Intent to sole soucre SNP Genotyping for NAM population

This is NOT a request for quote-
USDA, ARS, CPMRU intends to award a sole source purchase order to ICRISAT, Patancheru , Telangana, 502324 India for SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) Genotyping for NAM (Nested Associator Mapping) population. This newly developed peanut SNP array is the only source for peanut SNP genotyping, which was the collaborative effort of the international peanut community to produce this SNP array tool and resource for peanut research, and the development of peanut SNP array was led by ICRISAT, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, headquartered at Hyderabad, India.
This SNP array is built on Affymetrix platform/technology, and there is no other types of peanut SNP array available in other place for peanut SNP array genotyping.
This SNP array genotyping of the 1200 peanut NAM (nested association mapping) lines is the only one that will satisfied this scientific research because this technology identifies the genes and markers regulating the resistance to important diseases such as TSWV and leaf spots.Our justification to award is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
All inquiries on this action can be submitted in writing via email to juan.gaytan@ars.usda.gov NO LATER THAN 23 APR 2016 @ 5:00PM EST. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government.