Intent to Sole Source - Illumina Sequencer Service Agreement

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), Division of Blood Disorders, hereby announces its intent to issue a sole source order/contract intends to award a sole source, firm fixed-price purchase order to Illumina, Inc, 5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA 92122-4616. Illumina, Inc. is the only vendor who can provide the Product Care MiSeq Silver Support Plan. This includes full coverage for parts, labor, and travel; Reagent replacement upon Hardware failures; 1 PM; Remote Technical Support 18x5; 2 business day on-site response target; control Software and Hardware updates; on- site applications support, and training. It requires certified technicians to service the equipment if the equipment breaks. This contract action is for a service which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). The NAICS code for this acquisition is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. Interested vendors that believe they can meet these requirements are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notice by providing a capability statement to the Contracting Specialist by August 15th, 2022. The Contracting Specialist will not respond to verbal requests. All requests must be submitted in writing. 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. Any responses must be emailed to Felipe Cardenas (CS) at [email protected] .