SPECIAL NOTICE
52 -- 5500 xl SOLiD Sequencer - SB134111RQ0409
- Notice Date
- 7/8/2011
- Notice Type
- Special 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, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- SB134111RQ0409
- Archive Date
- 8/2/2011
- Point of Contact
- Tiffany Barnett, Phone: 3019756219
- E-Mail Address
-
tiffany.barnett@nist.gov
(tiffany.barnett@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Solicitation SB134111RQ0409 THIS IS A SPECIAL NOTICE. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR SUBPART 19.804 PROCEDURES. FAR PART 13, SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES ARE UTILIZED IN THIS PROCUREMENT AS AUTHORIZED BY FAR SUBPART 13.5, TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. I. DESCRIPTION The National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Applied Biosystems under Other Than Full and Open Competition by authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will satisfy agency requirement s. This is a sole source requirement because there is only one qualified source with the ability to meet the capability requirements for upgrading from a SOLiD v4 sequencer to a SOLiD 5500xl sequencer. It has been verified through market research that Applied Biosystems is the only supplier capable of providing equipment which is 100% compatible with existing equipment. No solicitation package will be issued and this notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to tiffany.barnett@nist.gov. The Government will consider responses received by 5:00PM EST, July 18, 2011. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. Determination not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is soley within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered soley for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. This notice of intent is not a Request For Quote (RFQ) nor is it a request for competition. No telephone requests will be honored. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 500.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN02493158-W 20110710/110708234557-3a878b1bca842433a333171847c5766f (fbodaily.com)
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