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FDA Sole Source Procurement: Seven Cole-Parmer Geno/Grinder 2010 High-Throughput Homogenizers

The FDA is announcing a sole source procurement for laboratory equipment: - Agency: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Laboratory Operations & Applied Science (OLOAS) - Offices involved: Office of Regulatory Testing & Surveillance (ORTS), Office of Chemistry & Toxicology (OCT) - Sole source contract to Cole-Parmer Instrument Company - Equipment required: Seven (7) Geno/Grinder 2010 High-Throughput Homogenizers - Brand name only; no substitutes accepted - Purpose: Regulatory sample preparation in seven FDA/OLOAS laboratories - Contract type: Firm fixed price - Period of performance: One year - Commercial opportunity is limited to Cole-Parmer due to brand name requirement - Estimated contract value: Likely in the range of $70,000 to $140,000 (industry estimate for similar equipment)

Potential competitors and alternatives: - Other OEMs such as SPEX SamplePrep, Retsch, and Thermo Fisher Scientific manufacture similar homogenizers, but are excluded due to brand name restriction - Competing products could include SPEX SamplePrep Geno/Grinder, Retsch MM400 Mixer Mill, Thermo Scientific Homogenizers

Key requirements: - Equipment must be Cole-Parmer Geno/Grinder 2010 - Distribution to seven FDA laboratories - No alternative products or brands will be considered

Description

The FDA / Office of Laboratory Operations & Applied Science (OLOAS) / Office of Regulatory Testing & Surveillance (ORTS) and Office of Chemistry & Toxicology (OCT) requires seven (7) units of the Cole-Parmer Geno/Grinder® 2010 High-Throughput Homogenizer (referred to herein as "Geno/Grinder® 2010") for distribution to seven (7) FDA/OLOAS laboratories for use in regulatory sample preparation. This will be a Firm Fixed Price contract with a one-year period of performance.

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