FMD VAC Purchase

This is a notice of the governments intent to issue a sole source award for a specific FMD Vaccine Antigen Concentrate and its storage. Boehringer Ingelheim is believed to be the only manufacturer for this specific VAC type that meets the governments requirements.
(1) Action Code.
(2) Date.
07/10/2019
(3) Year.
2019
(4) Contracting Office ZIP Code.
55401
(5) Product or Service Code.
PSC 6505 NAICS 325414 - Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing (1250 employees)
(6) Contracting Office Address.
250 Marquette Ave Suite 410C
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(7) Subject.
Notice of intent to award a sole source contract
(8) Proposed Solicitation Number.
12639519Q0168
(9) Closing Response Date.
08/10/2019
(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer.
Robert Zeglin
Robert.J.Zeglin@usda.gov
(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number.
TBD
(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount.
$1,675,000.00 (Actual Spend Estimated)
$2,675,000.00 (If Option to finish into vaccine exercised Estimated)
Actual amounts will be finalized on award notice
(13) Line Item Number.
N/A
(14) Contract Award Date.
8/5/2019 (Estimated)
(15) Contractor.
Boehringer Ingelheim
Lyon, France
(16) Description.
Purchase of a specific FMD Vaccine Antigen Concentrate (VAC) and Storage at manufacturing facility with option to finish VAC into vaccine.
(17) Place of Contract Performance.
Lyon, France
(18) Set-aside Status.
No set-aside used
.