Whole-Blood Optical Lumi-Aggregation System

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 Chrono-Log Corporation, Havertown, PA to procure a 4-channel Whole Blood/Optical Lumi-Aggregation System and starter kit.

Place of Performance is Rockville, MD 20852.
The Malaria Genetics Section conducts basic research on factors that govern the drug response, persistence, and severity of malaria; and incorporates strategies of linkage mapping, field population surveys, and gene manipulation and gene product analysis with a view toward the discovery of fundamental biological information that will be of use in the development of new diagnostics, therapeutics and control measures against the disease. This 4-channel platelet aggregometer is needed to measure platelet function in a range of key experiments, including in mice with malaria, human blood specimens, and in mice with specific genetically-determined platelet defects. This will be used in research to understand the role of platelets in the pathogenesis of malaria and sickle cell disease.

The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 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-1923526) to Skye Duffner at skye.duffner@nih.gov by 2:00 pm eastern standard time August 23, 2018. 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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