Notice of Intent to Sole Source Biorepository Transfer Support

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) intends to solicit and negotiate a noncompetitive commercial service contract with Merrick and Company for continuing transition support services for transfer of the biorepository from Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) located in Plum Island, NY to the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) located in Manhattan, KS . USDA contemplates a firm-fixed-price and firm-fixed-price level-of-effort term contract with a base year and three option years. Please see attached justification for other than full and open competition and draft performance work statement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive poposals. However, all responsible sources may submit capability information which shall be considered by the agency. Responses must be submitted by email to Lisa Draves at [email protected] no later than noon on July 31, 2020. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.