The Biosensors will be used in support of ongoing research at the Vaccine Research Center's Biodefence Research Section to Developed of vaccines and antivirals against hemorrhagic fever viruses such as Ebola, Marburg, and Lassa. Place of delivery is Bethesda, MD 20892.
The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (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-D-1855329 to Laura Grey at [email protected], by 5:00 pm eastern standard time Friday, July 16, 2017. 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.