THIS IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SOLICITATION. The Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson Laboratories, in Jefferson, Arkansas, is seeking business sources, including service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, and 8(a) certified companies. The following information is provided to assist the FDA in conducting Market Research to identify potential contractors for this effort: The government is seeking capability statements from companies that are capable of providing the following: 1. Affymetrix Fluidics Station 450 to be used with government owned Affymetrix GeneChip® microarray system. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is-334516- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. Potential contractors must indicate business size, proof of any set-aside certification and company’s DUNS number and provide a contact name, the mailing address, phone number and email address of point of contact. Capability statement must include if the offeror is an authorized reseller. Please provide the following information to determine if the company can meet the requirement. At a minimum provide the following: All descriptive material necessary for the government to determine whether the product offered meets the technical requirements including: technical specifications, descriptive material, literature, brochures and other information corresponding to each item, which demonstrates the capabilities of the contractor’s supplies. Interested Contractors must respond with capability statements which are due in person, by postal mail, fax or email to the point of contact listed below on or before August 13, 2008 by 13:00 hours (Central Time in Jefferson, Arkansas) at the Food and Drug Administration, OC/OSS/OFFAS, Attn: Nick Sartain, 3900 NCTR Road, HFT-320, Jefferson, AR 72079-9502. Reference solicitation number FDA1040636. For information regarding this market survey, please contact Nick Sartain at (870) 543-7370, FAX (870) 543-7990 or email [email protected].

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