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Bio-Rad Service Agreement

ID: 2024-QOC0-88099 • Type: Synopsis Solicitation

Description

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Bio-Rad. This procurement is for the maintenance service agreement for CSP, QX600 DIGITAL PCR w/ADG OS QX600 Digital PCR System w/Auto DG instrument which are pieces of laboratory equipment located in the NWSS Team's lab as part of the Rapid Response, Research and Surveillance Branch (R3SB), located within the Division of Infectious Disease Readiness and Innovation (DIDRI).

Bio-Rad has highly trained technical service engineers with the expertise to maintain and repair this proprietary fluidics handling system to operate to factory specifications. Bio-Rad is the manufacturer of the QX600 DIGITAL PCR w/ADG OS QX600 Digital PCR System w/Auto DG instrument. Bio-Rad is the only source that has service engineers familiar with the equipment and trained to provide service. Allowing another company to provide service would risk the successful operation of the equipment and void existing warranties. Bio-Rad has been providing reliable maintenance support not only for this piece of equipment but for prior generations of similar equipment.

Rapid Response, Research and Surveillance Branch (R3SB) utilizes the the QX600 DIGITAL PCR w/ADG OS QX600 Digital PCR System w/Auto DG instrument for critical work conducted in the laboratory, which includes Wastewater surveillance, the measurement of pathogen levels in wastewater, which is used to evaluate community-level infection trends, augment traditional surveillance that leverages clinical tests and services (e.g., case reporting), and monitor public health interventions. These studies require the QX600 DIGITAL PCR w/ADG OS QX600 Digital PCR System w/Auto DG instrument for specimen processing for the virus that causes COVID-19, in wastewater samples collected across the country. Maintaining thethe QX600 DIGITAL PCR w/ADG OS QX600 Digital PCR System w/Auto DG instrument in good operating condition is critical for the successful execution of these studies.

This contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (SAP) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Interested parties may identify their interest and submit documentation of their capability to respond to the requirement.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responses received within four (4) full business days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Any response should be emailed to the appropriate point of contact at qoc0@cdc.gov by 11:00 AM on 9 August 2024.

Overview

Response Deadline
Aug. 9, 2024, 11:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Posted
Aug. 5, 2024, 3:45 p.m. EDT
Set Aside
8(a) Sole Source (8AN)
Place of Performance
Atlanta, GA 30341 United States
Source
SAM

Current SBA Size Standard
$34 Million
Pricing
Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Sole Source
Est. Value Range
Experimental
<$250,000 (solicitation indicates Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which in most cases, applies to contracts expected to be less than $250K in value)
Signs of Shaping
The solicitation is open for 3 days, below average for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 99% of obligations for similar contracts within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were awarded full & open.
On 8/5/24 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued Synopsis Solicitation 2024-QOC0-88099 for Bio-Rad Service Agreement due 8/9/24. The opportunity was issued with a 8(a) Sole Source (8AN) set aside with NAICS 811210 (SBA Size Standard $34 Million) and PSC J066.
Primary Contact
Name
Danielle Farris   Profile
Email
Phone
(770) 488-5189

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF > CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION > CDC OFFICE OF ACQUISITION SERVICES
FPDS Organization Code
7523-00254
Source Organization Code
100188028
Last Updated
Aug. 24, 2024
Last Updated By
qoc0@cdc.gov
Archive Date
Aug. 24, 2024