384-Well and 1536-Well Aurora Microplates

INTRODUCTION PURSUANT TO FAR Subpart 5.2—Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT TO ACTION. THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Acquisition (OA) at the National Insitutes of Health (NIH) on behalf of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order for 384-well and 1536-well microplates to:

Zeon Speciality Materials Inc., 806 Second Street E, Whitefish, MT 59937-2606. NCATS has used and validated these manufacturer’s plates on its previous screens and for ongoing assays and protocols. To preserve continuity of research (i.e. the validity of data generated during screening), NCATS requires the same plates to be utilized. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 325998 with a Size Standard of 500 employees.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses of the Federal acquisition Requlation (FAR) currently in effect at https://www.acquisition.gov/ STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Project Description See Attachment 1 – Purchase Description Purpose and Objectives The purpose is to acquire microplates.

NCATS requires a sufficient stock of 1536-well and 384-well microplates to meet anticipated scheduled assay screens and combination matrix studies. Delivery Date Sixty (60) days after receipt of order (ARO) CLOSING STATEMENT This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this Notice must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror’s capability of fulfilling the requirement.

In addition the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. 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.

The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by 1:00 PM EST February 5, 2024. Responses must be emailed to the Contracting Officer at mark.mcnally@nih.gov and reference the Notice ID 75N95024Q00128. “All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.”