mRNA Service

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
143041-24-0264
Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
PSC
B599 Special Studies/Analysis- Other
Place of performance
Seattle, Washington 98109, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisitions and Grants Office intends to award a single source, firm fixed price IDIQ contract to Azenta Life Sciences for the purchase of mRNA Service under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR part 13 and Commercial procedures in FAR part 12. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and not a request for competitive quotes.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to procure mRNA isolation, library preparation, and Next Generation Sequencing of mRNA samples from 120 salmon and sablefish tissue samples. The vendor must have the capability to process small tissue samples, assess RNA integrity and concentration, and deliver sequencing data with high quality. The sole source justification is based on the need to use consistent methods, materials, and platforms to allow comparison with previous data generated by the incumbent vendor, Azenta Life Sciences. Interested sources must submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to meet the requirement by the due date of August 8, 2024. A determination not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the government.

Notice text

                                                    NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisitions and Grants Office intends to award a single source, firm fixed price IDIQ as authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) to Azenta Life Sciences for the purchase of mRNA Service.

The Government intends to procure this sole source requirement under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR part 13 and Commercial procedures in FAR part 12. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES and a solicitation will not be issued. Sources interested in responding to this notice will be considered for future requirements, and shall submit a capability statement that includes technical capability and cost information, sufficient detail, and convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet the requirement.

Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “mRNA Service 143041-24-0264”. To ensure your response along with any and all attachments are received, attachment(s) must be less than 20 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt prior to the offer due date and time. Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following POC:

Diamond Turner at diamond.turner@noaa.gov

A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the government.

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