NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS), plans to procure on a sole source basis of one unit each of a SYMBIOSIS PICO from Spark Holland, Inc., Glassboro, NJ 08028, in order to satisfy the Agency's requirement. This acquisition will be processed under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12, Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures as stated in FAR part 13.106-1(b)(1). The North American Industry Classification System code is 334516 and the business size standard is 1,000. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. Delivery shall be within sixty (60) days after award.

Product Description:

SP104.001 Symbiosis Pico, UHPLC for LC only: Quantity: 1 EA
SP104.001 Symbiosis Std., Alias, Cool: Quantity: 1 EA

To the best of our knowledge, the Symbiosis Pico is a unique fully integrated Online SPE (Solid Phase Extraction ) system with Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC) compatible chromatography system which allows for full compatibility of online SPE done at pressures up to 4,000 psi with UHPLC (with pressures up to 18,000 psi). The full integration of these two processes, together with the automatically exchange of the SPE cartridges allows for testing more variables in less time, just by changing software parameters instead of making manual hardware changes; therefore, cutting on sample manipulation and method development time. Also, the Symbiosis Pico control software allows for choosing to include or exclude the extraction, without reconfiguring the system hardware, saving time during method development and troubleshooting.

A sole source acquisition is justified because Spark Holland, Inc., is the only source that will meet the Agency's technical requirement. There are no other suppliers that will satisfy this requirement.

CDC intends to negotiate this requirement with Solomon Park Research Laboratories under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), Only One Responsible Source, and 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1). Spark Holland, Inc., is the only source available to provide these services needed for the continuation of the CDC Division of Laboratory Sciences. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations. A determination to compete this procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties who believe they possess the capabilities to satisfy this requirement should submit a capability statement demonstrating their abilities to meet this requirement as described above. All responses should be received by May 26, 2017, at 10AM, Eastern Standard Time (EST). All responses must be in writing and can be sent via email to [email protected] with the reference number HHSBV9-2017-010 in the subject line. No telephone calls will be accepted.

 

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