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Title Bio-Rad Liquichek Cardiac Markers Plus LT Level 1 for the Department of Laboratory Medicine of the National Institutes of Health Product Service Code: 6640 NAICS Code: 334516 Place of Performanc... Title Bio-Rad Liquichek Cardiac Markers Plus LT Level 1 for the Department of Laboratory Medicine of the National Institutes of Health Product Service Code: 6640 NAICS Code: 334516 Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA POTS: 23-009496 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, Clinical Center, Department of Laboratory intends to award a firm fixed price contract to Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. of Hercules, California 94547. The purpose of this requirement is to purchase Bio-Rad Liquichek Cardiac Markers Plus LT Level 1. These Immunoassay testing controls are used by the Immunoassay Lab for routine and specialized testing of all patients and research samples. Without these controls, the Immunoassay Lab testing procedures would halt. The Immunoassay Lab requires the Bio-Rad control material because it contains the specific analytes at concentrations that span the range of each of our tests. The proposed vendor, Bio-Rad Laboratories, is the sole manufacturer of the materials that are used for testing within the Department of Laboratory Medicine. 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 Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Shasheshe Goolsby, Lead Contract Specialist, shasheshe.goolsby@nih.gov by the 21 July 6:30AM EST. *** Please send your capability statements ONLY. This IS NOT a request for proposal. ***