Tick Surveillance Bioinformatics Pipeline

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 to Colorado State University, Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, 6004 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 for tick surveillance bioinformatics pipeline development. The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain tick surveillance bioinformatics pipeline development. 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 611310, titled Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. 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 Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. However, all interested parties who believe they can provide tick surveillance bioinformatics pipeline development may submit their capability/qualifications and other supporting information in response to Priscilla Turner at [email protected] on or before Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 10am Eastern. Please reference Request for Quotation Number 43800 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 23, 2020 at 10am Eastern 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.