Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Stranded Cetacean Testing
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- Solicitation number
- REQUIREMENTS-26-2503
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541940 Veterinary Services
- Place of performance
- Brookfield, Illinois, United States
- Points of contact
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About this opportunity
NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division, intends to sole-source a purchase order to the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine, Zoological Pathology Program for diagnostic testing and expertise in stranded cetacean cases referred by the Louisiana Marine Mammal Stranding Network, with responses due by July 29, 2026. The sole-source determination rests on the University of Illinois being the only known vendor offering cetacean Brucella-specific ST typing assay and in situ hybridization assay for Brucella in marine mammals. Work for the Office of Habitat Concentration, in coordination with the Southeast Regional Office, includes diagnostic testing for viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoal, and biotoxin agents; histological evaluations; routine processing; and laboratory services. The period of performance spans a 12-month base period with two optional 12-month extensions. Competitors who believe they can fully satisfy the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation or requests for additional information within 15 calendar days of publication to challenge the sole-source determination and potentially convert the procurement to competitive basis. NAICS 541940 (Veterinary Services) applies; no set-aside is used.
Notice text
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division, intends to solicit and award a purchase order, on a sole source basis, under authority of RFO FAR 6.103- 1, with the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine, Zoological Pathology Program for the Office of Habitat Concentration, working with the Southeast Regional Office, for diagnostic testing and expertise in test interpretation of stranded cetacean cases submitted by the Louisiana Marine Mammal Stranding Network. The tasks include diagnostic testing for viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoal, and biotoxin, histological evaluations, routine processing, and laboratory services.
No set aside is to be used for this sole source requirement. The associated NAICS code is 541940, Veterinary Services.
The sole source determination is based on the University of Illinois being the only vendor NOAA is aware of providing cetacean Brucella specific ST typing assay, as well as an in situ hybridization assay for Brucella in marine mammals.
Accordingly, NOAA has determined that this specific testing provided by the University of Illinois are the only responsible source to fulfill NOAA’s requirements, and no other type of supplies will satisfy those requirements.
The period of performance is anticipated to be for a 12-month base period with two (2) 12-month option periods pursuant to RFO 52.217-9.
This pre-solicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation or a request for additional information in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 calendar days after publication of this pre-solicitation notice. Such requests and documentation will be evaluatedsolely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis.
Adetermination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Stranded Cetacean Testing | Pre-Solicitation | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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