Participant Specimen Collection, Transport and Storage Services for Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Project

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) intends to award a sole source purchase order for Participant Specimen Collection, Transport and Storage Services for Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Project at Auxilio Mutuo Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico to: Hospital Espanol Auxilio Mutuo De Puerto Rico, Inc., Ponce De Leon Ave 37 ½, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919.

The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain specimen collection, transport and disposition of biohazard materials for the Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Project. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 622110 titled General Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

This is a notice of intent and not a request for competitive quotations or proposals. No solicitation will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunity website. We will issue only one solicitation to the Hospital Espanol Auxilio Mutuo De Puerto Rico, Inc. in San Juan, Puerto Rico. However, all interested parties who believe they can obtain specimen collection, transport and disposition of biohazard materials for the Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Project may submit their capability/qualifications and other supporting information in response to Germaine Mullins at gmullins@cdc.gov on or before Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 10am Eastern Time.

Please reference Request for Quotation Number 75D30119Q70085 in the subject line of the email. Responses to this posting must be submitted in writing via e-mail only. All information received on or before Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 10am Eastern Time of this notice will be considered by the Government to determine if the more than one firm can meet the Government's requirements and is capable of providing technically acceptable services. A determination not to compete the described requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Federal Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement.

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