Special Notice
Notice of Proposed Contract Action
This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract. The award is to be a Firm-Fixed Price contract pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), "Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available." The contracting officer has determined that only one source is reasonably available: BioFire Defense, LLC located at 79 W 4500 S Ste 14, Salt Lake City, UT 84107-2663, the only known source capable of meeting the requirement.
The Department of the Air Force has a requirement for Biothreat Surveillance Supplies as follows:
§ The vendor will provide all consumables and accessories for the FilmArray systems.
§ Vendor will deliver reagents with a minimum remaining shelf life of 6 months.
§ Delivery: 2 Weeks ADC
§ Specific Requirements for reagents/consumables:
Item |
Catalog Number |
Quantity |
Unit |
Vaccinia (Orthopox) |
JRPD-ASY-0100 |
4 |
EA |
Yersinia pestia (Plague)- Target 2 |
JRPD-ASY-0101 |
4 |
EA |
Yersinia pestia (Plague)- Target 1 |
JRPD-ASY-0102 |
6 |
EA |
Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)- Target 1 |
JRPD-ASY-0103 |
6 |
EA |
Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)- Target 2 |
JRPD-ASY-0104 |
4 |
EA |
Fransicella tularensis (Tularemia)- Target 1 |
JRPD-ASY-0105 |
6 |
EA |
Brucella melitensis (Brucellosis) |
JRPD-ASY-0106 |
6 |
EA |
Variola (Small Pox)- Target 1 |
JRPD-ASY-0115 |
4 |
EA |
Platinum Path Extraction Kits |
ASAY-ASY-0120 |
8 |
EA |
DNA Inhibition Controls |
JRPD-ASY-0126 |
4 |
EA |
RNA Inhibition controls |
JRPD-ASY-0127 |
2 |
EA |
The NAICS code for this requirement is 334516, with a size standard of 1000 employees. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. A Request for Proposal (RFP)/Request for Quotation (RFQ) will not be available for this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The contact for this acquisition is:
Contracting Office:
Ashley N. Hawkins - Contract Specialist
Building 1, Room 109
WPAFB, OH 45433
United States
T: 937.522.4501
Place of Performance:
2510 FIFTH ST B840, AREA B
WPAFB OH 45433
United States