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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 06, 2005 FBO #1349
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Upgrade Genetic Analyzer

Notice Date

8/4/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640
 

ZIP Code

20899-1640
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-05-831-0124
 

Response Due

8/15/2005
 

Archive Date

8/30/2005
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with Applied Biosystems, of Foster City, California, for the acquisition of an upgrade to an existing Genetic Analyzer, from a 3100 to 3130xl. *****Sole source determination is based on the instrument to have high throughput. NIST requires duplicate configuration of an existing genetic analyzer to help facilitate research efforts. Applied Biosystems is the only known vendor capable of performing the upgrade. ***Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION and be completed in accordance with the Contractor?s commercial schedule. *** *** As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, (FAR), FOB Destination means: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. The contractor shall deliver all line items to NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-0001. *** *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 500 Employees. ******A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. *****No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, responses received by August 15, 2005 will be considered by the Government.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Shipping & Receiving, Building 301, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Zip Code: 20899-0001

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00862164-W 20050806/050804211803 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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