Chemistry Testing Equipment Lease

This is a proposed sole source acquisition for the lease of Chemistry, Immunochemistry, and A1C analyzer with track/automated system (includes equipment, supplies/reagents and maintenance) for the Keesler Medical Center located at Keesler Air Force Base, MS. The period of performance for this contract is expected to be 1 Apr 2016 - 31 May 2016
with an option to extend for an additional two weeks. The anticipated date the solicitation will be posted to http://www.fedbizopps.gov is 22 Mar 2016. The applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 532490 and the small business standard is $32.5 million. The government anticipates award of a firm-fixed price contract as result of the solicitation. The solicitation may be downloaded from FedBizOpps, since copies of the solicitation will not be available for mailing. All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of contract with any DoD agency. Registration may be accomplished at https://www.sam.gov/.

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all proposals received before the offer due date specified on the solicitation/RFP will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.