Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Mclane Research Labs Imaging Flow Cytobot Ifcb
Deadline: 29 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 15 Apr 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 139532431
Document Ref. No.: 141013-26-0081
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION-S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) NATIONAL CENTERS FOR COASTAL OCEAN SCIENCE (NCCOS) MARINE SPATIAL ECOLOGY AND KASITSNA BAY LAB, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH MCLANE RESEARCH LABORATORIES INC OUT OF EAST FALMOUTH, MA FOR AN IMAGING FLOW CYTOBOT (IFCB) AND ACCESSORIES.
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 MCLANE RESEARCH LABORATORIES IS THE MANUFACTURER AND ONLY DISTRIBUTOR OF THE IMAGING FLOW CYTOBOT (IFCB) IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE NO AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS.
MCLANE LABS IFCB IS A SUBMERSIBLE, FLOW-THROUGH IMAGING SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATED, REAL-TIME COLLECTION OF HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES OF PHYTOPLANKTON AND OTHER PARTICLES IN THE WATER COLUMN. THE PRIMARY APPLICATION IS CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF COASTAL WATERS FOR HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS (HABS) AND DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF PLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT FEDERAL RESEARCH AND HAB FORECASTING AND MONITORING MANDATES.
MCLANE LABS IFCB IS UNIQUE IN ITS ABILITY TO COLLECT NEAR REAL-TIME DATA FOR HAB. MCLANE LABS IS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER OF THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. WITHOUT THE PURCHASE OF THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, NCCOS HAB FORECASTING WILL BE LIMITED TO INDIVIDUAL PLANKTON SAMPLING AND IDENTIFICATION WHICH WOULD OPERATE AT THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE SLOWER THAN THE IFCB CAN OFFER AND NEGATES THE EFFORT OF NEAR REAL-TIME REPORTING.THE IFCB IS A ROBUST, FIELD-DEPLOYABLE IMAGING FLOWCYTOBOT SYSTEM CAPABLE OF AUTOMATED, CONTINUOUS OPERATION OVER EXTENDED PERIODS IN DIVERSE MARINE ENVIRONMENTS.
DELIVERY WITHIN 12 MONTHS FROM DATE OF AWARD
***THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEV...
Notice ID: 141013-26-0081
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national oceanic and atmospheric administration
Office: dept of commerce noaa
Product Service Code: 6640 - laboratory equipment and supplies
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: apr 30, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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