The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract to Biofire Defense, Inc.. This is follow on research to current DTRA contract HDTRA1-09-C-0068. The intent of this work will be for Biofire to study the feasibility of using whole blood rather than serum in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-waived FilmArray system and undertake discussions with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to determine FDA's stance on whether a CLIA-waived diagnostic can be suitably configured to analyze samples possibly containing biowarfare agents. The work being added will be done so on a cost plus fixed fee basis. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541711 and the Product Service Code (PSC) is AN12. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties have fifteen (15) days from the date of this notice, to submit in writing, to the identified point of contact, clear and convincing evidence of their qualifications and/or capabilities. Responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Such qualifications and/or capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after fifteen (15) days, or without the required information, will be considered non-responsive to this synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to conduct this effort as a full-and-open competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely with the Government's discretion. In the absence of qualified sources, the contract modification will be awarded under the Other than Full and Open Competition procedures, pursuant to 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) 2304(c)(1) or 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source. All inquiries must be submitted in writing to the address or facsimile number stated herein and to the attention of Ms. Leslie Simpson, Contract Specialist. Response to this notice must be received by 11:59 PM EST, 10 October 2014. Responses must include your business name, point of contact, address, and telephone number with area code. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted. Requests may be emailed to
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