SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- Notice of Intent for a Sole Source award in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements
- Notice Date
- 8/15/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- 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
- 5046068BK
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2018
- Point of Contact
- Beth Kuhaneck, Phone: 9842873082
- E-Mail Address
-
beth.kuhaneck@nih.gov
(beth.kuhaneck@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The contracting office for this notice is the Office of Acquisitions, National Institute for Environmental Health Science, Research Triangle Park, NC. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to award a single source purchase order to 10X Genomics, 7068 Koll Center Pkwy, Suite 401, Pleasanton, CA 94566-3111 for the purchase 2 Single Cell Sequencing Kits (Product Code 120237 Chromium Single Cell 3' Library and Gel Bead Kit v2, 16rxns). This item is highly specialized, only available from 10X Genomics, and the only reagents that can be used with the 10X Genomics instrument that the Agency currently owns. This item has the following unique capabilities which meet the Agency's requirements: • Process hundreds to tens of thousands of cells with high capture efficiency and low doublet rate • Sensitive and unbiased characterization of transcriptional signatures • Agnostic to mammalian cell size • End-to-end single-cell sequencing solution with simple, powerful data analysis • The anticipated period of performance will be 30 to 45 days after receipt of order. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 "Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing." Its associated Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees. 10X Genomics is a small business for work performed under this NAICS code. The anticipated award price of the contract will not exceed $100,000.00 and the Government has deemed 10X Genomics to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. NIEHS will solicit and negotiate directly with 10X Genomics, 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, all responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The quotation 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 or quotation in writing via email to beth.kuhaneck@nih.gov within ten (10) days after the date of publication of this notice. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements or quotations are received within ten (10) days, an award will be made to 10X Genomics.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bldg 100, RTP, 105 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709, United States
- Zip Code: 27709
- Zip Code: 27709
- Record
- SN05038446-W 20180817/180815231223-aa3ca1a49fb8f1ecae301d480a66b2d2 (fbodaily.com)
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