Quantification Polymerase Chain Reaction Analytical Instrument

***The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office (AGO), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Remel, Inc. a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, LLC located in Lenexa, Kansas for the Quant Studio 5 (Catalog No. A36328) and the SimpliAmp Thermal Cycler (Catalog No. A24811) to be delivered to NOAA/NMFS/National Seafood Inspection Laboratory, 3209 Frederic Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567. ***The sole source determination is based on NOAA’s requirement that Remel Inc. (Thermo Fisher Scientific, LLC) is the only vendor that manufactures and distributes the Quant Studio 5 (Catalog No. A36328). Delivery within 30 days from the date of award. ***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.