Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) Instrument

FBO ANNOUNCEMENT: PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE, NOTICE OF INTENT

ACTION CODE: SPECIAL NOTICE

CLASSIFICATION CODE: 66 – Instruments and Laboratory Equipment SUBJECT: Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) Analysis Instrument

SOLICITATION NUMBER: NB645030-25-01696

DESCRIPTION:

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis

under the authority of FAR 8.405-6 with AB Sciex, located in Redwood City, California for a CE

Analysis Instrument.

Sole Source justification is based on the following:

NISTs Biomolecular Structure and Function (BSF) group within the Biomolecular Measurement Division

within the Materials Measurement Laboratory (MML) released RM8671 (NISTmAb), a monoclonal antibody reference material generated from a mouse cell line which, represents the largest class of protein therapeutics currently on the market. NISTmAb is used across the biomanufacturing industry as a

standard for developing new analytical platforms and challenging the limits of new technologies.

Prior to its release NISTmAb was throughly characterized using a number of analytical methods. In order to make this reference material longitudinally available, the quality of the material continues to be evaluated at regular intervals so that any changes in the material’s physicochemical properties can be reported to stakeholders.