5.4996031_BMG_CLARIOstar_SSJ.pdf

Revised10/31/2016

FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)

SOLE-SINGLE SOURCE (including Brand-Name) JUSTIFICATION

“Source Selection Information – see FAR 2.101 and 3.104”

1. Identification of the Agency and Contracting Activity.

a. Federal Agency and Contracting Activity.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

b. Sponsoring Organization.

• National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

• Division of Preclinical Innovation (DPI)

c. Project Officer Information.

• Project Officer name- Sam Michael

• Mailing address- 9800 Medical Center Drive, Building B, Rockville, MD 20850

• E-mail address- michaelsg@mail.nih.gov

• Telephone number- 301-827-7796

2. Project Description.

a. Project Title. Acqusition of a CLARIOstar multimodal microplate reader.

b. Description of the Item or Service.

NCATS’ Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) Biology Lab seeks to purchase a BMG CLARIOstar multimodal plate reader for integration on a fully automated robotic platform. The robotic system currently features key elements for an automated screen (reagent dispenser, incubators, pintool, and robotic arms), but lacks a plate reader. The addition of the CLARIOstar plate reader will make it possible for assays to be run in a fully automated highly sensitive fashion which is critical towards NCATS achieving its scientific mission.

The CLARIOstar multimodal plate reader is a commercially available item that is customized with options to fit the specific laboratory needs. The unit required will be as follows:

0902-101 STACKER III

0902-311 Barcode Reader for STACKER III 1500-MAG-9001 Plate Magazine for 900 Stacker In place of the 50 plate magazine mailto:michaelsg@mail.nih.gov

0430-101 CLARIOstar 1100-430-110 Bottom Reading 1100-430-120 Absorbance-Spectrometer 1100-430-130 Luminescence 1100-430-141 Fluorescence Polarization Vis 1100-430-142 UV Fluorescence Polarization 1400-CLA-485520-Fluorescein Set Included with FP Mode 1100-430-150 High-Performance TRF/HTRF 1400-CLA-EXTR620665 HTRF Set Included with TRF Mode 1100-430-190 1536 Well Option 1300-530 Standard Incubation 1300-500 Manufacturer's Warranty 1300-501 Control and Evaluation Software 1300-502 Installation and Training 0601-101 SPECTROstar Nano 1300-501 Control and Evaluation Software 1300-502 Installation and Training 1600-680-102 LVis Plate 2000-201 Standard Freight Shipping & Handling

3. Market Research (see FAR Part 1 0).

Market Research was conducted in accordance with FAR Part 10. A small business sources sought notice was published on FBO on March 9, 2018, advertising the detailed specifications required in this acquisition. No capability statements demonstrated an ability to meet the stated requirements. In addition, the requiring activity has tested other plate readers and has determined that they do not provide acceptable performance.

4. Acquisition Type.

This acquisition exceeds $3,500 and not expected to exceed $150,000, and conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

5. Acquisition Authority. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1 (b) Soliciting from a single source. (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, or industrial mobilization).

6. Justification Rationale.

Only one source is available:

I hereby determine that the CLARIOstar plate reader listed herein is available from only one source, and competition is precluded for the reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available, as indicated by the market research above.

In order to comply with current results and protocols generated by the equipment currently in use, only one brand of microplate reader can be chosen. Use of an alternate device would increase the cost and cause delay while it was validated to preserve the integrity of the protocols in use, with significant potential for invalidating results within the cocnstant stream of screens passing through the automated robotic facility.

This acquisition is restricted to BMG Labtech, as they are the only vendors of the CLARIOstar reader.

The estimated cost of the required item is $75,687.50 and is required to be delivered within 6 to 7 weeks ARO

7. Any other facts supporting the justification. N/A

8. Project Officer Certification. The undersigned program official(s) certifies that the information in support of this justification for the proposed acquisition has been reviewed, is completed and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and recommends approval.

Project Officer Date

9. Contracting Officer Certification. The Contracting Officer certifies that the justification for the proposed acquisition has been reviewed and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information and/or data provided to support the rationale and recommendation for approval is accurate and complete and in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), the facts of this acquisition preclude the use of full and open competition.

Contracting Officer Date

“Source Selection Information – see FAR 2.101 and 3.104”