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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 FBO #3944
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H -- DEINSTALLATION, REINSTALLATION, TESTING, VALIDATION OF MASS SPECTROMETER, MASS ARRAY LIQUID HANDLER AND MASS ARRAY NANODISPENSER - Attachment

Notice Date

9/9/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541380 — Testing Laboratories
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;VAMC Providence;MAILSTOP 90C;830 Chalkstone Avenue;Providence RI 02908
 

ZIP Code

02908
 

Solicitation Number

VA24112P1274
 

Archive Date

11/8/2012
 

Point of Contact

John Young
 

E-Mail Address

9-4760
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Announcement of Contract Action, intent to award sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1 (NCO 1 New England) 90C/650/241 intends to award a purchase order for the de-installation, re-installation and quality assurance testing revalidation of sensitive laboratory instruments to: Sequenom, 3495 John Hopkins Court, San Diego, CA 92121-1121, DUNS# 960004026. The equipment/services are described as follows: the contractor shall perform de-installation, re-installation, testing and validation of the VA Providence research Mass Spectrometer System manufactured and acquired from the contractor, Sequenom, Inc. The following scientific equipment purchased (2009) from Sequenom, Inc under purchase order 650D90038, shall be de-installed, tested and validated: Mass Array Spectrometer: Equipment tag #50808, 51037, 51038. This instrument measures the mass to charge ratio of each reaction, which then generates human genotypic data. Mass Array Liquid Handler: Equipment tag #50809, 51034, 51033. This robotic liquid dispensing instrument is used in the Sequenom analyses process. This instrument expedites the entire process by dispensing the necessary mixtures of reagents to 384-well plates. Mass Array Nanodispenser: Equipment tag #50807, 51035, 51036. This automated dispenser is responsible for transferring reactions from a 384-well plate onto a chip specifically designed for the Sequenom Mass Spectrometer. For consistency of laboratory results and for validating the system prior to taking the system back on-line, the manufacturers technician's have the exclusive expertise. The contractor shall test and revalidate the systems prior to VA Providence re-commissioning the system. The contractor has the burden of revalidating the system and restoring it to a state and configuration for carrying out VA research activities. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice contains information current through FAC 2005-60. The NAICS is 541380. The FSC/PSC is H965. No solicitation will be posted to this site. Interested persons may contact the Contract Specialist regarding this procurement and may identify capabilities for items of this kind. Contract Specialist: John Young, 401-459-4760 x 1588, john.young2@va.gov. A decision not to compete this requirement is based upon this notice and the Justification and Approval (J&A) to be posted to this site. Service Disabled and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB and VOSB) contracting with VA are be registered and certified in VetBiz if seeking consideration under PL 109-461 (www.vetbiz.gov - Vendor Information Pages - VIP) All contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov). Consult your State Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) for technical assistance with these requirements. (http://www.dla.mil/db/procurem.htm).
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/PrVMAC650/PrVAMC650/VA24112P1274/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA241-12-P-1274 VA241-12-P-1274.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=471534&FileName=-1628.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=471534&FileName=-1628.doc

 

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Record

SN02874561-W 20120911/120909233257-fab12b74a1720d829a92d83f7bf650ab (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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