66 -- AUTOMATED LIQUID CULTURE SYSTEM

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL), Ames, IA, intends to issue a sole source purchase order with Becton Dickinson, 7 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD for a BACTEC MGIT 960 Instrument, Instrument Starter groups and Printer. The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase order with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Numbered Note 22 applies. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR Part 12. . The NAICS code is 339111 Size Standard is 500. Questions should be sent to Purchasing Section – Attention Jayne Frommes (612) 336-3221.