SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source OmniLog PM System
- Notice Date
- 9/20/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 1232SD18RBIOL
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2018
- Point of Contact
- Shannon Robbie, Phone: 970-492-7016
- E-Mail Address
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Shannon.Robbie@ars.usda.gov
(Shannon.Robbie@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Notice of Intent - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Western Business Service Center (WBSC) intends to award a sole source procurement to Biolog, Inc., 21124 Cabot Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545, as they are the sole manufacturer of the required Omnilog PM System, pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will satisfy Agency requirements. The award will be for the Omnilog System needed for a comprehensive, simultaneous phenotype microarrays for microbial (bacterial and fungal) cells. Up to 2,000 culture conditions must be simultaneously assessed to optimize growth conditions and observe phenotypes. Such phenotyping will be based on nutrient acquisition, resouce dependence, and susceptibility to specific antibiotics and drugs are the physiological level. Biolog, Inc. is the sole manufacturer of the only system on the market with the capacity to conduct large-scale, simultaneous phenotype microarrays over time, and in-house software for data collection and assessments to be made. This is an ongoing research project, and we must use this same system for consistency in the scientific results and continutiy of scientific data for this mission critical work. This is being purchased for the USDA-ARS Research Center location in Parlier, CA. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about September 24, 2018 using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This Notice of Intent is not considered a Request for Quote (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No soliciation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is soletly within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received 10:00am EST, September 24, 2018. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via eail to the Contracting Officer at Shannon.Robbie@ars.usda.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA - Agricultural Research Service (ARS), 9611 S Riverbend Ave, Parlier, California, 93648, United States
- Zip Code: 93648
- Zip Code: 93648
- Record
- SN05097988-W 20180922/180920230954-6b1e9b3d74939f5687c42f68515483c8 (fbodaily.com)
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