Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Intent to Sole Source Gold Standardabraxis Elisa Test Kits
Deadline: 23 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 13 Apr 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 139469538
Document Ref. No.: 145025-26-0020JRW
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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POINT OF CONTACT:
Jamie Rosales-Wold
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
325 Broadway, SOU6
Boulder, CO 80305
PHONE: 303-578-6951
EMAIL: [email protected]
***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION-S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, ON BEHALF OF NOAA-S OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (GLERL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 12.102(a), WITH GOLD STANDARD DIAGNOSTICS HORSHAM, LLC IN HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA. FOR ABRAXIS® MICROCYSTIN (ADDA) ELISA TEST KITS TO BE DELIVERED TO ANN ARBOR, MI. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 334516.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA-S REQUIREMENT THAT GOLD STANDARD DIAGNOSTICS HORSHAM, LLC IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THIS ABRAXIS® MICROCYSTIN (ADDA) ELISA TEST KITS. ABRAXIS® ELISA KITS ARE PROPRIETARY TO GOLD STANDARD DIAGNOSTICS HORSHAM, LLC AND GOLD STANDARD DIAGNOSTICS HORSHAM, LLC HAS NO AUTHORIZED RESELLERS. ABRAXIS® MICROCYSTIN (ADDA) ELISA TEST KITS HAVE BEEN USED SINCE NOAA BEGAN THE HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM MONITORING PROGRAM IN 2009. IN ORDER TO ENSURE STANDARDIZATION OF DATA ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT SAMPLING PROGRAMS, IDENTICAL KITS MUST BE USED. THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), AS WELL AS MULTIPLE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS AROUND THE LAKE ERIE BASIN, ALSO USE ABRAXIS® MICROCYSTIN (ADDA) ELISA TEST KITS TO MONITOR THEIR WATERS FOR MICROCYSTINS. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN LONG-TERM INTEGRITY IT IS CRITICAL THAT NOAA USES THE SAME KITS YEAR AFTER YEAR. THESE TEST KITS MEET ALL SPECIFICATIONS. IF THE OF KITS ARE CHANGED, THE DATA AND ANALYSIS OF HARMFUL CYANOBACTERIA TOXICITY LEVELS WITHIN THE GREAT LAKES REGION WOULD BE COMPROMISED AND DATA WOULD NO LONGER BE COMPARABLE TO OTHER RESEARCH ENTITIES WITHIN THE REGI...
Notice ID: 145025-26-0020jrw
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national oceanic and atmospheric administration
Office: dept of commerce noaa
Product Service Code: 6630 - chemical analysis instruments
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: apr 24, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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