Cultured Epicel

Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source
The Regional Health Contracting Office-Central, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price sole source contract to Vericel Corporation, under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i)-Only One Source Reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization) for San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, TX, for skin grafts. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 325413, "In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing". The Small Business Size Standard is 1,250.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice and any information provided will not be used as part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. No telephonic inquires will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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