66--Life Technologies DNA Consumable Instruments

Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Gordon, GA intends to negotiate/award a sole-source contract with Life Technologies, 3175 Staley Road, Grand Island, New York 14072. Life Technologies holds the patent on Applied Biosystems DNA and is the sole manufacturer and distributor of all Applied Biosystems kits, reagents, capillaries and related consumables used in conjunction with these instruments. These products are sold direct, and are available exclusively from Life Technologies/Applied Biosystems. This requirement is for the following unique instrument systems that are used for Human Identification applications along with GeneMapper and GMID-X software: ABI Product Number Item Description Quantity 402824 FG, Buffer (10X) with EDTA, 25 ml 10 431 4311320 FG, Hi-Di Formamide, 25 ml 1 432 4322682 Genescan 500 (Liz) Size Std Kit 1 434 4349180 FG, 7500 Spectral Dye Cal Kit 1 431 4315931 FG, Capillary array 16x 36 cm 1 435 4350584 FG, 96 Well RNase P Verif Plate 2 436 4363752 FG, 3130 POP-4 Polymer, 3.5ml 10 440 4408399 GeneScan 600 Liz Size Std v2.0 1 442 4427368 AMPFLSTR Identifiler Plus PCR Kit 6 The NAICS code is 334516. The authority for this non-competitive award is 10 USC 2304(c) (1), Only One Responsible Source. 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 PROPOSALS and a solicitation will not be issued. Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written responses are received by 10:00 a.m. on 13 May 2014, an award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the government.