Rainbow® Agar O157 30-gram pack

The following represents the Notice of Intent that will be posted on beta.sam.gov. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to negotiate solely with Biolog, Inc., 21124 Cabot Blvd., Hayward, CA 94545 to obtain the following supplies for the Eastern, Mid-Western and Western Labs:
Rainbow® Agar O157 30-gram pack; Product # 80102

The equipment is sole proprietary to Biolog, Inc. and is the only known source which can provide the required supplies to the current requirements. This procurement will be conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 - Only One Responsible Source and no Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements Citation: 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). The period of performance will be for a 12- month base period plus 4 option years.

The contractor shall provide to all three USDA labs:
Rainbow Agar (each packet contains 30g powdered media)

Item: 80102: Rainbow Agar O157

The contractor must supply media that meet the following requirements:

Certificates of Analysis shall accompany each shipment.  Certificates shall list the product name and description, lot or batch number, list of quality control organism(s), shelf life, and signature and dates of responsible person(s). 

This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Request for copies of this solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. The Government does not intend to pay for information received. All interested parties must respond within five (5) calendar days from the date of this notice. Written responses must provide clear and concise documentation indicating your firm's capability to provide the proprietary services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to announcement #123A9420R0010. If no viable responses have been received in response after Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 5:00 pm E.S.T to this announcement, USDA/FSIS shall negotiate solely with Biolog, Inc.