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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 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. 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.
This machine is requested for a Multiplexing suspension array system capable of screening for multiple analyses in one sample. Studies on Luminex techniques are years into development and these specific antigens and microspheres produced by Luminex have been specifically tested and optimized on this equipment. As of now, we have more studies than our current machines can process and a complement to these exact machines is required for continuity of research. Changing machine types at this stage in the development of these assays could require additional years of new optimization measures and testing. No other vendors support or provide the type of software included with this system needed for building custom assays. Any other product would require that the assay development begin anew and all efforts up to this point would be essentially lost. Luminex Inc. builds the machines and they recommend the Bio-Plex 200 System.
Interested parties should submit a capabilities statement demonstrating their ability to provide the required system to Pellumbeshe Hoxhaj by email at [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.