THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY and a SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Government. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals. The USDA, ARS, Grape Genetic Research Unit (GGRU) in Geneva, New York has a requirement for an Advanced electrophoresis system and fragment analyzer to support ongoing research in grapevine genetics.  The unit will be used to replace a failing gel electrophoresis and imaging system which is typically used for daily validation of molecular techniques.  In an effort to increase efficiency, GGRU will pursue a combined electrophoresis, imaging, and nucleic acid quality evaluating system.  Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred associated to this request for capability information. The Eastern Business Service Center (EBSC) is issuing this sources sought request as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to provide the supervision, labor, materials, plant, equipment, and supplies necessary to provide the aforementioned product for GGRU. The result of this market research will contribute to determining whether there are adequate sources are available from which to receive competitive proposals.

Minimum Characteristics:

High capacity for sample numbers, up to a standard 96 well plate per run.  Maintain flexibility to run as little as a single sample.

Reduced time needed for gel runs to allow for greater efficacy of analysis  (<10 min).

Built in gel capillary system and imaging system to record research results without the need of external camera equipment.

Integrated software for DNA and RNA quality checking ability.

Ability to resolve modest length differences for fragment analysis (~5 bp).

Training and Installation

 

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code to be assigned to this procurement is 334516.

 Submission Instructions: Interested parties, who consider themselves qualified to provide the product as detailed are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 2:00 PM (CDT) April 22, 2015. If your organization has appropriate qualifications and capacity to provide this product, please provide the following information: (1) A complete and current record of your SAMS Registration which includes DUNS number, Organization name, address, contact name, email address, Web site address, telephone number, type of organization, small business type (if any), etc; (2) A list of previous customers (Federal Preferred) which were provided products similar in nature (3) Color Product Literature showing the features of varying models and types and functions of the instrument which meets our minimum needs. EBSC requests that potential sources only submit the minimum information necessary.

 All questions or responses under this Sources Sought Notice shall be sent to Mark O. Volk, Contract Specialist via email [email protected], or mail 1815 N. University Peoria Illinois 61604. All communication shall be in writing referencing AG-32SC-SS-15-GGRU1 preferably by email. No information will be taken by telephone.

THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. However, EBSC may contact sources to gather additional information as needed.

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