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All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The Notice ID number is FA7000QWBI Western Blotting Imager and shall be used to reference any written responses to this source sought. The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is conducting market research to determine business size and the competition. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed 334516. This NAICS has a size standard of 1,000 employees. The requirement is to provide a western blotting imager with the minimum salient characteristics: Minimum 2-channel near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent imager capable of producing high-quality Western blots, multi-well plate assays and tissue section images Ability to scan gels, membranes, and multiwell plates Nucleic acid gels, protein gels, gel shift assays, western blots, cell assays and RNAi assays Fluorescence detection, Near infrared (NIR) fluorescence, 2 channel scanning Single acquisition (single picture with scanning the whole field and all the channels) Sensitive imaging that dynamically adjusts for saturation levels (6-log dynamic range) Delivery: FOB Destination to the US Air Force Academy, CO 80840 The Buy American Act will apply to this acquisition. All interested firms should submit a written capabilities package. Include in your capabilities package your unique SAM number, Cage Code, System for Award Management expiration date, and any related specifications/drawings, literature, and website address, if available, that clearly demonstrates your firm’s capabilities in providing the minimum salient characteristics. We are interested in any size business that is capable of meeting this requirement. Market research is being conducted to determine interest, capability, and socio-economic category of potential sources for the requirement. The Government requests interested parties submit a brief description of their company's business size (i.e. annual revenues and employee size), business status (i.e., 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, woman\u0002owned small business, veteran-owned small business, or small business) anticipated teaming arrangements, and a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers. Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail addresses: Fenton.fitzgerald.2@us.af.mil and Susan.Ulma@us.af.mil Telephone responses will not be accepted. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN: 12 July 2024, 5:00 PM (MDT). Future information about this acquisition, including issuance of a quotation and/or applicable amendments, will be issued through SAM.gov. 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Market research determined LI-COR Biotech LLC as the only vendor who can provide a western blot imager with a constant 6 logs of dynamic range. It is important to have a constant 6 logs of dynamic range, with no manual adjustment, so that there is no image saturation. In systems with a narrower dynamic range and lower sensitivity, you will see saturation or even loss of signal of lower abundant targets. Any systems where the dynamic range is being adjusted from one scan to the next, are not comparable or quantifiable images and should not be used in publication. The requirement is to provide a western blotting imager with the minimum salient characteristics: Minimum 2-channel near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent imager capable of producing high-quality Western blots, multi-well plate assays and tissue section images Ability to scan gels, membranes, and multiwell plates Nucleic acid gels, protein gels, gel shift assays, western blots, cell assays and RNAi assays Fluorescence detection, Near infrared (NIR) fluorescence, 2 channel scanning Single acquisition (single picture with scanning the whole field and all the channels) Sensitive imaging that dynamically adjusts for saturation levels (constant 6-log dynamic range) IAW FAR 13.106-l(b), Soliciting from a single source for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer determined the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. 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