Lateral Flow Microarray

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Beltsville, MD, intends to issue a sole source contract modification for option year three with Mesa Tech International for the lateral flow microarray, contract AG-6395-C-09-0129 for increased requirements on CLINS 018, 019, and 020. The contractor has made advancements and developed this technology with unanticipated capabilities. The system was developed to be able to amplify and detect 1-4 different pathogens or genes in the single units. With these results, we are asking for the detection of multiple citrus pathogens in each unit which entails additional work. Single detection units will be delivered as well as more units with multiple detections per unit. The extra work does fall within CLINS 018-020. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. 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.