The 11^th Contracting Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland intends to award a simplified acquisition on a sole source basis to Beckman Coulter, Inc for hematology analyzer equipment, reagents, and maintenance of the equipment.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 532490 with a size standard of $32.5M.  All interested parties are encouraged to provide information on their capabilities to meet this requirement.  In order to be considered a potential source, interested parties must submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating the capabilities to satisfy the requirement specified above and advantages of the Government to consider another source.  The documentation shall include prices and descriptive literature containing sufficient technical documentation to establish a bona fide capability to meet this requirement.  Only written responses will be considered.  All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered.  As a result of analyzing responses to this notice, the contracting officer may determine that a solicitation will be issued.  If a solicitation is issued, no additional notices will be published.  Any such solicitation will be issued to the intended vendor and all firms that respond to this notice.  If no affirmative written response is received by 4:30 pm EST 20 October 2017, an award will be pursued with the company mentioned above.  The government will not be responsible for any costs incurred in preparation of any capabilities statements or documents prepared for this notice.  Please direct all questions to the undersigned at  [email protected].