NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
NOI-NIAID-25-2249531
NAICS – 334516
This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on other than full and open competition basis with ISS Metro Scale Discovery for the procurement of the MESO Quick Plex Sq 120MM.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Division of Extramural Activities (DEA) began a project in 2002 to perform onsite administrative assessments of the administrative operations and procedures of foreign grant recipients and contractors receiving funds from NIAID. The project provides foreign recipients with proper oversight of awards by way of performing onsite international financial systems reviews and provides related administrative technical assistance that supports the NIAID grant, cooperative agreement, and contract awardees.
If any vendor submits a capability statement, the statement must address the following requirements to be considered. Capability statements that do not address each of the bulleted items, will not be considered.
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The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (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. The documents must be submitted via the NIAID electronic Simplified Acquisition Submission System (eSASS) website at https://esass.nih.gov, (subject line to reference NOI-NIAID-25-2249531 by 12:00 pm eastern standard time March 27, 2024. All vendors must register in the eSASS system to submit a quotation. Instructions on how to register / submit quotes are included on the website. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency.