65--Gene Expression

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 6, Hampton VA 23667, intends to negotiate a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract for Gene Expression Cards and plates for the Durham VAMC with Life Technologies Corporation, A division of Thermo Fisher, in accordance with 41 U.S.C. §3304(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source. This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Market research has determined that these services are highly specialized are only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of services will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award the contract with an effective date of 17 Aug 2018 to Life Technologies Corporation, A division of ThermoFisher, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad CA 92008-7321, Cage Code 1F3R7. This is a Brand-Name Only requirement to satisfy the minimum requirements of the Durham VAMC Research and Development Department. The requiring activity is currently in need of supplies and reagents designed to run on the Thermofisher/Applied Biosystems Quant Studio 7 real-time PCR platform. Moreover, the sought items support the processing of genotyping of samples (in duplicate) with accuracy and precision. This synopsis announcement is being issued for information purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. If a firm believes it is capable of meeting the Government's requirement, it may identify their interest and capability to the Contracting Officer within three (3) calendar days of this publication by contacting Paul O. Waite via e-mail at [email protected] Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Those interested firms must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or woman owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. This announcement closes NLT 01:00PM EDT, 17 Aug 2018.