This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source purchase order and is not a request for competitive proposals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of NCEZID/DVID/ARBOVIRAL Disesases Branch intends to solicit and enter into a contract with QIAGEN, Inc., 27220 Turberry Lane, Suite 200, Valencia, CA 91355. This is a sole source requrement for the following product: QIAamp Virus BioRobot Kit (12), Catalog #965662.

The Government intends to solicit, negotiate and award to only one contractor using other than full and open competition procedures pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The NAICS code for this acquisition is 334516 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. Qiagen is the only vendor that supplies the robor kits we need to perform RNAextractions on the Qiagen Universal robot. Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures found in FAR Part 13.

Interested parties who feel they possess the expertise and experience to furnish the above stated product, should submit a capabilities statement demonstrating their ability to Tommy Dorseyj by email at [email protected]. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, the Government shall consider all responses received within three (3) days of this posting. A determination by the CDC not to compete this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notification, is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

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