--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT TO APPLERA CORPORATION.

Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, it is the Government's intent to award a sole source to Applera Corporation, 850 Lincoln Centre Drive, Foster City, CA for the purchase of one hundred-fifty(150) SEPTA STRIP, 96 WELL TRAY's and six(6) Bulkpack 96-w ell Rxn Plates, 60xN8010560. Applera is the sole source provider of these items and it is mission critical that Applera provide these machine specific parts. This is not a formal solicitation. This synopsis is not considered a Request for Quotation or Prop osal. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competi tion would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received , the purchase will be awarded without further notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract price based on this notice is soley within the discretion of the Government. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to the following email address no later than 4:00PM EST, 21 August 2006: [email protected].