Sequencing instrument

Added: Aug 26, 2017 12:53 pm Notice of Intent: The USDA, ARS, SEA intends to award a sole source procurement to Oxford Nanopore Technologies, 1 Kendal Sq., Bldg. 200 Ste B2005, Cambridge, MA. 02139, as they are the sole source for this type of analyzer pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(l ) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy agency Requirements . The award will be for a GridON X5 DNA/RNA sequencing instrument. The Instrument will be compatible with sequencing kits and SpotON Flow Cells available from Oxford Nanopore Technologies. The instrument will independently control five Oxford Nanopore SpotON Flow Cells in parallel, collect electronic signals from flow cells and convert them into DNA or RNA sequence data using on-board software. The instrument will be utilized for large and small projects that require long DNA sequences from genomic DNA templates. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about August 13, 2017, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This Notice of Intent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by 11:OO AM central time, August 30, 2017. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries should be sent to huron.virden@ars.usda.gov.; or mailed to the Contracting Officer at the following address:

Contracting Office Address:
USDA-ARS-Western Business Service Center
P.O. BOX 225
Stoneville, MS. 38776-0225