One Year Maintenance for RS Service w/RS Insight

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Pacific Biosciences, 1380 Willow Road Menio Park, CA 94025, for a One year Maintenance fo Standard RS Service contract w/RS insight. The capability requirement that makes it a sole source is this maintenance is provided only from this source which will provide the covered parts, travel and labor required for the highly specialized lab instrument. Pacific Biosciences is the only source to provide this maintenance. This is a firm fixed price purchase order for the above items for maintenance for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within three (3) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response should be emailed to Desiree Harris, Contract Specialist at dharris9@cdc.gov by July 15, 2013.