The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to BioTek Instruments, Inc. Highland Park, P.O. Box 998, Winooski, Vermont 05404-0998 for a one year service agreement which is needed to properly maintain, calibrate, and repair laboratory equipment manufactured by BioTek to conduct/analyze many HIV prevention and transmission scientific studies. It appears there are no other companies that can offer products of BioTeks’s as all equipment is manufactured by their company as well as no other company is able to provide replacement parts or service agreements.  Any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the government, which is not expected to be recovered through competition. This contract action is for a service agreement in which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (SAP) 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 Two (2) days of the issuance of this notice, in accordance with FAR 5.203(1), 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 normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  Any quotation/response should be emailed to the contract specialist at [email protected]  by COB 27 May 2020.