PR 14510 Reagents and Accessories

Added: Jul 14, 2017 3:10 pm The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Advanced Analytical Technologies for the purchase of an automated, capillary electrophoresis pulse-field DNA analysis instrument for quality assessment of large DNA sequencing libraries. This instrument is able to provide sizing and qualification data for large DNA fragments that range in size from 0 to 15,000 bases while performing the analysis under (2) hours, analyze at a minimum (12) samples in parallel (3) accept samples in a 96-well plate format and have a high sensitivity of ~50 femtograms of source DNA. This contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (SAP) and 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within five (5) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response should be emailed to contract specialist at kpy3@cdc.gov by 11:00 a.m. 19 July 2017