SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Affymetrix fluidics stations, Autoloader, Hybridization oven, and Microarray Scanner Service Agreement - Sole Source Justification
- Notice Date
- 12/1/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Office of Acquisitions, Office of Management, 530 Davis Drive, Durham, North Carolina, 27713, United States
- ZIP Code
- 27713
- Solicitation Number
- NIEHS-4369492
- Archive Date
- 11/27/2017
- Point of Contact
- Teresa A. McCall, Phone: 9195410387
- E-Mail Address
-
teresa.mccall@nih.gov
(teresa.mccall@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sole Source Justificatioin This contract action is for the acquisition of services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority and procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Affymetrix, Inc., 3420 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051-0704, for the acquisition of a maintenance, software upgrade, and repair agreement for the Affymetrix Fluidics Stations, Autoloader, Hybridization Oven, and Microarray Scanner. Services can only be acquired from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and only the manufacturer is authorized to perform maintenance services or repairs. No third parties have been authorized by Affymetrix, Inc. to provide services on the Affymetrix Fluidics Stations, Autoloader, Hybridization Oven, or Microarray Scanner. In addition, only Affymetrix, Inc. can provide the highly unique, specialized replacement parts and software upgrades that are required for maintenance and repair of the equipment. The anticipated period of performance will be for a twelve (12) month base period. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 "Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance" and a size standard of $20,500,000.00. Affymetrix utilizes a photolithographic manufacturing technology that enables consistent reproduction of probe array designs and reduces variation inherent in less sophisticated array manufacturing technologies. This feature is unique to Affymetrix and is covered by patents USP Nos. 5,424,186 and 5,510,270. These patents prevent any other vendor to provide materials for this system. The Affymetrix Fluidics Stations, Autoloader, Hybridization Oven, and Microarray Scanner allows NIEHS researchers to process the arrays and bundle the information for transfer to the proprietary, Affymetrix software that provides streamlined processing of the data. This seamless pipeline is necessary to provide the high-throughput analyses that are critical to completing these studies in a timely and cost-efficient manner. NIEHS will solicit and negotiate directly with Affymetrix Inc. and no solicitation will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, if an interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can perform the requirement. Offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via email to Teresa.McCall@nih.gov within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this notice. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements are received within fifteen (15) days, an award will be made to Affymetrix Inc.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709, United States
- Zip Code: 27709
- Zip Code: 27709
- Record
- SN04341012-W 20161203/161201234840-f5a95992f435a5c0244141958685f95f (fbodaily.com)
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