Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to Diagnostic Microbiology Development Program (DMDP) for Capability Improvements to Cambodian Microbiologic Laboratories

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to Diagnostic Microbiology Development Program (DMDP) for Capability Improvements to Cambodian Microbiologic Laboratories as detailed below.
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract to DMDP - a nonprofit organization. This contract will be for provision of hair sheep as a source of blood for sustainable and quality-controlled blood agar to detect emerging microbiologic pathogens and select agents. This requirement includes associated training and upgrades required to facilitate maintaining the blood agar source and leveraging this source to increase pathogen identification, and other capabilities, of the subject laboratories.
The period of performance contemplated for this effort is 12 months. DTRA anticipates the total price for this effort will not exceed $500,000. This requirement will result in a Firm-Fixed price contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541990 and the Product Service Code (PSC) is B537.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties have fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of the Synopsis, to submit in writing, to the identified point of contact, clear and convincing evidence of their qualifications and/or capabilities. 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 fifteen (15) days, or without the required information, will be considered non-responsive to this synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to conduct this effort as a full-and-open competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely with the Government's discretion.
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 inquiries must be submitted in writing to the address stated herein and to the attention of Mr. V., Contracting Officer. Response to this notice must be received by 11:59 PM EST May 4th, 2012. Responses must include your business name, point of contact, address, and telephone number with area code. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted. Responses may be emailed to NoticeOfIntentCBEPApril12@DTRA.mil.