INTRODUCTION
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institutes of Health, Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO), Office of Acquisitions (OA) on behalf of the National Eye Institute NEI intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to UCLA Microbiome Core.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 621511.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95

This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($150,000).

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) -Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1).

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Place of Performance
National Institutes of Health,
9000 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, MD 20892

 
DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

Shotgun metagenomics sequencing * CUSTOM SERVICE * Unites = samples -- Quantity = 65.
Fecal metabolomics * CUSTOM SERVICE * Unites = samples-- Quantity = 65.
Bioinformatics analysis of microbiome/metabolomics data * CUSTOM SERVICE Unites = hours -- Quantity = 152.50
CLOSING STATEMENT
This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov."

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 information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, to the Contracting Specialist, Arash Seddique at [email protected]

Assessment of Capability
Best Value Tradeoff Source Selection Procedures