The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), Northeastern Markets Contracting Division, Falls Church, VA on behalf of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, ) intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract to the Maryland Department of Health, Laboratories Administartion, 1770 Ashland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21205. The anticipated award will be made under the statutory authority permitting Other than Full and Open Competition, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1 (a)(2), only one responsible source. The contract is intended to provide screening services to identify newborns with certain genetic, metabolic, hormonal, and functional conditions.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS and no solicitation exists for this requirement. A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the government's discretion. Information received will usually be exclusively considered to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No Request for Quote (RFQ) will be available for competitive quotes. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the government will consider responses to this notice within five days of this posting. Interested parties may express their interest and provide a capabilities statement N.L.T. midnight 31 December 2023 to Mr. Corwin Kirby,[email protected] or Mr. Ed DuChemin,  [email protected].