Synopses - Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to InDevR Inc

Date: 2 April 2014

Year: 2014

Contracting Office Zip Code: 21702-5014

Classification Code - 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Contracting Office Address - USA Medical Research Acquisition Activity, 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5014

Subject: Notice of Intent to Sole Source a Contract to InDevR Inc. to support and maintain continuity of current on-going approved research protocols and validity of scientific research.

Solicitation Number: W81XWH-14-T-0127

Closing Response Date: Notice of Intent - 17 April 2014, Solicitation - 23 April 2014.

Contact Point: Abraham Pottenger at [email protected] or 301-619-2294

Contract Award Ceiling Dollar Amount: $650,000.00 over 5 years

Contract Award Date: on or about 28 April 2014

Contractor: InDevR Inc., 2100 Central Ave STE 106, Boulder, CO, 80301-2887

Description: The Government intends to award a sole source IDIQ contract to InDevR Inc,. to provide reagents, slides, arrays, chips, readers, kits, chambers, and any other like or compatible items.

This requirement is for commercially available supplies to include microarray chips, microarray plates, custom oligos, wash buffers, exonuclease enzymes, biotin labeled dNTPs, and colorimetric detection reagents in support of microarray assay development studies. These items are used for multiplex microarray detection. In addition, the material requires InDevR proprietary reagents.

No substitution of materials is allowed due to adverse research impacts that would be incurred by not following established laboratory protocols. To maintain continuity of current on-going approved research protocols and validity of scientific research, supplies must be procured from InDevR Inc. In addition, the instruments used to process the InDevR microarrays from, target hybridization to data generation, are already present in the laboratory. InDevR is the only US company that sells and distributes chips and reagents with this technology, which is proprietary and trademarked by InDevR.

The requiring agency has historical data from a large number of studies using various models. All previous data was obtained using InDevR products. If another vendor were used, researchers would have to repeat previous studies for appropriate comparisons with on-going studies.

All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.

This announcement constitutes the only notice by the government; a written solicitation may not be issued. All sources that believe they are eligible to provide these items must respond in writing. Responses must be supported with clear and convincing evidence to clearly articulate the ability to provide the items outlined above. A request for documentation will not be considered an affirmative response. This Special Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. If no written responses are received by the date listed below, which reflects fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice, the purchase will be awarded without further remark. All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to Abraham Pottenger at [email protected]

Interested concerns must identify their capability in writing to the above e-mail address or by mail to the address listed below no later than 11:00 am EST, 17 April 2014.

Contracting Office Address:
US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity,
ATTN: MCMR-AAA,
820 Chandler Street,
Frederick, MD 21702-5014

Point of Contact:
Abraham Pottenger
[email protected]
301-619-2294

Place of Contract Performance - possible multiple locations

Set-aside Status: Unrestricted

Bid Protests Not Available