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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to award a fixed-price contract on a sole source basis to Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Cambridge, MA for 48-packs of Flow Cell (R10) NGS c... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to award a fixed-price contract on a sole source basis to Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Cambridge, MA for 48-packs of Flow Cell (R10) NGS consumables for the MinION laboratory instrument. These reagents are proprietary to the laboratory equipment OEM. There are no other known resellers of Flow Cell (R10) NGS consumables for MinION laboratory equipment. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. 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 Part FAR 13.106–1 (b) 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) 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 quotation/response should be emailed to the Contracting Officer, Lee Catherine Kennedy, at vhg0@cdc.gov by 10:00am ET, Sunday, 29 August 2021.