Instrument Starter Pack

This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.

The National Institute of Health, Clinical Center (CC) intends to award a Firm-Fixed price purchase order to Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Cambridge, MA 02139 on a sole source basis to procure the GridION Starter Pack. The pack includes sequencing kits, flow cells and instrument service. These requirements are needed in order for the Clinical Center practitioners and researchers to support research and development applications in the NIH CC Microbiology Lab. Oxford Nanopore Technologies is the only known company that can provide proprietary technology that determines nucleic acid sequence based on their direct interaction with protein-based nanopore. As a result, nucleic acid sequence can be determined in real time as the molecule interacts with the pore and GridION X5 allows five independent experiments to be performed in parallel on separate flow cells. This technology is unique and the GridION X5 device, as well as associated flow cells and sample preparation reagents and kits are manufactured and made available exclusively by Oxford Nanopore Technologies.

This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of the FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 with a small business standard size of 1,000 employees.

This notice of intent to award is not a request for competitive quotations. Interested concerns capable of providing the same products or services as described in this notice may submit a capability statement outlining their capabilities. No solicitation is available. Information received will be evaluated for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capability Statements must be received within the time set forth in this synopsis to be considered by the Government. A determination to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Each response should include the following Business Information:

a. DUNS number and tax identification number.
b. Company Name, address, POC, Phone and Email address
c. Current GSA Schedules or NAICS codes appropriate to this Award.
d. Capability Statement

Comments to this announcement may be submitted to the Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Kimala Winfield, kimala.winfield@nih.gov or Barbara Taylor, taylorb@cc.nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice.

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