SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Fragment Analyzer Automated CE System
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 923524JC
- Archive Date
- 8/14/2018
- Point of Contact
- Joseph A. Covarrubio, Fax: 979-260-9413
- E-Mail Address
-
joseph.covarrubio@ars.usda.gov
(joseph.covarrubio@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent: The USDA, ARS, WBSC intends to award a sole source procurement to Advanced Analytical, 2450 SE Oak Tree Court, Ankeny, IA 50021, as they are the sole source for this type of fragment analysis instrument pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(l ) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The award will be for a Fragment Analyzer Automated CE System with 12 capillaries. The instrument must be able to load and analyze at least three 96-well sample plates (288 samples) unattended without any user intervention or additional robotics/liquid handling required; must have continuous LED illumination of the capillaries AND continuous uninterrupted detection of fluorescent signal through a CCD Detector; must be able to change 96-well sample plates without the need for stopping in-progress instrument operation 4) Must utilize a capillary array format with the ability to use capillary arrays of different lengths (22cm, 33cm and 55cm) and scale between either a 12 capillary or a 48/96 capillary array; must be able to switch between 2 different gel/application types without stopping in-progress instrument operation; must have demonstrated sensitivity of at least 5 pg/µL and demonstrated resolution to 3bp; must have a sizing accuracy of < 5% and sizing precision of < 2%; must be able to qualify and quantify dsDNA fragments from 35 bp to 50,000 bp, total RNA, messenger RNA, small RNAs, genomic DNA and DNA smears with a single injection of material; must have a data analysis software package capable of sizing, quantification, smear analysis, integrity determination and report generation; must have automated flushing of the capillaries between every injection cycle, to eliminate sample carryover; must be able to perform simultaneous, parallel injection and separation of at least 12 samples at once from a 96-well sample plate, and sample from all the wells of the plate; must use LED based fluorescence with excitation at 4 70 nm; must come with a computer and all accessories. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about July 31, 2018, 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 4:30PM central time, July 30, 2018. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to the Contracting Officer at the following address: Contracting Office Address: USDA-ARS-WBSC Joseph Covarrubio 1001 Holleman Dr. East College Station, TX 77840 joseph.covarrubio@ars.usda.gov
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS, 141 Experiment Station Rd., Stoneville, Mississippi, 38776, United States
- Zip Code: 38776
- Zip Code: 38776
- Record
- SN05004218-W 20180726/180724230848-a580c702b549beecf29464e78d1a95ea (fbodaily.com)
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