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This notice is a Notice of Intent. (NOI). This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed con... This notice is a Notice of Intent. (NOI). This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This is a Notice of Intent to award a Sole Source Firm-Fixed Price Contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b) – Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements and is not a request for competitive quotes. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Vaccine Research Center (VRC), Vaccine Immunology Program (VIP) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with INDEVR, Inc., Boulder, CO 80301 for the VaxArray Imaging and Analysis System for the intention to use for imaging and analysis of VaxArray assays. The VIP/PREMISE VIP will use this system in support of therapeutic antibody isolation and development projects. Justification for sole source: InDeVR is the sole source provider and the sole owners of the intellectual property of the VaxArray Microarray Imaging system and Analysis Software to manage operation of the instrument, record experimental information, and analyze the arrays and resulting data. The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-NIAID-23-2181241) to Diana Rohlman at diana.rohlman@nih.gov, by 4:00 pm eastern standard time, August 11, 2023. All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.