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Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to Nanostring Technologies, Inc for the nCounter System

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NHLBI-CSB-AR-2012-293-CSPFederal

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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, acting on behalf of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, intends to award a sole source purchase order to Nanostring Technologies, Inc. for the nCounter System. This procurement is being conducted under FAR Subpart 13.106-1, as Nanostring Technologies, Inc. is the exclusive provider of the nCounter Analysis System. The justification for this sole source determination includes pending patents related to molecular barcodes for digital gene expression, CodeSet manufacturing, molecule immobilization, and specialized data analysis software. This notice serves as a presolicitation announcement and is not a request for competitive proposals. The requirement falls under NAICS code 339999 for Miscellaneous Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 500 employees. Interested parties with the capability to fulfill the requirement were required to submit written documentation to the contract specialist by September 4, 2012. The final decision to proceed with a sole source award or move to a competitive procurement remains at the sole discretion of the government.

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$26,095

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339999 - All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing

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NIH, BETHESDA, MD, 20892, USA

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SBA

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Caitlin Palmer

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Reference Number: NHLBI-CSB-AR-2012-293-CSP Title: Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to Nanostring Technologies, Inc for the nCounter System The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisitions (OA), on behalf of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis and award a purchase order, for the nCounter System, to Nanostring Technologies, Inc., 530 Fairview Ave N Suite 2000, Seattle, WA 98119-4261, under the authority of (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1. "(b) Soliciting from a single source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This announcement constitutes the only notice; proposals are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-60, August 27, 2012. The corresponding NAICS code is 339999-All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing and the small business size standard is 500 Employees. The basis for the sole source determination: The sole source determination is based on the fact that the nCounter Analysis System is only sold through Nanostring Technologies, Inc. In addition, Patents are pending to support the nCounter system and include but are not limited to the use of molecular barcodes for digital gene expression, the manufacturing of the CodeSet, immobilization of individual molecules, and software/image/data analysis. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, in writing, no later than the response date. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. Written responses shall reference this Notice of Intent No. NHLBI-CSB-AR-2012-293-CSP and may be submitted electronically NO LATER THAN 9:00 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME September 04, 2012 to the Contract Specialist, Caitlin Palmer at: contact@example.gov. 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.

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