SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Service and Consumable Supplies for the EZ1 Advanced XL DNA Investigator Kit provided by QIAGEN INC
- Notice Date
- 4/23/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- MICC - Fort Gordon, Directorate of Contracting, 419 B Street, Bldg 29718, 3rd Floor, Fort Gordon, GA 30905-5719
- ZIP Code
- 30905-5719
- Solicitation Number
- 10156514
- Archive Date
- 7/22/2012
- Point of Contact
- Jason King, 7067911811
- E-Mail Address
-
MICC - Fort Gordon
(jason.l.king1@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source follow-on contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as prescribed by FAR 6.302-1. Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Fort Gordon, GA intends to issue a sole source, firm fixed price award to Qiagen Incorporated, Valencia, CA 91355, IAW FAR 6.302-1 in the amount of $512,495.92; to prepare internal validation test samples at the U. S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory utilizing the EZ1 Advanced XL under the direction of the DNA Branch Technical Leader. Conduct internal validation studies in the DNA Branch at USACIL under the guidance of the USACIL DNA Branch Technical Leader and DNA Branch Validation Officer following requirements outlined in the Federal Bureau of Investigation Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories. Purchase seven Qiagility HEPA /UV Liquid Handling Systems; eight Adapters- flip cap 32 x 1.5ml tapered base; one EZ1 Advanced XL; and one EZ1 Advanced XL DNA Investigator Card are needed to fulfill customer requirement. Qiagen Inc. holds the patents on the EZ1 Advanced XL and Qiagility automated liquid handling system/associated software for the purpose of automated DNA extraction, automated DNA quantification set-up, automated STR amplification set-up, and automated capillary electrophoresis set-up. Qiagen Inc. is the only vendor with developmental validation technical expertise and proprietary knowledge of the EZ1 Advanced XL and Qiagility automated liquid handling system/associated software scripts; therefore, Qiagen Inc. is the only reasonable source that can conduct testing and modify software as necessary during the course of internal validation testing to meet the needs of the FAD-DNA Branch. Due to a legitimate need by the customer for this specific product, this item will be procured as a sole-source award directly to Qiagen Inc. The period of performance must begin on 01 June 2012 through 31 January 2013. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government shall consider all responses received by Thursday, 26 April 2012 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill the requirement. MICC-Fort Gordon will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice. Please email Jason L King with responses or questions regarding this requirement at jason.l.king1.civ@mail.mil. This notice will close on 26 April 2012 @ 3:00 PM EST. Contracting Office Address: MICC - Fort Gordon Directorate of Contracting 419 B Street, Building 29718 Fort Gordon, GA 30905-5719 Point of Contact(s): Jason L King, 706-791-1811
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