Notice of Intent UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 506 S WRIGHT ST, 364 HENRY ADMIN BLDG URBANA, IL, 61801-3620 The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) in Portland Oregon intends to award a sole source fixed-price purchase order under authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 6.302-1, other than full and open competition procedures and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedure, for the acquisition of diagnostic laboratory services. This service is highly specialized and requires a high level of expertise. Contractors must have substantial amounts of training to be able to review slides containing tissue samples of dead southern sea otters and to interpret the abnormalities in the context of the information provided. The Contractor selected has previously provided slide reading services and has the special expertise needed to ensure consistency between cases. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541712, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology). The size standard is 500 M. The Universal Product Code for this procurement is B509. No solicitation or request for quote is available for this procurement. Any firm that believes it is capable of meeting the USFWS requirements described herein may submit a response no later than 06/05/2013, 1500 PS to be considered. Responses to this posting must be submitted in writing via e-mail only. A determination not to compete the described purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Federal Government. Any questions or comments should be directed to Josh Gordon via e-mail at
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