SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- ETTAN SPOT PICKER ROBOTIC SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 5/31/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Ord Service Center/Nerl, Rtp Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RT-06-00158
- Response Due
- 6/9/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/9/2006
- Description
- NAICS Code: 334516 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to negotiate a sole source purchase order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures to GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences, 800 Centennial Ave. Piscataway, NJ 08855 for the acquisition of ETTAN Spot Picker. The ETTAN Spot Picker is not a peripheral or add-on piece of equipment. The ETTAN Spot Picker is an integral, terminal components to the ETTAN DIGE proteomics system manufactured by GE Healthcare. This instrument was specifically designed to integrate and operate coordinately with the differential protein analysis software, DeCyder 2D verison 6.0, designed to provide preprogrammed, or user defined editable grid templates for protein spot excision from polyacrylamide gels. Deviation from equipment specifically designed as a component of the DIGE system would severely compromise quality control and quality assurance of EPA's science. In order to ensure data compatibility and accuracy the circumstance permitting is FAR 13.106(B) "only one source reasonably available". The intent of this notice is to determine if any other source(s) exist, and therefore, no solicitation (RFQ) is available. Consequently, any response failing to provided the aforementioned data and instead choosing to merely submit a routine letter requesting a copy of the RFQ will be ignored. The information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested parties who can meet the above requirements may submit written qualification statements, fully explaining their capability no later than 10 days after the date of this publication. Submit response to the U.S. EPA, Attn: Pamela E. Smith (MC-E105-02),RTP Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, by fax (919)541-1075 or by e-mail at smith.pamela@epa.gov . No telephone request will not be honored.
- Record
- SN01060062-W 20060602/060531221330 (fbodaily.com)
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