# NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - ILLUMINA REAGENTS Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/75d30124q78095 - Solicitation number: 75D30124Q78095 - Notice type: Presolicitation (first published as special notice) - Status: Awarded to Illumina, Inc. - Department: Department of Health and Human Services - Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Contracting office: CDC Office of Acquisition Services (75D301) - NAICS: 424210 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers - Product or service code: 6550 In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets - Place of performance: Atlanta, Georgia - City: Atlanta. https://abierto.us/cities/atlanta-ga-1304000 - First posted: July 24, 2024 - Last posted: August 6, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/32c72a0d0490435ca7c15f75ffe67ef6/view ## Description The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Illumina, Inc. for test kits. The products being purchased are for Illumina testing equipment, MiSeq, MiniSeq, and NextSeqinstruments. Illumina is the only seller of the DNA prep library and sequencing kits for these instruments and does not have any additional authorized re-sellers in the United States. The only kits that are compatible with the instruments are those made by the manufacturer of the instruments and therefore the CDC must purchase the parts from Illumina, Inc. No other products were considered as no other products are compatible with these machines. Re-sellers were researched,but there are none in the United States; the closest re-seller is in Mexico. The continuity of sequencing influenza with the Illumina DNA prep library and sequencing kits on the Illumina sequencing platforms is critical for analyzing, comparing, and compiling influenza data with united states public health laboratories and the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centers in the World Health Organization Global Influenza Surveillance and Response Network (GISRS) who use the same kits, sequencing platforms and protocols. All data reports from WHO Collaborating Centers in the GISRS are analyzed at the biannual influenza vaccine meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, and are critical for selecting the influenza viruses used in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere annual influenza vaccines. This contract action is for supplies for which theGovernment intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (SAP) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within seven days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response should be emailed to the contract specialist at xuy7@cdc.gov by 12:00 PM EDT August 21, 2024. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Illumina, Inc. (UEI KMW3CRWNAAF3) - Contract: 75D30124P19617, purchase order - Obligated: $248,576.11 - Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received - Link: solicitation number 75D30124Q78095 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 75D301 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_75D30124P19617_7523_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - July 24, 2024: Special notice, due July 31, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 22368c7aac114895acb5358be5495bc1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/22368c7aac114895acb5358be5495bc1/view - August 6, 2024: Presolicitation, due August 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 32c72a0d0490435ca7c15f75ffe67ef6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/32c72a0d0490435ca7c15f75ffe67ef6/view ## Points of contact - Jennifer Gartzke, xuy7@cdc.gov, 4044980020 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/75d30124q78095.