SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- LASER UPGRADE
- Notice Date
- 9/16/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-4431-S-16-0046
- Archive Date
- 10/7/2016
- Point of Contact
- Huron W. Virden, Phone: 6626865388
- E-Mail Address
-
huron.virden@ars.usda.gov
(huron.virden@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The USDA, ARS, SEA intends to award a sole source procurement to ThermoFisher Scientific 168 Third Avenue Waltham, MA USA 02451 as they are the sole source for the 561 nm (yellow) laser upgrade for the Invitrogen Attune NxT Flow Cytometer. The upgrade 561 nm laser will be required to be installed within the existing Invitrogen NxT Flow Cytometer system in conjunction with existing 488 nm laser and 405 nm laser. Laser purchase should include installation. The laser must be able to operate with the Invitrogen Attune NxT Software system and existing Attune NxT hardware. The laser will emit at 561 nm and include integration of 4 photomultiplier tubes with filters. This laser will be a 100 mW at the flow cell and will have a flat top rather than Gaussian profile to ensure optimal excitation of flourophores over time. To work appropriately, this laser must be configured with fiber optic cables and connections for the Invitrogen Attune NxT Flow Cytometer. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the sole source for this laser and sole source for the Attune NxT flow Cytometer that can meet the above criteria and the requirements of the researcher. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about September 23, 2016, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This Notice of Intent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by 4:00PM central time, September 22, 2016. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via mail to the Contracting Officer at the following address: Contracting Office Address: USDA-ARS-MSA 141 Experiment Station Road Stoneville, MS. 38776-0225
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA-ARS-SEA, 141 EXPERIMENT STATION ROAD, Stoneville, Mississippi, 38776, United States
- Zip Code: 38776
- Zip Code: 38776
- Record
- SN04275993-W 20160918/160916235516-853a6ce9c105a25add7aa27a1f460328 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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