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Notice ID:23-007321
Title Powerlyzer, QIAcuity, QIAgility, and QIAsymphony instruments for the Department of Laboratory Medicine Product Service Code: Q301 NAICS Code: 811210 Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA ...
Title Powerlyzer, QIAcuity, QIAgility, and QIAsymphony instruments for the Department of Laboratory Medicine Product Service Code: Q301 NAICS Code: 811210 Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA POTS: 23-007321 Description This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued, and quotations will not be requested . The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price contract to Qiagen LLC on a sole source basis to continue servicing the following instruments: Powerlyzer, QIAcuity, QIAgility, and QIAsymphony located in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the Clinical Center (CC). These instruments are used in the Department of Laboratory Medicine for patient care. The proposed vendor, Qiagen LLC, is the sole manufacturer and service provider of the Powerlyzer, QIAcuity, QIAgility, and QIAsymphony instruments, and because they involve proprietary technology, no other vendor can provide or has authorization to provide the required service. This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the CC, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Shasheshe Goolsby, Contract Specialist, shasheshe.goolsby@nih.gov by May 09, 2023 8:00AM EST.
