Notice of Intent to Sole Source-Malaria Vaccine Dev't

The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA),
Fort Detrick, Maryland in support of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), is issuing this notice of intent to procure products via Sole Source through the award of a Firm Fixed Price contract to Malvern Instruments, Inc. The U.S. Army Medical Research
Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis
(IAW FAR 13.501) with Malvern Instruments, Inc., 117 Flanders Road, Westborough, MA 01581. Under the contemplated award, Malvern Instruments will provide 1 NanoSight NTA NS300, 1 NTA 1301, 1 NTA 1330, 1 OPF0056, and 1 CPH308US.
This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures.
There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 with a size standard of 1000 employees.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Responsible, interested parties may identify their interest by submitting capability information by Thursday, Oct 13, 2016 at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time in order to establish the ability of the
responder to meet this requirement. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed contract based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered for the sole purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with preparing responses to this notification. All inquiries must be submitted via email to hugo.m.robinson.civ@mail.mil. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.