Rnascope kits

This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Advanced Cell Diagnostics for the following:
• RNAscope® 2.5 HD Detection Reagents-RED cat#322360 qty 4
• RNAscope® 2.5 LS Probe - SIVmac239 cat#312818 qty 5
• RNAscope® 2.5 LS Reagent Kit-BROWN cat#322100 qty 4
• RNAscope® 2.5 LS Reagent Kit-RED cat#322150 qty 4
• RNAscope® LS Multiplex Fluorescent Reagent Kit cat#322800 qty 2
• RNAscope® Probe - Hs-EIF4EBP1 cat#456861 qty 1

The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901(e)(2) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-NIAID-1981268) to Janna Weber at janna.weber@nih.gov by 10:00 am eastern standard time August 6, 2019. All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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