SPECIAL NOTICE ACTION CODE: PRESOLICITATION CLASSIFICATION CODE: 65 MEDICAL SUPPLIES SUBJECT: REAGENTS KITS RESPONSE DATE: July 1, 2016 CONTACT POINT: PRISCILLA ABALOS 301-594-5918 DESCRIPTION: Office of Purchasing and Contract (OPC) intends to award a sole source Purchase Order to Cepheid The primary purpose of this announcement is to identify all potential sources regardless of organization, type and size classification and determine their capabilities to fulfill a potential Government requirement. Order will result in a firm fixed price Order for Cephid to procure PCR testing kits which are used on the GeneX instrument that are currently used in the laboratory. The kits and accessories permit the precision speed and safety of testing to aid in patient care and control resistant organisms. The kits meet the requirement for patient care testing and research protocol studies at the Clinical center community patients care for which for which the Government intent to solicit and negotiate with only one sole source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The Government will not be responsible for any cost incurred in preparation of statements, proposal or quotations. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation or additional information will be made available with regards to this sole source notice. Sole source determination is based on the following Cepheid Incorporated is the only authorized distributor of the reagents in conjunction with the use of Gene X equipment currently being use at the clinical Center patients support services and There is no other supplier for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System Code 424210 The requirement is being processed in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures as stated in FAR 13.106-(b)(1). The Government shall consider all responses received prior to the close date of this announcement. All responses must be received no later than June 30, 2016 Eastern Standard Time. Please email Priscilla Abalos, Contract Specialist, at
[email protected] with technical questions or written responses pertaining to this notice.