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This is a notice of intent to sole source. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Illumina for Illumina DNA Prep, (M) Tagmenta... This is a notice of intent to sole source. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Illumina for Illumina DNA Prep, (M) Tagmentation; IDT for Illumina DNA/RNA UD Indexes Set A, Tagmentation; IDT for Illumina DNA/RNA UD Indexes Set B, Tagmentation; PhiX Control v3; MiSeq Reagent Kit v2 (500-cycles). Illumina is the only source capable of providing the required reagents. Reagents from Illumina are the only reagents compatible with our project’s instrumentation, the Illumina MiSeq. Our assay is designed around and optimized to Illumina’s reagent chemistry. This contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (SAP) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within three (3) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response should be emailed to contract specialist at email nee5@cdc.gov by 12 May 2022 1:00pm.