SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE
- Notice Date
- 8/18/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Rtp Procurement Operations Division, 109 T W Alexander Drive, Rtp, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RT-04-00442
- Response Due
- 9/3/2004
- Archive Date
- 10/3/2004
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact, Beverly Barbour, Purchasing Agent, Phone (919) 541-4095
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(barbour.beverly@epa.gov)
- Description
- NAICS Code: 325414 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures with Affymetrix, Inc.,3380 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051for the acquisition of an Affymetrix Fluidics 450 Station. The unique aspect of the Affymetrix Fluidics Station is that the instrument is designed for use as an intricate part of the Affymetrix Instrument System currently used by the EPA for processing Gene Chip Arrays. EPA market research indicates this instrument is exclusively distributed by Affymetrix and EPA believes Affymetrix, Inc., is the only vendor capable of satisfying this requirement in that they are the manufacturer and sole distributor of the Fluidics Station and Instrument system. However, any firm believing itself capable of supplying such a instrument may submit technical documentation establishing the potential of fulfilling EPA requirements. Any such documentation must be submitted within 15 days of electronic posting of this notice (on or before Friday, September 3, 2004 at 2:PM EST.) Interested parties should submit their technical documentation, referencing RFQ-RT-04-00914, to Beverly Barbour, preferably via e-mail to Barbour.Beverly@epa.gov. Documentation may also be submitted as follows: via regular mail /carrier; U.S. EPA, Attn: Beverly Barbour (MD 105-02), Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park NC 27711. The determination not to compete the proposed purchase order is based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed on a sole source basis. EPA references "FAR 6.302-1 -- Only One responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy Agency requirements" as the authority applicable to this circumstance for permitting other than full and open competition. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 325414, with a small business size standard of 500 employees. The intent of this notice is to determine if any other sources(s) exist, Therefore, no formal solicitation (RFQ) is available at this time. Consequently, any response failing to provide evidence of the aforementioned data and instead choosing to merely submit a routine letter requesting consideration and a copy of the RFQ can not be honored.
- Record
- SN00646767-W 20040820/040818212931 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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