000 μl); • The liquid handling device must be capable of using low-volume tips for high-density format applications. • The liquid handling device must include syringes of volumes of 50/250/500/1000/2500/5000 μl • The liquid handling device must have a volume range of 100 nl-5000 μl • The liquid handling device must have a precision of <1.75% for 10 ul volumes and <0.4% for 100 ul using standard tips and <2.25% for 10 ul and <0.4% for 100 ul using disposable tips (using water as the standard). • The liquid handling device must be able to detect presence or absence of liquid volumes with the capability for quantification checks of liquid volumes for all tip types and various detection modes (single/multi). • The liquid handling device must also be able to detect tip-obstruction with solid material Scheduled Items include: 1. Automated robot. 2. Control Software for linking the robot to the Illumina Infinium Protocol 3. Control Software for linking the robot to the Illumina Goldengate Protocol 4. Control Software for linking the robot to the Illumina Methylation Protocol 5. Gauge Tip (depth) 6. USB Serial Adaptor 7. Barcode scanner 8. Magnetic carrier 9. PC Workstation 10. Installation kit 11. Training The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is-334516- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. Potential contractors must indicate business size, proof of any set-aside certification and company's DUNS number and provide a contact name, the mailing address, phone number and email address of point of contact. Capability statements must provide enough information to determine if the company can meet the requirement. At a minimum provide the following: All descriptive material necessary for the government to determine whether the product offered meets the technical requirements including: technical specifications, descriptive material, literature, brochures and other information, which demonstrates the capabilities of the contractor to meet the requirement. The offeror must provide information that the quoted items are fully equivalent to the name brand items performance and functional specifications. Indicate whether the organization is the manufacturer of the items or authorized reseller. Interested Contractors must respond with capability statements which are due in person, by postal mail, fax or email to the point of contact listed below on or before April 5, 2010 by 13:00 hours (Central Time in Jefferson, Arkansas) at the Food and Drug Administration, OC/OA/OAGS, Attn: Nick Sartain, 3900 NCTR Road, HFT-320, Jefferson, AR 72079-9502. Reference solicitation number FDA1069720. For information regarding this request for information, please contact Nick Sartain at (870) 543-7370, FAX (870) 543-7990 or email nick.sartain@fda.hhs.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s)."
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States
- Zip Code: 72079
- Zip Code: 72079
- Record
- SN02099154-W 20100324/100322234754-1d9bc935ca067e9ff70a575982a21f93 (fbodaily.com)
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