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NanoDrop Eight Spectrophotometer

Waiver type - Procurement: Nonavailability

Agency: AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (12H2) • Product Service Code (PSC) : 6640 | Last Modified: 03/09/2023

Procurement Summary

GSA Advantage was searched for vendors that could supply UV-VIS spectrophotometers for any vendors that could provide a Brand Name or Equal to Nanodrop 8 UV-VIS Spectrophotometer with the following salient characteristics: Absorbance Accuracy 3% at 0.97 A, 302 nm, 23oC +/- 2oC, Wavelength Range: 190 to 850 nm, Wavelength accuracy: +/- 1 nm, measurement range: 8 samples in less than/equal to 20 sec, pedestal Sample loading: (not cuvette), ambidextrous pipetting with guide, sample volume: 1.0 to 2.0 ul (with samples being recoverable), sample position illuminator, maximum dimensions: 24 cm x 33 cm x 17 cm (10 inches x 13 inches x 7 inches), automatic measurements: auto blank and auto measure, sample concentration accuracy/software specific capable of the following: identify contaminants including proteins, phenol, Guanidine HCL, mammalian RNA, Guanidine Isothiocyanate and Mammalian DNA; corrected concentration calculations based on contaminants; format files to include absorbance data, report data or both; Universal file formats: exports in .txt and .csv and differentiate RNA from DNA.

Waiver Rationale Summary

This is to replace our current model and necessary for consistency of data across projects. The requirement is only manufactured through foreign manufacturers and is available through U.S. based companies.

Did / Will the solicitation include one of the standard BAA provisions announcing the agency’s intention to provide a price preference for domestic end products and construction material?

Yes

Was a sources sought or Request for Information issued?

Yes

OMB Determination

Consistent with Policy

Product

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

NAICS

334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Date Submitted

03/06/2023

Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)

1085959

Solicitation ID

12305B23S1085959

Procurement Stage

Post-solicitation

Expected Maximum Duration of the Proposed Waiver

Instant Delivery Only

Waiver Coverage

Individual Waiver

Funding Agency

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE