ROCHE GS 454 Junior System

In accordance with FAR subpart 6.302-1(c) (ii), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to issue a sole contract to ROCHE Diagnostics Corp, for a GS Junior Instrument System. The Division of National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Laboratory Branch, Plans to purchase the 454 Junior System, which is a high through multi parallel sequencing instrument that is capable of delievring information about 100,000 difernt DNA molecules of >400 nucleotides long within 48 hours. ROCHE is the only manufacturer that makes this equipment and is the sole vendor of the equipment. It is the understanding of the Government that an award to any other source would cause unacceptable delays in meeting the requirements of the Government. Interested parties who feel that they possess the capabilities to provide the services described above should submit a capability statement demonstrating their abilities to provide the services. The information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive requirement. Please send your documentation to Deborah Workman by fax (770) 488-8350, or email to [email protected]. Documentation should be received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis to be considered by CDC. A determination by the CDC not to compete this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notification, is solely within discretion of the government.