SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: BD BIOSCIENCES
- Notice Date
- 9/25/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 1232SD18P0735
- Archive Date
- 9/29/2018
- Point of Contact
- WASHINGTONI NLN,
- E-Mail Address
-
washingtoni.NLN@ars.usda.gov
(washingtoni.NLN@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The USDA ARS - WBSC intends to award a sole source Firm Fixed Purchase Order (PO) to BECTON DICKINSON & COMPANY dba BD BIOSCIENCES, 2350 Qume Drive, San Jose, CA 95131. This order will purchase a BD BIOSCIENCES - BD ACCURI(TM) C6 PLUS FLOW CYTOMETER & ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS BUNDLE in support of ongoing research at USDA ARS, WRRC, Foodborne Toxin Detention & Prevention Research Unit (FTDP), Albany, CA 94710-1105. The Firm Fixed PO will include the following: 1. BD BIOSCIENCES - BD ACCURI(TM) C6 PLUS FLOW CYTOMETER & ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS BUNDLE INCLUDES: * BD CSampler Plus Software CD, 488 nM Laser (Blue), 640 nM Laser (Red), FL1 PMT, FL2 PMT, FL3 PMT, FL4 PMT, * Standard Optical Filter 533/30 nm (FL1) for the BD Accuri C6, * Standard Optical Filter 585/40 nm (FL2) for the BD Accuri C6, * Standard Optical Filter 670 nm LP (FL3) for the BD Accuri C6, * Standard Optical Filter 675/25 nm (FL4) for the BD Accuri C6, * 2L Waste Bottle, 2L Sheath Bottle, FACSClean Bottle, Detergent Bottle, Peristaltic Pump Tubing, Sheath, Detergent, FACSclean Solution Bottle Filters (1 EA), * In-Line Sheath Filter ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS: * 1.1 660517 BD ACCURI C6 PLUS SYSTEM * 1.2 661269 BD ACCURI C6 PLUS INSTALL AND TRAINING * 1.3 340345 BD FACS CLEAN SOLUTION 5L * 1.4 660584 BD SHEATH ADDITIVE * 1.5 660585 BD DETERGENT SOLUTION CONCENTRATE * 1.6 660586 BD EXTENDED FLOW CELL CLEAN SOLUTION * 1.7 661414 CS&T RUO BEADS 50 TEST * 1.8 659522 ASSY TUBING PUMP PERISTALTIC * 1.9 661391 DELL OPTIPLEX WORKSTATION BUNDLE * 1.10 660519 BD CSAMPLER PLUS USDA ARS, FTDP research has an essential requirement to purchase the BD Accuri TM C6 Plus Flow Cytometer & Associated Components Bundle because it is an essential part of their long-term research projects in Albany, CA. This Bundle is required for FTDP research in generating research reagents such as antibodies that detect and prevent the actions of foodborne toxins. This equipment allows the researcher to screen antibodies that are generated by the research group in a high-throughput manner thereby increasing efficiency in developing novel reagents. These reagents could then be developed further into detection and neutralization technologies that are milestones for their CRIS project and the USDA ARS mission. BD Accuri TM C6 Plus Flow Cytometer is equipped with a blue laser & a red laser, two scatter detectors, and four fluorescence detectors wit interference filters optimized for the detection of FITC, PE, PerCP-Cy TM 5.5, and APC. A compact optical design, fixed alignment, and pre-optimized detector settings make this system easier to use. Most importantly, Becton, Dickinson & Company is the sole manufacturer and seller of the BD Accuri TM C6 Plus personal now cytometer with CSampler. 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 date will be on or about September 28, 2018; and this Notice of Intent is not considered as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation 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, to compete this proposed PO based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by 10:30AM PST, September 27, 2018. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to the Primary Point of Contact: Washingtoni.NLN@ars.usda.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA ARS, WRRC, Foodborne Toxin Detention & Prevention Research Unit (FTDP), 800 Buchanan Street, RM 2124, Albany, CA 94710-1105, United States
- Zip Code: 94710-1105
- Zip Code: 94710-1105
- Record
- SN05103739-W 20180927/180925230847-8e3e9566a616b49a891c01a681b34ceb (fbodaily.com)
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