B01-Notice of Intent to Sole Source PENDO WRAIR.pdf

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Date: 2 June 2023

Contracting Office Address – US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5014

Subject: Notice of Intent to Sole Source – PENDOTECH DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM, WRAIR

Solicitation Number: HT942523Q0065

The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis IAW FAR 6.302-1 with Mayfair/PendoTECH

Presently, the current in-line spectrophotometer for chromatography operations does not have a disposable flow cell and needs to be cleaned and sanitized between uses. Proving that no carry over from prior operations can be labor intensive. The desire is to be able to assure our customers that our equipment has had no prior contact with other products is very important. Not having the disposable flow cell capability will make it hard to provide the necessary documentation to assure our clients that no prior product contamination is present. Also, having the capability to capture and save data is important for historical purposes.

The PBF performed an analysis of alternatives and determined that the PendoTech Sensor Data Acquisition System is the only unit that will meet the minimal essential characteristics required to support operations. The equipment needed is proprietary to equipment already acquired by, and currently utilized by, PBF. Thus, PBF is requesting purchase of a PendoTech instrument to support the capture of chromatography data and to save chromatograms with critical parameters that are key for GMP productions and for historical purposes.

PendoTech is a trademark of Mayfair Technology LLC and is the manufacturer of the PendoTech Sensor Data Acquisition System

Objectives

The equipment will capture chromatography data and allow us to save chromatograms with critical parameters that are key for GMP productions and for historical purposes for use with existing PBF-owned PendoTECH equipment

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS.

Responsible, interested parties may identify their interest by submitting capability information, in writing, by 2:00 p.m. est. 16 June 2023 to Mr. Nathaniel Reus at Nathaniel.a.reus.civ@health.mil.

Supporting evidence must be furnished in suffici3nt detail to demonstrate the firm’s ability to provide the stated capability.

mailto:Nathaniel.a.reus.civ@health.mil

Responses will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, USAMRAA will proceed with the sole source contract.