SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Affymetrix Fluidic Station FS450
- Notice Date
- 6/29/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd. EPS Suite 600, Rockville, MD, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-60096-NG
- Response Due
- 7/10/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/25/2006
- Description
- The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), plans to enter in to a sole source procurement for an Affymetrix Fluidic Stations (FS450) from Affymetrix, Inc. 1170 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, California 94086. The supplies and services herein are being procured in accordance with FAR Part 12. The North American Industry Classification System code is 334516 and the business size standard is 500 employees. Affymetrix, Inc. is the only manufacturer known to the NCI that manufacturers a Fluidic Station to expand chip-based analytic capacity. This is the only known instrument that is compatible with the Affymetrix Chip Based System and provides features that are necessary for the NCI to perform research as described in the justification below. This notice is not a request for competitive quotation. However, if any interested party believes it can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NCI to determine if the party can perform the requirement. No faxed or emailed capability statements will be accepted. Contractor shall provide one (1) original and one (1) copy of the capability statement. Capability statements must be received in the contracting office by 1:00 PM EDT, on July 10, 2006. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed or emailed to the following: Malinda Holdcraft, Contract Specialist via electronic mail at holdcram@exchange.nih.gov or fax 301-402-4513. It is the vendors? responsibility to ensure all questions have been received in the contracting office. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement 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. No collect calls will be accepted. In order to receive an award, contractors must be registered and have valid certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA). Reference: NCI-60096-NG on all correspondence. JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION: Part I: Background information and description of requirements: Title: Affymetrix Fluidic Station (FS450) Purpose/Brief History: The NCI Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), is dedicated to studying genetic determinants of upper gastrointestinal cancer as part of a global effort to develop strategies for the prevention of these cancers. To accomplish our goals, we analyze; A) Germline DNA to characterize single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and SNP patterns; B) Somatic DNA from tumors to characterize loss of heterozygosity (LOH), copy number alterations, mutations, and methylation; C) RNA from tumors and normal tissues (including peripheral lymphocytes) for expression profiling; and D) Proteins from tumors and normal tissues for protein expression differences. The major analytic platform used in our laboratory is the Affymetrix chip-based system for the analysis of SNP and expression array chips. This system requires use of the Affymetrix FS450 Fluidic Station. Part II Facts and Reasons to Justify Other than Full and Open Competition: Statutory Authority: 13.106-1 (b) (b) Soliciting from a single source. (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, or industrial mobilization). Justification: Affymetrix, Inc. if the only known manufacturer that can provide a Fluidic Station to expand chip-based analytic capacity.
- Record
- SN01080079-W 20060701/060629220456 (fbodaily.com)
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