Solicitation # HHSNIHOPCSS-13-015379 Closing Date- September 15, 2013 Office of Purchasing and Contract (OPC) intends to award a sole source Purchase Order to Invitrogen Life Technologies. The Primary purpose of this announcement is to identify all potential sources regardless of organization, type and size classification and determine their capabilities to fulfill a potential Government requirement. The order will result in a firm fixed price Order for Invitrogen Life Technologies to provide DynaBeads CD3/CD28 Beads CTS 10 ML outdating at least 2 years. The DTM Therapy Laboratory uses the selected Life Technologies items in the preparation of highly purified unique immunotherapy products of critically ill patients enrolled in the FDA and IRB approved clinical protocols at the Department of Transfusion Medicine (DTM), Clinical Center (CC), the order is for product for which the Government intent to solicit and negotiate with only one sole source under the authority of FAR 6,302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The Government will not be responsible for any cost incurred in preparation of statements, proposal or quotations. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation or additional information will be made available with regards to this sole source notice. This acquisition is being conducted using policies of Commercial Items prescribed in FAR Part 12, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for the competition requirement of Part 6. All responsible sources may submit a response if they are capable to meet the needs of this requirement. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish bona-fide capability and compatibility to fulfill the requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System Code 334516, with the size standard of 10.0 million of Dollars. This requirement is being processed in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures as stated in FAR 13.106-(b)(1). The Government shall consider all responses received prior to the close date of this announcement. All responses must be received no later than September 15, 2013, 12:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time. Please email, Contract Specialist, Andre Moody ([email protected]) with technical questions or written responses pertaining to this notice.

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