This document is a Pre-Solicitation Notice from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center indicating their intent to award a Firm-Fixed Price purchase order on a sole source basis to Life Technologies Corporation to procure various reagents and supplies needed for clinical patient care testing by the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hematology Service. The reagents and consumables are proprietary to Life Technologies and specifically designed for use with the existing instruments in the Clinical Center. Due to regulatory requirements and validation testing, these are the only products that can meet the testing needs. Life Technologies will deliver the products every 3 months in equal quantities. The Government reserves the right to increase quantities. This acquisition is being conducted under the simplified acquisition threshold and FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i) allowing a sole source award. The NAICS code is 325414 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The Government is accepting capability statements from interested parties who can provide the same products or services by the due date for consideration of a potential competitive procurement.
