SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- Service Agreement for Scientific Equipment
- Notice Date
- 9/18/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Eastern Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 923691-2018
- Archive Date
- 9/22/2018
- Point of Contact
- Rene D. Edwards, Phone: 301 504-1744
- E-Mail Address
-
rene.edwards@ars.usda.gov
(rene.edwards@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), Plant Sciences Institute (PSI) a component of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) under The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), intends to issue on a sole source basis a fixed-price purchase order in accordance with FAR Part 13.106 under simplified acquisition procedures to the following source; Life Technologies, Inc. This proposed award is being conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Justification: PSI requires a service agreement for the ABI Prism 3730XL DNA Sequencer manufactured exclusively by Life Technologies, Inc. This instrument is currently used for on-going research conducted in the Systematic Entomology Laboratory and is critical to the research program. To that end, PSI requires specialized ABI trained technicians to maintain the instrument. At this time, there are no known service providers that can provide the specialized technicians or replacement parts for this instrument when needed. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 811219; small business size standard is 20.5 million. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The government will consider all responsible sources received by the due date. Written responses must contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona-fide capability to fulfill the requirement. If no written responses are received, a purchase order will be issued without further notice.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/9a4f137b4ea6fc4868494aa279ade724)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Plant Sciences Institute, 10300 Baltimore Ave., BARC -West, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN05093670-W 20180920/180918230826-9a4f137b4ea6fc4868494aa279ade724 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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