Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Brand Name REVOLVE R4 Upright & Inverted Microscope

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE. This is not a request for competitive proposals/quotes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), hereby announces its intent to issue a sole source order/contract to VWR International, LLC. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 334516- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1000 employees. Background: HELD Division currently has a Revolve Microscope and the purchase Revolve Microscope would help in continuity of research. The Revolve microscope has the following advantages: It can perform imaging both in inverted and upright position. It can perform brightfield, fluorescence Differential Interference Contrast (DIC) and Phase Contrast imaging. It can deconvolve and perform imaging in Z. Supply/Service Description: One each of the following brand name items are included in this purchase: 1) RVSF1000/REVOLVE R4 Upright & Inverted C 2) CUBE4001/DAPI - EX:380/30 EM:450/50 DM:4 3) CUBE4002/FITC - EX:470/40 EM:525/50 DM:4 4) SCND1001/ELWD Universal Condenser; NA 0 5) HLDR0001/Stage Insert - 30mm diameter cu 6) HLDR0002/Stage Insert - Holds two (2) 1x 7) ESZS5000/Z-Stack software module for Rev 8) RDHR1001/Digital Haze Removal Software m 9) RNST3001/Onsite Install and training A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action will be based on responses to this notice and is solely in the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. This action is for services which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotations. This is not a request for competitive quotations ; however, the Government will review any/all product, capabilities, and pricing information submitted prior to the closure of this notice. A determination by the government not to compete 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. Any responses should be emailed to Stephanie Reid at [email protected] by JUL 24, 2023 at 5:00 P.M. ET .