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Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition at or Below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold

Project Title: Role of Viral Reservoirs in Pathogenesis of HIV Disease

I. Identification of the agency and contracting activity

II. Description of the project, and supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value) A. Type of action. Check the appropriate box:

☐ New requirement X Follow-on

· Name of the previous contractor(s): Thermofisher Scientific B. Period of performance, inclusive of options: from 6/16/23 to 6/15/24

C. Project Description The LIR is requesting 80 bottles of heat inactivated fetal bovine serum with Specific Lot # 2661794P for use in our long-standing research projects in the area of HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis. It is not possible to change the serum at this point as doing so will introduce variables to our on-going research and clinical trials. The fetal bovine serum will be used to make cell culture media to cultivate CD4 and CD8+ T cells from a number of ongoing clinical trials (NIAID under clinical protocol #02-I-0202 and 18-I-0115) and other related studies (Role of Viral Reservoirs in Pathogenesis of HIV Disease (Z01-AI000851-05) to understand how the host immune system controls HIV viral replication without antiretroviral drugs. This is a standing order: The vendor will ship 20 bottles on 8/7/23, 12/4/23, 4/8/24, and 6/10/24 with the specific lot # 2661794P

III. Identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition (SELECT ONE)

Demonstration that the proposed contractor(s) unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited.

A. Name and address of the proposed contractor(s) Life Technologies / Thermofisher Scientific

B. Describe why only the requested supply/service will meet the government’s needs The LIR needs these items in order to process patient specimens from on-going clinical trials. The order is in accordance to FAR Part 6.302-1, needed to continue on-going experiments that under the ongoing clinical trials (NIAID under clinical protocol #02-I-0202 and 18-I-0115) and other related studies (Role of Viral Reservoirs in Pathogenesis of HIV Disease (Z01-AI000851-05) to understand how the host immune system controls HIV viral replication without antiretroviral drugs. All 80 bottles MUST be specific Lot # 2661794P with guaranteed multiple delivery schedules.