SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Intent to Sole Source Qiagen Inc
- Notice Date
- 6/26/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, CGS-WO, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Building 212, Arlington, Virginia, 22203
- ZIP Code
- 22203
- Solicitation Number
- F15PS00707
- Archive Date
- 7/23/2015
- Point of Contact
- Valarie Reinholz, Phone: 912-554-4477
- E-Mail Address
-
valarie_reinholz@fws.gov
(valarie_reinholz@fws.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Solicitation Number: F15PS00707 Notice Type: Special Notice SUBJECT: Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Qiagen, Inc. This announcement constitutes the only notice. This is not a request for quotes. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), 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. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses must be received no later than Friday July 8, 2015 by sending an e-mail to valarie_reinholz@fws.gov; however, any technical data received will be for the sole purpose of market research for future requirements. Under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), Fish & Wildlife Services, Region 1 Contracting and General Services intends to issue a sole source, firm-fixed price order to: COMPANY: Qiagen Inc. DUNS: 197294564 NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Qiagen Robotic Instrumentation for DNA extraction and analysis is being purchased to complement existing instrumentation in the Genetics Laboratory at National Fish & Wildlife Forensic Lab. The QIAcube instrument is being used for both DNA extraction and high-throughput sequencing library preparation. The volume of samples being processed for either application is becoming a bottleneck that can be relieved with the purchase of an instrument dedicated to research application. The QIAxcel instrument has been evaluated in comparison to competing systems and has the appropriate specifications needed in the Genetics Laboratory for evaluation of PCR products and NGS libraries that are typically low-concentration (trace) DNA samples. Qiagen QIACube and QIAxcel Advanced instruments are being purchased to augment DNA analysis capabilities at NFWFL. These instruments will be used to develop next generation sequence applications for analysis of forensic casework. The QIAxcel Advantage can run 12 samples simultaneously in less time, making it easier to adapt to forensic protocols in which positive and negative control samples need to be run alongside experimental samples for proper evaluation in a forensic framework.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Forensic Lab, 1490 East Main St., Ashland, Oregon, 97520, United States
- Zip Code: 97520
- Zip Code: 97520
- Record
- SN03778036-W 20150628/150626234929-cfe96761d6f4503ae0ae00131e7bad41 (fbodaily.com)
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