65--Intent to Award Sole Source

MEDCOM, WESTERN REGIONAL CONTRACTING OFFICE, TACOMA, WASHINGTON intends to award a contract to Gen-Probe Inc for Aptima Combo 2 Assay Test Kits in the amount of $ 62,500.00 for Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic order agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. 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 requirement.