Life Technologies Reagents BPA
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, intends to modify a firm fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreement awarded to Life Technologies Corporation, in Grand Island, New York. The purpose of this modification is to do the following: 1) Increase the maximum ceiling limit from $2.7 million, to $4.0 million. 2) Include the following additional reagents on this BPA:
Ion Library Quantitation Kit
Ion Xpress barcode adapter set,1-96
Ion PGMTM Template OT2 200 Kit
Ion 318TM Chip Kit v2
Ion 316TM Chip Kit V2
Ion 314TM Chip Kit v2
Ion XpressTM Barcode Adapters 1-16 Kit
Ion XpressTM Barcode Adapters 17-32 Kit
3130xl/3100 Genetic Analyzer Capillary Array, 36 cm
TaqMan reverse transcription reagents
TaqMan Universal Master mix II with UNG
TaqMan Universal Master mix II with UNG
MicroAmp Optical 8 tube strip, without cap
MicroAmp Optical 8 cap strips
GeneAmp® dNTP Blend with dUTP (12.5 mM)
AmpErase® Uracil N-Glycosylase (UNG)
BigDye XTerminator® Purification Kit
BigDye XTerminator® Purification Kit
Ion 316TM Chip Kit v2
e Gel 2%, 12-well, SYBR safe
e Gel 2%, 96-well, SYBR safe
AmpliTaq Gold DNA polymerase
AgPath-one step RT PCR 1000 rxn kit
AmpliTaq® DNA Polymerase with Buffer I
E-Gel® 48 Agarose Gels, 2%
NuPAGE 4-12% Bis-Tris Protein Gels,1.0 mm 2D well
Hi-Di Formamide
3500XL sequencing standard big dye v3.1
e Gel 0.8%, 12-well, SYBR safe
The Government believes that the items to be procured are proprietary and are only available from Life Technologies Corporation. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1- only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The NAICS code for this procurement is 325411, Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing.
All responsible sources that believe they can meet these requirements may submit their capability statements via email by 2:00 P.M., EST on June 04, 2014, to the Contracting Office at the following e-mail address: [email protected]. Any questions must be submitted to the Contracting Office. in writing, to the email address listed above. Telephone calls will not be allowed.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action will be based on responses to this notice and are solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Sharon R Cunningham, Phone 770-488-2871, Fax 770-488-2778, Email [email protected] - Teri M Routh-Murphy, Contracting Officer, Phone 770-488-2713, Fax 770-488-2778, Email [email protected]
