# AST Supplies for NARMS - Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/123a9424q0047

- Solicitation number: 123A9424Q0047
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Remel Inc.
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Contracting office: Usda, Fsis, Oas PCMB (123A94)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Place of performance: Athens, Georgia
- County: Clarke County (FIPS 13059). https://abierto.us/counties/clarke-county-ga-13059
- City: Athens-Clarke County. https://abierto.us/cities/athens-clarke-county-ga-1303440
- First posted: August 21, 2024
- Last posted: August 21, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/675b993307864f2e84f54609c476eff3/view

## Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price IDIQ Contract to Thermo Fisher Scientific for AST Supplies using the Sensititre portfolio, in support of the Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS). This notice is not a formal solicitation.

However, interested responsible sources may submit a capability statement for the agency’s consideration in determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted in the future for this requirement. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Remel Inc. (UEI CJNQLANMF447)
- Contract: 123A9424D0008
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 123A9424Q0047 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123A94 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_123A9424D0008_12G2/


## Publications

- August 21, 2024: Special notice, due September 4, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 675b993307864f2e84f54609c476eff3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/675b993307864f2e84f54609c476eff3/view

## Points of contact

- Alexis Galloway, alexis.galloway@usda.gov
- Karen Petty, karen.petty2@usda.gov

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