Intent to Sole Source - Service Agreement for Bio-Rad Equipment

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Bio-Rad Laboratories for the purchase of a service/repair agreement (includes onsite preventive maintenance) for Bio-Rad Laboratories manufactured equipment. The service/repair agreement is required to provide maintenance, calibration, and repair for two Bio-Rad Laboratories lab instruments (QX200 Digital PCR and CFX96 PCR), used by the CDC, Office of Infectious Diseases, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Laboratory Branch. The purchase order will be awarded for one base year, and one option periods (5/1/2021 – 4/30/2023). This requirement is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (Simplified Acquisition Procedures and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS; however, all responses received within 15 (15) days of the issuance of this notice will be reviewed 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 be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any response must be emailed to the contract specialist at [email protected] by 14 April 2021 by 12:00 PM EDT.