High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry

This announcement is to provide notice that The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Natick Contracting Division, Ft. Detrick, on behalf of Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington, intends to negotiate the sole source award under (FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to Ajinomoto Althea, Inc, 11040 Roselle St, San Diego, CA, 92121-1205 for services to provide
N-glycan analysis by High Pressure Liquid Chromatography -Mass Spectrometry (Quadrapole Time-of-Flight) (HPLC-MS (Q-TOF)). They are the only source that can provide all three required variables to measure low endogenous compounds - instrumentation with HPLC using quadrupole time-of-flight sensitivity; evidence based method of sample processing, and validated data integration/analysis through their integrated N-Glycan analysis software platform.

While this notice is not a request for competitive proposals, responsible parties purporting to have the requisite credentials and capabilities to provide this product to fulfill the agency's requirements must furnish, in writing, factual information, which clearly supports and demonstrates their ability to sufficiently provide these services, within 15 days to Mr. Lee Hess, by email at lee.a.hess.civ@mail.mil. Any questions regarding this notice must be in writing only; no telephonic replies will be accepted. A determination not to compete this proposed action based on any responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer for this action is Mr. Lee Hess.