The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/Operational Contracting Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344. This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source published for informational purposes only. This proposed action is for the procurement of Thermo Fisher assays necessary to perform genotyping analyses and whole exome sequencing, for support of the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Applied Technology and Genomics Division (USAFSAM/FHT). The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(ii).

This proposed procurement will be a sole source under North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 334516.

The proposed source is Thermo Fisher; 14955 Technology Court; Ft. Myers, FL; 33912-4422. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received within five (5) days of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined the System for Award Management (SAM) to be the single DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DoD. Contractors must be registered in SAM prior to award for solicitations issued after 21 May 1998. You may contact SAM at 1-866-606-8220. SAM website: http://www.sam.gov. SAM service desk website: http://www.FSD.gov.

Any information should be e-mailed to [email protected] no later than Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 4:00 P.M. Eastern. Only inquiries/information received by this date will be considered.

Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads "Thermo Fisher assays genotyping analysis." Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable.