The United States Coast Guard, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1: Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, intends to award a firm fixed price contract to Cepheid US904 Caribbean Dr.

Sunnyvale CA 94089 to procure supplies for the GeneXpert Xpress instruments to perform COVID-19 testing. This contract will include two items. Item XPRSARS-CoV-2 test kits and SWAB/M-100. This sole source synopsis exception to full and open competition is authorized when award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of costs or unacceptable delays (see FAR 6.302-l (a) (2) (iii)). The Product Service Code is 6550,         In-Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets