Brand Name Only - QIAGEN EZ2 Connect Fx

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up to date information about this acquisition. No partial quotes will be considered. No partial awards will be made. The Request for Quote number is RFQ001950 and is being conducted as a 100% small business set aside. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 334516. The resultant contract will be a firm-fixed price contract.

This RFQ incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-58. This requirement will be awarded on an all or none basis as a commercial item, fixed price purchase order under the procedures at FAR Parts 12 and 13.This RFQ is being conducted as a total set-aside for small business concerns. Only quotes submitted by small business concerns will be accepted by the Government.

Any quote that is submitted by a contractor that is not a small business concern will not be considered for award. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) requests pricing for the brand name products from Qiagen. If vendor is providing an "equal" product, the item must contain all technical specifications included. If these descriptive(s) are not included in the submitted quote, the quote shall be considered "unresponsive". Please see attached RFQ document for the required products and procedures.