NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Division of Respiratory Disease Studies (DRDS), Field Studies Branch, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, hereby announces its intent to issue a purchase order to Micromeritics Instrument Corporation for a ASAP 2020 Micropore HD Automatic Micropore Physisorption Analyzer and a ASAP 2020 Automatic Micropore Physisorption Analysis Module as this instrument is the only analyzer capable of satisfying NIOSH's needs.

Responsible sources that believe they possess the expertise and capabilities identified above are encouraged to submit to the Contracting Officer within 15 days from the posting date of this notice, their written capabilities statement and pricing information in the format they choose, not to exceed 10 pages. Please forward the capability statement and pricing information to Rebecca Mullenax, Purchasing Agent, Reference Quote # 2012-Q-14960, Centers for Disease Control, NIOSH, ATTN: Rebecca Mullenax, MS: GD, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505. All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to an award of a federal contract. The website is: www.SAM.gov.

The Government will review any/all capabilities statements and pricing information submitted and determine if other qualified sources do exist that could provide this requirement. Information received in response to this announcement will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), negotiations will be conducted with Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, 4356 Communications Drive, Norcross, GA 30093-1877 as the only source and a purchase order will be issued without any additional notices being posted.