THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT This Notice is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 5.201 to notify the public of a proposed contract action. The proposed contract action is to support the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS) Branch project titled: Mosquito surveillance and detection of arboviruses and insecticide resistance in Tunisia, performed by the Vector Biology Research program (VBRP), US Naval Medical Research Unit EURAFCENT (NAMRU EAC). The NAVSUP FLC Sigonella intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 by entering into a sole source contract with The Pasteur Institute of Tunis. The Pasteur Institute of Tunis is the only known source able to provide the required services. See the DRAFT Sole Source Justification and Draft Performance Work Statement for additional information. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.253(c)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1 entitled 3304(a)(1) sole source specifications, which reads in part, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice of intent in not a request for capability statements or competitive proposals; however any firm who believes it can perform the required services may give written notice to the Contracting Officer within 05 days of publication of this Special Notice. Supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government to compete the requirement based on the responses to this Special Notice is solely the discretion of the Government.

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