The Navy needs a small business to supply a nucleic acid synthesizer and accessories.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
The Navy needs a Kilobaser Nucleic Acid Synthesizer and accessories. The equipment must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty, and the vendor must be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), an OEM authorized dealer, an authorized distributor, or an authorized reseller.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside on a Firm-Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) basis. The contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the government.
- How will they pick the winner?
The government will evaluate offers based on BRAND NAME ONLY terms and conditions.
- When and how do you bid?
Submit a signed/dated copy of the attached SF1449 via email to the government point of contact by the response deadline.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with laboratory equipment
- Has a good relationship with the manufacturer
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification