SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 12/7/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- SRRPODUS Environmental Protection AgencySuperfund/RCRA Regional ProcurementOperations1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NWWashingtonDC20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- E-Mail Address
-
Fisher, Trina
(Fisher.Trina@epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Response Date: December 16, 2010 In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development and EPA?s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), intends to award a sole source fixed-price purchase order to Hanover Scientific Company to purchase an enclosure and stand for the Janus Workstation Robotics System. The justification is as follows: The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) developed a rapid PCR-based identification assay for Bacillus anthracis using the ABI 7500 PCR instrument and Janus Workstation Robotics system. OEM plans to verify/validate the PCR assay as part of its effort to develop in house analytical capability for Bacillus anthracis. In conjunction with the ABI 7500 PCR platform, the Janus Workstation Robotics will enable rapid processing of samples. In order to successfully conduct the validation exercise, it is necessary to use the same equipment as originally employed during the method development phase to mitig ate variability associated with the equipment NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS AVAILABLE. Notwithstanding, any firm that believes it is capable of meeting EPA's requirement as stated herein may submit a capability statement, which if received within ten (10) calendar days of the date of this announcement will be considered. Responses to this posting must be in writing and provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination not to compete the proposed purchase order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All questions should be directed to Ron Bell via the e-mail link below. The point of contact for this procurement is Ron Bell, Contracting Specialist, at Bell.ron@epa.gov.
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