A--Service Contract to Investigate Diseases In Research Animals

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee intends to issue a sole source firm fixed priced contract to the University of Missouri to provide services which include comprehensive serology, parvo panels, individual PCR tests, and fur mites in order to investigate diseases in research animals. The services will be performed at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1030 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38104. The period of performance is from September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. A sole source procurement will be issued to the University of Missouri because they are the only vendor capable of providing comprehensive serology, parvo panels, individual PCR tests and fur mites' services in order to investigate diseases in research animals. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1 and 13.106-1(b) (2), "soliciting from a single source." The NAICS code is 541720 and has a size standard of $19M for this procurement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and submit quotations no later than 12:00 EST, August 12, 2013 to: [email protected]. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.