NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE AN ORDER. This is not a request for competitive proposals/quotes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hereby announces its intent to issue a sole source order to: Fisher Scientific Company LLC, 4500 Turnberry Drive, Hanover Park, IL, 60133 for and Agilent BioTek Synergy H1 Hybrid Multi-Mode Reader and various components. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing, with a size standard of 600. NIOSH has a need for the following items. These products support the needs of the NIOSH to maintain and enhance our laboratory and to replace the broken one in the laboratory. Agilent BioTek Dual Reagent Injector, For Use With: LFX, Cytation Vendor Catalog # 8040036 This item is being sold as 1 per each GSA# GS07F161BA Agilent BioTek Injector Accessory, For Use With: BT8040036 Vendor Catalog # 8040038 This item is being sold as 1 per each Open Market Original Catalog Number 8040038 Agilent BioTek Angled Tip Injector Head for Imaging Multi-Mode Reader, For Use With: Imaging Multi-Mode Readers, Dispensing towards sides of microplate well to prevent cell layer disruption. Vendor Catalog # 1320514 This item is being sold as 1 per each Open Market Original Catalog Number 1320514 Agilent BioTek Synergy H1 Hybrid Multi-Mode Reader, Model: H1M2, Incubator Temperature: 4-Zone incubation to 70 deg.C, Includes: Variable bandwidth monochromator fluorescence; Monochromator absorbance; Full-light luminescence; Time resolved fluorescence, Detector Type: Photodiode, PMT Vendor Catalog # SH1M2-SN This item is being sold as 1 per each Open Market ***** 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 , prior to an award of a federal contract. This action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source/brand name under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 8.405-6. 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. Responsible sources that believe they possess the expertise and capabilities identified above are hereby afforded the opportunity to submit to the Contracting Officer within 10 days from the posting date of this notice, their written capabilities statement and pricing information in the format they choose, not to exceed 10 pages. Please forward, as applicable, any capabilities, product, pricing information (for products, etc.), and/or other pertinent information to Diane Meeder, Contracting Officer, CDC, OAS, through email at
[email protected]. Any responses should be emailed to Diane Meeder at
[email protected] by June 8, 2023 at 5:00 PM. ET Local.