TaqMan Array Upgrade

This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a request for competitive proposal. However, if interested, Government shall consider all responses. Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) intends to solicit a proposal and enter into a contract with LifeTechnologies, Carlsbad, CA. The statutory authority for this sole source procurement is 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) per FAR 6.302-1(c). Contract will be evaluated on most advantageous and best value to the Government.

Please reference N63116-24-Q-0556 on all quotes. The NAICS code for this contract will be 811210. NHRC requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in SAM. For additional information and to register to SAM, please access the following website: https;//www.sam.gov/.

In order to register with SAM and be eligible to receive an award from this Acquisition Office, all offerors must have a DUN & Bradstreet Number. A DUN & Bradstreet Number may be acquired free of charge by contacting DUN & Bradstreet online at https://dnb.com/products/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505. Items are being requested for use in laboratories at Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) in San Diego.

All items will be shipped to San Diego 92152. The quote should include all applicable shipping and handling costs. As NHRC is a Government facility, no sales tax will be paid. All quotes must include the Company Name, Full Address, CAGE Code and Point of Contact information including Name, Phone Number and E-Mail address. All invoices for this order will be submitted electronically through Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) - Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF).

This contract will require base access for all personnel maintaining equipment. In order to access Naval Health Research Center at Naval Base Point Loma, service providers will need to be enrolled in the Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS). Providing registration information is voluntary. However, failure to provide Social Security Number and Driver's License Number or other acceptable identification may result in a denial of access.

Additional information on the Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) can be found at https://dbids-global.dmdc.mil/enroll#!/ Description: The NHRC OID laboratory requests the purchase, delivery, installation, calibrations services, and warranty as applicable on the following upgrade services and items on QuantStudio Dx Instrument (S/N:

287880568):