MODIFICATION
65 -- Notice Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 4/4/2018
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 325413
— In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Attn: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014, Maryland, 21702-5014, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21702-5014
- Solicitation Number
- W81XWH18Q0115
- Archive Date
- 4/24/2018
- Point of Contact
- Wanda D. King, Phone: 3016192376
- E-Mail Address
-
wanda.d.king.civ@mail.mil
(wanda.d.king.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FBO Modification 01 is to change the Solicitation Number from W81XWH-18-Q-0115 to W81XWH-18-Q-03WK. FBO Modification 02 is to change paragraph 8. to read 500 bottles. 8. Scope and Purpose: The USAMRIID requires the research assays to maintain the integrity and efficacy for continued use in Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulated studies for the Ebola virus, Hantavirus and Alphavirus. The research shall not deviate from using the Gibco 2 X EMBE A15950DK as pre-planned and approved by the FDA for the regulated studies and are currently underway and on-going research requires the elimination of variable when executing research protocols and require a delivery of 500 bottles. OTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 1. Solicitation Number: W81XWH-18-Q-0115Solicitation Number has changed from W81XWH-18-Q-0115 to W81XWH-18-Q-03WK. No other changes are made.. Sole Source Title: Life Technologies Corporation to provide reagents for Basa Media Eagle Formulation Number A15950DK Custom 2 X Eagle Basal Medium with Earl's Salt (EBME) with HEPES without Phenol Red. 3. Agency: U.S. Army Medical U.S Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 4. Contracting Office: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 5. Location: Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 6. Description: The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price supply contract to Life Technologies Corporation, DUNS 118793157 and CAGE Code 0JLD2. The statutory authority permitting the acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 1901. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) citation is 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), and the FAR citation title is "Only one source reasonably available" to include brand name. 7. Background: The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) is the Department of Defense's (DoD) lead laboratory for medical biological defense research. USAMRIID's core mission is to protect the warfighter from biological threats; USAMRIID also investigates disease outbreaks and threat to the public health. The research conducted at USAMRIID leads to medical solutions-therapeutics, vaccines, diagnostics, and information that benefit both the military personnel and civilians. USAMRIID has a mission to provide leading edge medical capabilities to deter and defend against current and emerging biological threat agents. The Reagents shall remain in consistency used to perform research assays to provide comparable, accurate and precise assay results. During the research of USAMRIID cell culture research evolves into late stage drug development studies and the same reagents must be used through the process of research into Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated studies. In the studies of the research USAMRIID started studies with Life Technologies Corporation's Gibco 2 X reagents and to switch to another manufacturer of reagents would imperil the research studies and create undue delays and additional costs to the Government. 8. Scope and Purpose: The USAMRIID requires the research assays to maintain the integrity and efficacy for continued use in Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulated studies for the Ebola virus, Hantavirus and Alphavirus. The resarch shall not deviate from using the Gibco 2 X EMBE A15950DK as pre-planned and approved by the FDA for the regulated studies and are currently underway and onging research requires the elimination of variable when executing research protocols and require a delivery of 250 bottles. 9. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: The NAICS code for this requirement is 325414 Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing size standard 1250. 10. Anticipated Delivery Period: The requirement for Life Technologies Corporation of. software maintenance is for a period of one (1) year from date of contract award. 11. Information to Industry: This Notice of Intent to Sole Source is for informational purposes only in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.201 and not a request for competitive proposals. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. Interested parties should submit a Capability Statement and pricing information for this requirement within fifteen (15) days of public notice to be considered by the Government. A determination to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. 12. Response Due Date: Interested vendors should submit the Capability Statement in response to this Notice of Intent to Sole Source electronically by 10:00 AM (EST) 5 April 2018 via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Wanda King, at wanda.d.king.civ@mail.mil. No phone calls will be accepted. 13. Notice Closes: This Notice of Intent to Sole Source closes on 9 April 2018 at 10:00 AM. (EST). 14. Questions Closing Date: Questions to address this requirement shall be in no later than 4 April 2018 at 10:00 A.M. (EST). 14. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in response to this notice. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, Maryland, 21702, United States
- Zip Code: 21702
- Zip Code: 21702
- Record
- SN04878589-W 20180406/180404231606-2a59b4ca0c5261cf255c7b8176a6a5d3 (fbodaily.com)
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