# Notice of Intent to Sole Source – R&D Systems

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/24009764

- Solicitation number: 24-009764
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 1, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: National Institutes of Health
- Contracting office: National Institutes of Health - CC (75N900)
- NAICS: 325414 Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Place of performance: Bethesda, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Bethesda. https://abierto.us/cities/bethesda-md-2407125
- First posted: July 11, 2024
- Last posted: July 11, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0afea02a8a1d416eba1cd49dbc6c5acb/view

## Description

This acquisition is for Bio-techne kits used for molecular profile of histological samples following high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC) Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences (RADIS). • Product Service Code: 6640 - LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES • NAICS Code: 325414 - Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing • Place of Performance:

**Bethesda, MD 20892 USA POTS:**

**24-009764 Description:** This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Bio-Techne located at 614 Mckinley Place NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide Bio-techne kits to the National Institutes of Health. Below is a description of the item(s):

**Description:** Mouse XL Cytokine Lumina Performance Assay Fixed Panel Catalog #:

**LKTM015 Units:** Each Qty: 4 The proposed vendor, BioTechne, is the only source available to provide the kits with the required specifications needed by the NIH CC RADIS department.

This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist via email to Kristin.nagashima@nih.gov by August 1st, 2024 at 2pm EST.

## Publications

- July 11, 2024: Special notice, due August 1, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 0afea02a8a1d416eba1cd49dbc6c5acb. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0afea02a8a1d416eba1cd49dbc6c5acb/view

## Points of contact

- Kristin Nagashima, kristin.nagashima@nih.gov

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