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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Subject: Follow-on/Sole Source Fixed Price (FFP) Contract Type for the Procurement of 900 Hours (Nine Hundred Hours each year) of Technical Services for on-site Engineering and Machinist Support to the Division of Administrative and Laboratory Support (DALS) Machine Shop, at the White Oak Campus, for a base year (12 Months) plus four (4) option years (12 Months), under Solicitation RFQ-FDA-2021-1238756.

Notice of Intent to Sole Source to: Agilent Technologies Inc.

Pursuant to the authority of 41 USC 3304(a)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, (there is only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to award a Follow-on/Sole Source Fixed Price (FFP) Contract Type purchase order to Bite Products, LLC located at:

18816 Stoneyhurst Street

Olney, MD 20832

ATTN: Lauer, Daniel Anderson FDA has a requirement to procure 900 Hours (Nine Hundred Hours each year) of Technical Services for on-site Engineering and Machinist Support to the Division of Administrative and Laboratory Support (DALS) Machine Shop, at the White Oak Campus, for a base year (12 Months) plus four (4) option years (12 Months).) from Bites Products LLC, as a follow-on/sole source acquisition.

Bite Products LLC., Inc is the only responsible source because FDA is seeking a new contract with Bite Products, LLC to replace award 75F40120P00163 to meet all technical requirements. DALS awarded contract for a base year plus 4 option years (contract 75F40120P00163 in 2020), for approximately 300 hours of service a year. Once the OSEL scientific staff became familiar with the expertise of the Contractor, the volume of work requested used the entirety of the contract funds within 3 months, only. DALS has the need for a continuity of service and for an increased the number of hours to approximately 900 hours of service per year. For the continuity of services, FDA intends to award this contract to Bites Product LLC.

The associated NAICS Code is: 541512 Computer Software Consulting Services or Consultants.

This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any party that believes it is capable of meeting this requirement as stated herein may submit a written capability statement that clearly supports and demonstrates their ability to perform the requirement. Capability statements must be received by the response date and time of this notice. Submissions will be reviewed to determine if they can meet the requirement. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

It is anticipated that an award will be issued to Bites Product LLC., within approximately fifteen (15) days after the date of this notice unless the Government determines that any other organization has the capacity to meet this requirement.

Response Date: 12:00 p.m. EST 02/19/2021. Please email responses to Emmanuel Mbah at Emmanuel.mbah@fda.hhs.gov Template