EXPI293 EXPRESSION MEDIUM 1000 mL

Added: Jul 31, 2015 11:19 am  

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to procure Expi293TM Expression Medium, Quantity: 400 each, from Life Technologies Corporation, 3175 Staley Road, Grand Island, New York 14072.  Expi293TM Expression Medium 1000 mL, quantity of 500 each, is a chemically defined, serum-free, protein-free medium for growth and transfection of suspension-adapted human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells. It is specifically designed as a core component to support high density culture of Expi293FTM cells in the Expi293TM Expression System for scalable transient protein expression. Any other similar product would result in changes to the existing experiment.

This will be a firm fixed price contract in accordance with the statutory authority for this sole source requirement 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one source available, no substitutions possible.  All responsible sources who feel they can meet these requirements may submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency.  A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time Monday, August 10, 2015 through the U.S. Postal Service at the address of NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3A55, MSC 9822, Rockville, MD, 20852-9822.   Email and fax submissions are acceptable.  Point of contact concerning this requirement is Merle Dixon can be reached by phone and 240-669-5096, or e-mailed to dixonmj@niaid.nih.gov.  Collect calls will not be accepted.