GengentleMACS Octo Dissociator with Heaters

This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Miltenyi Biotech to procure a GengetleMacs Octo Dissociator with heaters for the Vaccine Research Center (VRC).

This instrument will allow The Tissues Analyusis Core (TAC) to perform tissue processing of lung, liver or tumor tissues. The instrument will homogenize the tissue using mechanical and enzymatic digestion in order to create single-cell suspensions from the intact tissue. The Place of delivery is Building 40, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.

The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C.1901 (e) (2) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-NIAID-1921771) to Laura Grey at laura.grey@nih.gov, by 5:00 pm eastern standard time 5:00 PM eastern standard time, August 20, 2018. All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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