INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE - OPENTRONS ROBOT
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration intends to negotiate and award a sole source purchase order to Opentrons for an Opentrons Flex liquid handler robot and three years of associated service. This procurement is designed to automate eDNA metabarcoding workflows at the National Systematics Laboratory located in Suitland, Maryland. The decision to proceed on a sole source basis is driven by the requirement for specific technical capabilities that only Opentrons provides, including an open-source Python API framework for sharing custom genomics protocols, modular end-user design for toolless equipment swappability, and an intuitive interface tailored for biologists. The period of performance for this contract begins upon the date of award and extends for three years. While this notice is not a request for competitive proposals, other firms that believe they can fully meet the government's technical requirements may submit written documentation or requests for information to the identified point of contact within 15 days of the notice publication. Such submissions will be evaluated solely to determine if the government should proceed with a competitive procurement process rather than the intended sole source award.
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MD, 20746, USASet-Aside
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***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, (AGENCY), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.103-1, WITH OPENTRONS FOR AN OPENTRONS FLEX LIQUID HANDLER ROBOT AND 3 YEARS OF SERVICE TO AUTOMATE EDNA METABARCODING WORKFLOWS TO BE DELIVERED/PERFORMED AT THE NATIONAL SYSTEMATICS LABORATORY, SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM SUPPORT CENTER, 4210 SILVER HILL ROAD, SUITLAND, MARYLAND 20746.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT OPENTRONS IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THIS OPENTRONS FLEX LIQUID HANDLER ROBOT. OPENTRONS IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT SATISFIES THE LAB’S CRITICAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS, SPECIFICALLY THE NEED FOR AN OPEN-SOURCE PYTHON API FRAMEWORK FOR SHARING CUSTOM GENOMICS PROTOCOLS, END-USER MODULARITY THAT ALLOWS FOR TOOLLESS EQUIPMENT SWAPPABILITY, AND AN INTUITIVE INTERFACE DESIGNED FOR BIOLOGISTS RATHER THAN ROBOTICS ENGINEERS.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD TO 3 YEARS FROM DATE OF AWARD.
***THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. SUCH REQUESTS AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
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