Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- DOIFFBO240066
- Agency
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award was published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide notice of its intent to award a firm fixed price sole source contract. The notice is for the purchase of Bio-Rad CFX 384 and CFX 96 Real Time PCR platforms to support the agency's Quality Assurance Project Plan for monitoring invasive carp species through environmental DNA testing conducted at its Whitney Genetics Laboratory.
The objective of the sole source award is for the purchase of the Bio-Rad PCR platforms, which are necessary to maintain consistent data quality and reproducibility for the agency's ongoing invasive carp monitoring program. The notice provides a deadline of February 27, 2024 for any interested parties to submit capability statements if they believe they can meet the requirement, and includes instructions on submitting such statements by email. Only Bio-Rad Laboratories is identified as able to provide equipment with the original manufacturer's warranty at comparable pricing to what has been offered. No other vendors were found that could meet the criteria.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Communications Branch intends to award a firm fixed price sole source under the authority of FAR subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and (ii), for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), Contracting Officers may solicit from only one source if the circumstances deem only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization).: Bio-Rad Laboratories, INC.
2000 Alfred Nobel DR
Hercules, California
94547-1804, United States
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and the Product Service Code (PSC) for this requirement is 6640, Laboratory Equipment And Supplies. The object of this sole source award is to require the purchase of CFX 384 and CFX 96 Real Time PCR platforms. The USFWS Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for eDNA Monitoring of Bighead and Silver carp has been ongoing at the Whitney Genetics Laboratory (WGL) since 2013. Through this program, the WGL conducts all the USFWS high throughput invasive carp environmental DNA testing for the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. WGL conducts this work to meet the USFWS Fisheries Program Mission of Managing Aquatic Invasive Species.
This synopsis does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government.
Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: carter_duke@fws.gov.
NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A16_CFX_Opus_Single_Source_Justification_BF_1.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| WI-whitney genetics lab-PCR | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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