Sole-Source Justification_signed_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Sole-Source Justification for a federal contract opportunity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price purchase order to procure data from performing Man-In-Simulant-Testing (MIST) for comparative performance of firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE) that may be subjected to chemical vapor hazards. The purpose is to provide testing and analysis to determine levels of potential contamination breakthrough during routine firefighting movement circuits. The CDC proposes to contract with North Carolina State University (NCSU), as they are the only laboratory of its kind in the United States located at a university and can test full firefighter ensemble clothing systems in a chemical vapor simulant representing both chemical and biological threats. This is a sole-source acquisition under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement within 3 days of the notice.