The government intends to award a single-source, five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a fully integrated, automated Microbiology Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing system to bioMérieux. The contract covers contractor-owned instrumentation, software, reagents, consumables, maintenance, technical support, upgrades, training, and all necessary supplies and services. This is a notice of intent to negotiate with only one source due to the unique nature of the system, not a request for competitive quotes. Interested parties may submit a capability response for the government to consider whether to conduct a competitive procurement instead. The government will proceed with the sole-source acquisition if no responses are received.

The government intends to negotiate a single-award, five-year IDIQ contract for a fully integrated, automated Microbiology Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing system. The contract will include contractor-owned instrumentation, software, reagents, consumables, maintenance, repairs, training, and all necessary supplies and services. Only one source, bioMérieux, is considered capable of meeting the government’s needs, so the government plans to pursue a sole-source acquisition. Interested parties may submit capability statements to demonstrate their ability to meet the requirement, which the government will consider in deciding whether to conduct a competitive procurement instead. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes.