The Government intends to solicit, negotiate and award to only one contractor using other than full and open competition procedures pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The NAICS code for this acquisition is 334516. This requirement will be procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 12, Commercial Items. Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 13.

No other reagents are compatiblae and designed to be used with CDC's technique and AB/Life Tech equipment. The qualitative analysis capability provided by these reagents is vital to the research studies and any changes are not acceptable. Any other product would require that the development begin anew and all efforts up to this point would be essentially lost.

Interested parties should submit a capabilities statement demonstrating their ability to provide the required system to Deborah Workman by email [email protected]. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, the Government shall consider all responses received. A determination by the CDC not to compete this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notification, is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.