SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- NOTICE OF INTENT-GENE CODE SEQUENCHER MAINTENANCE
- Notice Date
- 11/5/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Attn: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014, Maryland, 21702-5014, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21702-5014
- Solicitation Number
- W81XWH-19-Q-0007
- Point of Contact
- Kimberly S Hannan, Phone: 3016193490
- E-Mail Address
-
kimberly.s.hannan.civ@mail.mil
(kimberly.s.hannan.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The United Stated Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, IAW FAR 13.106-1(b) (1) (i), with Gene Codes Corporation, 525 Avis Drive Ste 4, Ann Arbor MI 48108-9616, as the only responsible source than can provide the required Gene Code Sequencher Maintenance Support. This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items. Provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-101; 26 September 2018 are incorporated. The Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES), Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL) intends to procure firm-fixed-price purchase order for Gene Code Sequencher Maintenance Support to include a twelve (12) month base period and four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL) is a forensic DNA testing laboratory that is accredited by the American Society of Laboratory Directors to the International Organization Standards (ISO)-17025, American Society of Laboratory Directors/Lab-International supplemental, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Quality Assurances Standards (QAS). The Armed Forces Medical Examiner System's-Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFMES-AFDIL) has a need for continued maintenance support for their Gene Code Sequencher software. The annual maintenance agreement will provide unlimited email and telephone technical support, software updates, USB or parallel port key exchange, replacement of lost or damaged software discs, and replacement of lost, damaged or broken hardware dongles, and system upgrades. The current contract, W81XWH-14-P-0004, expires on 31 December 2018. The purchase of the maintenance is required for the continued support to the growing mission of the AFDIL at AFMES. Additionally, the Gene Code Sequencer Software is the only software of this type the Government has found with an approved Certificate of Networthiness (CoN). Gene Code Corporation is the sole distributor of the maintenance support The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 511210, Software Publishers with a Small Business Size Standard of $38,500,000.00. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document will be posted for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Based on the above information, the only technically acceptable maintenance support can be provided by Gene Code Corporation, 525 Avis Dr. Suite 4, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-9166 Submit email capabilities statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) to Kimberly Hannan at kimberly.s.hannan.civ@mail.mil. Statements are due no later than 10:00 A.M. EST on 21 November 2018. No phone calls accepted. Contracting Office Address: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5014 Place of Performance: Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, 115 Purple Heart Drive, Dover Air Force Base, DE 19902
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMRAA/DAMD17/W81XWH-19-Q-0007/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 115 Purple Heart Drive, Dover AFB, Delaware, 19902, United States
- Zip Code: 19902
- Zip Code: 19902
- Record
- SN05143189-W 20181107/181105230542-be001bdb32facbc13bf3f5ef00d8605b (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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