SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 8/15/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Attn: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014, Maryland, 21702-5014, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21702-5014
- Solicitation Number
- W81XWH16T0367A
- Archive Date
- 9/14/2016
- Point of Contact
- Amanda L. Best,
- E-Mail Address
-
amanda.l.best7.civ@mail.mil
(amanda.l.best7.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice announces the intent by the U.S. Army Medical Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), 820 Chandler St, Fort Detrick, Maryland, 21702, to award a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Illumina, Inc. for Ilumina brand equipment, supplies, and maintenance services compatible with the NextSeq and MiSeq systems for use in the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Bacterial Diseases Branch (BDB), Multidrug Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN). The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(2). FAR 13.501(a)(1)(i): Only one source reasonably available. The WRAIR has a requirement for consumable supplies for Illumina's NextSeq and MiSeq systems. Only Illumina, Inc. can meet the Government's requirements for reagents of the NextSeq and MiSeq systems. The MRSN already possess both the Illumina MiSeq and NextSeq sequencing analyzers and all software to support expansion to another Illumina platform. The expansion to double high-throughput DNA sequencing using both the MiSeq and NextSeq is necessary to meet the increased demand for its services by purchasing duplicate instruments to 1) permit increased output and 2)ensure it has backup instruments in the event of primary analyzer failure. Both analyzers require reagents that are compatible with their respective systems and allow the MRSN to maintain redundancy in software and laboratory methods needed to perform work. Ongoing projects have used these reagents to maintain a validated data set, therefore it is imperative that we continue with these proprietary brand name products. An RFQ will be issued on a sole source basis. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 and the size standard is 750 employees. This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under FAR 5.102(a)(6) and 5.203(a). USAMRAA intends to publish a solicitation no sooner than 15 days after publishing this synopsis. This Special Request for Information is not a request for competitive quotes. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. If no written responses are received by the date listed below, which reflects at least fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice, the solicitation will be issued as sole source. All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to Ms. Amanda Best at amanda.l.best7.civ@mail.mil.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMRAA/DAMD17/W81XWH16T0367A/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: WRAIR, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
- Record
- SN04224372-W 20160817/160815235451-bf2eac6078b9ba2a2e0d107732665b57 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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