Notice of Intent to Sole Source - TREK Consumables

This notice announces the intent by the U.S. Army Medical Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), 820 Chandler St, Fort Detrick, Maryland, 21702, to award a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Remel, Inc. for consumable supplies for the Sensititre Aris 2x System for use in the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Bacterial Diseases Branch (BDB), Multidrug Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN)). The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(2). FAR 13.501(a)(1)(i): Only one source reasonably available. The WRAIR has a requirement for consumable supplies for Remel's Sensititre Aris 2x System. Only Remel Inc. can meet the Government's requirements for reagents of the Sensititre Aris 2 System. The Sensititre Aris 2x System is the specialized equipment currently used to support MRSN's mission of conducting epidemiological surveillance of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) to enhance performance improvement and infection control across the Department of Defense (DoD). For scientific and programmatic consistency, WRAIR must complete ongoing multiyear research projects using the Sensititre Aris 2x System with the system's proprietary reagents and consumables. The supplies must conform to standardization requirements to maintain validated data. The established standardized baseline of these reagents is integral to maintaining the College of American Pathologist Accreditation. Ongoing projects have used these reagents to maintain a validated data set, therefore it is imperative that we continue with these proprietary brand name products. An RFQ will be issued on a sole source basis. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334513 and the size standard is 750 employees. This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under FAR 5.102(a)(6) and 5.203(a). USAMRAA intends to publish a solicitation no sooner than 15 days after publishing this synopsis. This Special Request for Information is not a request for competitive quotes. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. If no written responses are received by the date listed below, which reflects at least fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice, the solicitation will be issued as sole source. All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to Ms. Amanda Best at [email protected].