EZ1 DNA Blood Kits for Transfusion Medicine
This is a notice of intent, not for a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.
The National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center (CC) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Qiagen, Inc., Valencia, CA 91355-1005 on a sole source basis to procure specialized reagents and testing kits for use on the existing government owned Qiagen GenoM-6 BioRobot EZ1 (R) and the EZ1 (R) Advanced XL isolation instruments used for automated nucleic acid extraction. This requirement is to provide reagents and testing kits to the Human Leukocyte Antigen, HLA lab, Services Section, that has been quality controlled for use on this specific instrumentation. The quality control process is an American Society for Histocompatibility and the Immunogenetics (ASHI) and Clinical Lab for Improvements Amendment (CLIA) regulation as the consumables for patient care must be found suitable and in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
The Qiagen EZ1 reagents and kits are necessary to perform high resolution and sequence based testing for transplant patients and donors who must both be matched for peripheral blood stem cell and cord blood transplants. No transplants can occur unless these high resolution results are received and approved by a CC physician. Qiagen is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the EZ1 Kit chemistry. The comprehensive system of instruments and consumables is necessary to produce a complete testing result. The below supply and quantity is required for a twelve (12) month time period from award.
Item# Description Quantity
951054 EZ1 DNA Blood 350 ul kit (48) 108
This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the acquisition of commercial items prescribed in FAR Part 12, in conjuction with the policies and procedures for the competition requirements of FAR Part 6. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Comments referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the CC Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this annoucement, electronically to the attention of Malinda Dehner, Contract Specialist, [email protected] by the due date and time marked in this notice.
Malinda Dehner, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-594-6320, Email [email protected] - Barbara Taylor, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-594-5915, Fax 301-594-5920, Email [email protected]
