Notice of Intent to Single Source This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 ¿ Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Contracting and General Services (CGS) Region 1, located at 911 NE 11th Avenue; Portland, Oregon 97232, intends to award a single-source, Firm-Fixed-Price Service contract with Life Technologies Corporation, for DNA ANALYZER ABI PRISM 3730XL AB ASSURANCE PLAN SERVICES for Abernathy FTC, Longview, Washington. THE WORK CONSISTS OF: Provide an Assurance Plan for the DNA Analyzer ABI Prism 3730xl AB for Abernathy Fish Technology Center 1440 Abernathy Creek Road Longview, WA 98632. Contractor must be able to service, trouble shoot and repair the DNA Analyzer 3730XL manufactured by Life Technologies. Contractor must be certified to trouble shoot and repair the 3730XL. The anticipated award date is on or about 8/14/2017. The period of performance of the resulting contract will start on or about 9/1/2017 and will require completion on or about 8/31/2019. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. The solicitation, specifications and other attachments will be available upon request only. To obtain a copy, interested Vendors shall email the Contract Specialist, Josh Miller,
[email protected]. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. All responsible sources may submit a written capability statement, quotation, or a written exception to the Government¿s intent to sole source no later than 4:00 PST on 8/11/2017. Oral communications will not be accepted in response to this notice. Written information received prior to the due date / time shall be considered by the Government solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Vendors must include in their submissions the following information: Company Name and Address, Business Size and Socioeconomic Categories, CAGE Code and DUNS Number. Supporting information shall be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability of the responsible source to provide DNA ANALYZER ABI PRISM 3730XL AB ASSURANCE PLAN SERVICES. Responsible sources must also demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred for submissions in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no affirmative written responses are received by the established due date / time, a single-source award will be made without further notice. The applicable NAICS code is 811219 ¿ Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a Small Business Size Standard of $20.5 Million. The applicable Federal Supply Code (FSC) R499 ¿ Support ¿ Professional: Other.