The US Army Medical Command Atlantic Region intends to award a sole source firm fixed price Chemistry & Immunoassay CPRR contract under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B), Only one source capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.  The suggested contractor is Abbott Laboratories, 100 Abbott Park Rd. Dept 943 Ap6c-3. North Chicago, IL 60064.

Abbott Laboratories, is the only vendor capable of providing analyzers capable of testing 300 samples simultaneously to give results for Hepatitis A and B with a rapid turn-around time of 30 minutes.

This is not a request for proposal.  However, companies that can provide an equal product must submit their technical capabilities to include technical specifications of their product, past performance information, price and delivery time.  This information will be reviewed by the Government technical representatives for consideration for future requirements.