The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences intends to award a sole source purchase order to Qiagen Operon, Alameda, CA 94501, pursuant to 41 U.S.C.253(c)(1)--Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This procurement is for 1 each Mouse Genome Oligo with 16,463 optimized 70 mers in 284 well plates 600 pmoles of each oligo. Qiagen Operon's sequence design of their oligos ensures that melting temperatures are high and normalized, there are no contiguous single nucleotide repeats, and eliminates hairpin structure which are all necessary for our research project. All responsible sources may respond by submitting a written narrative statement of capability within 15 days of date of notice to Dee Lunney at the above address for consideration by the agency. Response must include detailed technical information and other technical literature demonstrating the ability to meet these requirements. Responses shall also include itemized pricing that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, an order will be placed with Qiagen Operon. The NAICS Code/Size is 325413/500EM. This procurement is to be processed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. There is no solicitation package available. For any questions regarding this solicitation, please contact Dee Lunney via email [email protected].*****

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