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This notice announces the intent by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) in support of the Defense Centers for Public Health – Aberdeen (DCPH-A) (formerly US Army Public Healt... This notice announces the intent by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) in support of the Defense Centers for Public Health – Aberdeen (DCPH-A) (formerly US Army Public Health Center), Lab Sciences Directorate (LAB), to procure services with the American Industrial Hygiene Association, 3120 Fairview Park Dr Ste 360, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, without competition as prescribed in FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) for: A. ISO 17025:2017 Accreditation for LAB's Industrial Hygiene (IH) Sample Analysis Program. Laboratory Accreditation is required to meet the requirements of AR 40-5 and DA PAM 40-11 as well as federal and state laws, and DOD regulations. B. IH Proficiency Testing (PT) samples for metals and organics in air and organics on diffusive samplers. To maintain accreditation for the DCPH-A LAB’s IH program, the DCPH-A LAB must purchase IH PT testing. C. EPA approved Environmental Lead PT samples for paint chips. To maintain the Environmental Lead accreditation, which is a federal requirement to analyze environmental lead samples, the DCPH-A LAB must purchase testing. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, and the Product Service Code (PSC) is R420, Support- Professional: Certifications and Accreditations (other than educ or info tech C&A). This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under FAR 5.102(a)(6) and 5.203(a). USAMRAA intends to publish a solicitation no sooner than 5 days after publishing this synopsis. This Special Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested concerns must submit their capability in writing to the email address listed below by the listed due date and time. Submissions that request documentation or request additional information or that only ask questions will not be considered affirmative responses and will not be considered valid. Responses not considered valid will not be evaluated further. If no written responses are received by the date listed below, which reflects at least five (5) days after the publication of this notice, the solicitation will be issued as sole source. All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Monica Perez, at monica.c.perez3.civ@health.mil. Submissions shall be received no later than 3:30PM Eastern Time, 22 December 2023.