2_JA 2132639 Beckman Coulter tips.pdf

Beckman Coulter Biomek Tips

I . Identification of the agency and contracting activity

DHHS, NIH, NIAID, VRC, VIP

Address of the requesting lab/office: 9 W Watkins Mill Rd., Gaithersburg, MD 20878

II. Description of the project, and supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs With an increase in the vaccine product portfolio at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and concomitant expansion of the clinical trial capabilities the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) requires an increased capacity to identify, develop, implement and perform high throughput immunological analyses that reflect various stages of product and clinical development. The Vaccine Immunology Program (VIP) will consolidate successful elements from the vaccine trial research work, Immunology Core laboratory (IMC) and VITL into a coordinated strategic program that will provide increased throughput and capacity for translational research standardized assays through to qualified or validated immunological analyses to support licensure of the clinical VRC product portfolio.

The program will also maintain a rigorous successful basic B cell immunobiology research capability that supports experimental preclinical and clinical studies.

III. Description of the supplies/services to be purchased – This is a 6 month standing order for 40 cases of B85756 a month and 20 cases of A22288 a month.

B85756/Cs, Tips, 50 uL, S/CS Cat #MISC-LIQHD-SEL QTY 240 TIPS P30XL STERILE CS10 Cat #BKA22288 QTY 120

IV. Identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition 41USC 1901(a)(1) and 13.106-1(b): Only one responsible source/Brand Name

V. Demonstration that the proposed brand name product’s salient characteristics (specific features, qualities and/or the nature of the acquisition) requires use of the authority cited.

The Vaccine immunology Program owns several Beckman Coulter Biomek automated liquid handlers. The instruments only fit with certain pipette tips. We have been tasked with several large studies for extended COVID vaccine trials and need enough tips to complete the testing.