Notice of Intent to Award a Sole-Source Contract

This notice is to provide the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) intent to negotiate and award a sole-source contract to Battelle Memorial Institute. This is a follow-on research contract to test decontamination procedures in large animals in order to support the return home of battlefield contaminated human remains. The period of performance contemplated for this effort is 12 months. This requirement will result in a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541711 (Research and Development in Biotechnology) and the Product Service Code (PSC) is AD92 (Research & Development: Other Defense - Applied Research/Exploratory Development). THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. No solicitation package will be issued. However, interested parties have fifteen (15) days from the date of this notice to submit in writing, to the identified point of contact, clear and convincing evidence of their qualifications and/or capabilities, which shall be considered by the agency. Such qualifications and/or capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after the submission deadline, or without the required information, will not be considered. In the absence of qualified sources, a contract will be awarded under the Other than Full and Open Competition procedures, pursuant to 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) 2304(c)(1) or 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source. All responses must be submitted in writing to the attention of Mr. Brian Nuckols, Contracting Officer via e-mail to brian.d.nuckols.civ@mail.mil and must be received by 4:00 PM EST, December 2, 2015. Responses must include a business name, point of contact, business address, e-mail address, and telephone number with area code. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted.