NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Office of Noncommunicable Diseases, Injury and Environmental Health (ONDIEH), plans to procure on a sole source basis the brand name Rapiflex Mass Spectrometer and upgrades from Bruker Daltonics, Inc., Billerica, MA 01821, in order to satisfy the Agency's requirement. This acquisition will be processed under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12, Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures as stated in FAR part 13.106-1(b)(1). The North American Industry Classification System code is 334516 and the business size standard is 1,000 employees. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. Delivery shall be within ninety (90) days after award.

A sole source acquisition is justified because Bruker Daltonics, Inc., is the only analytical instrument accessories that will meet our technical requirement. There are no other suppliers that will satisfy our analytical requirement for protein toxin measurements. The acquisition from Bruker Daltonics, Inc., provides continuity and standardization for the protein toxin detection. Also, allows Bruker Daltonics, Inc., to maintain productivity, reduce time needed for training, and take advantage of configuration management features used on other current systems.

CDC intends to negotiate this requirement with Bruker Daltonics, Inc., under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), Only One Responsible Source, and 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1). Bruker Daltonics, Inc., is the only source available to provide these services and meet the Agency's critical requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations. A determination to compete this procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties who believe they possess the capabilities to satisfy this requirement should submit a capability statement demonstrating their abilities to meet this requirement as described above. All responses should be received by March 13, 2017, at 10AM, Eastern Standard Time (EST). All responses must be in writing and can be sent via email to [email protected] with the reference number 2017-Q-66409 in the subject line. No telephone calls will be accepted.

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