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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price purchase order contract to Oxford Nanopore Technologies for GridION Mk1 CapEX System by Oxford Nanopore T... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price purchase order contract to Oxford Nanopore Technologies for GridION Mk1 CapEX System by Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Oxford Nanopore Technologies is the sole manufacturer, distributor, and service provider of the GridION Mk1 CapEX System. There are no known authorized resellers for these real-time devices for RNA and DNA sequencing. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotations. 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) and 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(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 five (5) calendar 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 be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any questions should be emailed to Brandon Haas, Contract Specialist (CTR, Competitive Range Solutions), at pyx7@cdc.gov by 13:00EST 22 August 2021.