SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- TRANSCRIPTOME SEQUENCING
- Notice Date
- 9/20/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg, 3909 HALLS FERRY ROAD, VICKSBURG, MS 39180-6199
- ZIP Code
- 39180-6199
- Solicitation Number
- W81EWF20741883-1
- Response Due
- 9/27/2012
- Archive Date
- 11/26/2012
- Point of Contact
- Amanda Andrews, 601-634-5249
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg
(amanda.andrews@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in the notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ). This procurement is conducted unrestricted with full and open competition, open to both large and small businesses. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the procurement is 541380 and the Small Business size standard is $12.0 Million. The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center Contracting Office, has a requirement for contractor support to assess the chemical stress effects of munitions constituents (MCs) and intensive munitions (IMs) on global gene expression networks in highly sensitive Leopard Frog tadpoles of the species Rana pipien. The following are needed to deliver the sequenced and annotated transcriptome required for the successful execution of the ERDC EL's research effort: a. >500bp nucleic acid sequence average read lengths (GS-FLX+ Sequencer is the only machine to achieve required read lengths in a high-throughput format (see requirement b)). b. 1.4 billion bases total read coverage (2 full plate runs on GS-FLX). c. Quality filtering of raw nucleic acid sequence data. d. Nucleic acid sequence clustering. e. Nucleic acid sequence assembly into contiguous sequences f. Contiguous sequence matched against GenBank nucleic acid sequence database. g. Sequences translated to amino acid code and matched to protein orthologs. h. Functional annotation including gene ontology (GO) associations and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database matches to canonical pathways. i. Prompt, on-demand bioinformatics support for one year FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Award shall be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable in accordance with Clause 52.212-2 Evaluation -Commercial Items. Technical data is required to verify technically acceptable. The Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Condition - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clauses cited within the clause as indicated below are applicable: FAR clauses 52.209-6, 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-1, 52.225-5, 52.225-13, and 52.232-33. The clause at DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports, and DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments applies to this acquisition. All interested firms must be registered in SAM. The Government will award a contract resulting from this synopsis/solicitation to the responsible lowest price offeror whose offer meets and/or exceeds the specifications herein. If you are not registered in the (SAM) System for Award Management (formerly CCR, ORCA, and EPLS), an award cannot be made to your company. You may register electronically at https://www.sam.gov/. Registering electronically will expedite the registration process acquisition. All quotes should be emailed to: amanda.andrews@usace.army.mil no later than 11:00 am CST 27 September 2012. Point of Contact: Amanda Andrews, Contract Specialist, 601-634-5249.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/329/W81EWF20741883-1/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE EL, Vicksburg 3909 HALLS FERRY ROAD, VICKSBURG MS
- Zip Code: 39180-6199
- Zip Code: 39180-6199
- Record
- SN02891845-W 20120922/120921001432-71a7c327a7e35bed510cd2c07dffd458 (fbodaily.com)
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