SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- AFFYMETRIX GENEATLAS SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 11/30/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition Management, RTP Procurement Operations Division, E105-02, 4930 Old Page Road, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27703
- ZIP Code
- 27703
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RT-11-00009
- Archive Date
- 12/24/2010
- Point of Contact
- Pamela E. Smith, Phone: 919.541.0635
- E-Mail Address
-
smith.pamela@epa.gov
(smith.pamela@epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to negotiate a sole source purchase order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures to Affymetrix, Inc., 3420 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, 95051 for the acquisition of Affymetrix GENEATLAS System, Specification: The system must be a bench top model and has to include: Hybridization station with capacity for four array strips (16 arrays); Fluidics station; Imaging station; Handheld barcode scanner; Workstation with preinstalled Instrument Control Software. The GENEATLAS System is the only equipment that is based on unique probe sets already used by EPA researchers. It will enable EPA to maintain the same content of the probes and the same data quality with lower cost per sample. EPA has identified Affymetrix, the only vendor capable of satisfy the requirement. The circumstance permitting is FAR 6.301-1, 'only one responsible source'. The intent of this notice is to determine if any other source(s) exist, and therefore, no solicitation (RFQ) is available. Consequently, any response failing to provide the aforementioned data and instead choosing to merely submit a routine letter requesting a copy of the RFQ will be ignored. The information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested parties who can meet the above requirements may submit written qualification statements, fully explaining their capability no later than 10 days after the date of this publication. Submit response to the U.S. EPA, Attn: Pamela E. Smith (MC-E105-02), RTP Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, by fax (919) E685-3178 or by e-mail at smith.pamela@epa.gov. No telephone request will not be honored.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/EPA/OAM/CMD/RFQ-RT-11-00009/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27711, United States
- Zip Code: 27711
- Zip Code: 27711
- Record
- SN02335202-W 20101202/101130234000-bd0f6976fcbeaa8398ed55764d83fc8d (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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