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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

1. Solicitation Number: W81XWH-16-T-0106

2. Sole Source Title: SECTOR S 600

3. Agency: U.S. Army Medical U.S Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (UAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD

4. Contracting Office: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD

5. Location: Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD

6. Description: The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price supply contract to Meso Scale Discovery (MSD) located at 1601 Research Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland 20850 including DUNS 113033224 and CAGE Code 1ZHK4. The statutory authority permitting the acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 1901. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) citation is 13.501-1(a)(1)(i), and the FAR citation title is “Only one source reasonably available to include brand name.

7. Background: The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) has an outstanding national reputation to protect both the Military personnel and civilians from the threat of infectious diseases. UAMRIID plays a vital role in the status of the country’s preparedness for biological terrorism and biological warfare and is known the birthplace of medical biodefense operating containment laboratories with extensive training and consultation to other agencies in establishing their own facilities.

8. Scope and Purpose: This requirement is to support the USAMRIID Integrative Biodefense program which requires the SECTOR S 600 Imager Workstation is being used for the Molecular and Translational Sciences with a high-throughput screening programs for the 96 and 384 well plates that will be a stacker or deck layout capability to handle multiple plates. The computer, monitor, and software included with the Imager Workstation will be installed, limited 12 month warranty coupled with three (3) 12 months of total service package will commence upon the expiration of the limited, one (1) year warranty. MSD is the sole source for development, manufacture, and delivery of the SECTOR S 600 Imager Workstation.

9. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: The NAICS code for this requirement is 334516 size 1000 employees, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing.

10. Anticipated Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance is a 48 months. A service engineer will install the instrument and verify that is operating properly.

11. Information to Industry: This Notice of Intent to Sole Source is for informational purposes only in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.201 and not a request for competitive proposals. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. Interested parties should submit a Capability Statement and pricing information for this requirement within fifteen (15) days of public notice to be considered by the Government. A determination to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement.

12. Response Due Date: Interested vendors should submit the Capability Statement in response to this Notice of Intent to Sole Source electronically by 4:00 PM. (EST) 5 August 2016 via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Wanda King, at wanda.d.king.civ@mail.mil. No phone calls will be accepted.

13. Notice Closes: This Notice of Intent to Sole Source closes on 5 August 2016 at 4:00 PM. (EST).

14. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in response to this notice. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).