Reaction & Sequence Buffer

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The intent of this Special notice is for informational purposes only. The USDA-ARS-NCAUR-PEORIA, IL intends to solicit a quote and award a sole source procurement to Life Technologies, 5791 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, California, 92008-7321, pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will satisfy Agency Requirements. The award will be for product number 4337457, Big Dye v3.1, 5000 reactions & sequence buffer. This is a proprietary product of Life Technologies and is used in conjunction with the Life Technologies 3730 DNA analyzer to produce all sequencing data. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order for the supplies on or about March 6, 2013 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. The NAICS code for this action is 325199. ARS requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR, please access the following website: http://www.sam.gov This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government shall consider all responsible sources received within five days of this posting. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona-fide capability to fulfill the requirement. If no written responses are received after the publication of this notice the purchase will be awarded without further notice. Please email Christine Gunterman, Purchasing Agent with responses or questions regarding this requirement at [email protected]