Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Mammalian Cell Culture Metabolite and Cell Count... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Mammalian Cell Culture Metabolite and Cell Count Analysis System (Bioprofile® Flex2 Analyzer)

Deadline : 06 Jun 2024

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 101934849

Document Ref. No. : NB645030-24-01181

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with:

Nova Biomedical Corp

200 Prospect St

Waltham, Massachusetts 02453-3457



The sole source justification is based on the following:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Biomolecular Measurement Division (BMD) has a need for new, modernized capabilities for mammalian cell culture characterization and analysis to include rapid, "on-line" measurements that can be conducted during bioprocesses in support of the ongoing NIST Biomanufacturing Program. Achieving "on-line" measurements requires capabilities for integration with commercial automated sterile bioreactor (ASR) sampling systems.

The Biomolecular Structure and Function (BSF) group within the BMD currently operates multiple bioreactor systems for mammalian cell culture and is actively working to incorporate two of these bioreactors into a Bioprocess Digitalization Testbed activity. At present, the BSF group lacks capabilities to perform rapid at-line measurements of cell culture cell counts, metabolites, chemistry, etc. Based on market research, NIST has determined that Nova Biomedical is the only vendor that manufactures a Bioanalyzer that performs all of the needed measurements as a single instrument and is compatible with integration into commercial ASR sampling systems.

Although multiple commercial instruments in combination could be used to enable these capabilities, performing all of the measurements would require purchasing and operating three unique instruments. This could meet a need for "at-line" measurements. However, the use of three instruments would degrade or prevent NIST's ability to achieve the needed "on-line" measurements since (1) a useful combination of three instruments is not currently known that is compatible with commercial ASR sampling systems, (2) using three instruments, ...
Active Contract Opportunity Notice ID NB645030-24-01181 Related Notice Department/Ind. Agency COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF Sub-tier NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
Original Published Date: May 28, 2024 04:02 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Jun 06, 2024 09:00 am EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Jun 21, 2024
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 6640 - LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance: Rockville, MD USA

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