AST Supplies for NARMS - Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued this special notice of intent to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Thermo Fisher Scientific. The procurement is for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) supplies from the Sensititre portfolio to support the Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) and the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS). Performance will take place in Athens, Georgia, under NAICS 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and PSC 6640 for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.

While this notice is not a formal solicitation, the agency will consider capability statements from interested responsible sources to determine if a competitive procurement is advantageous for future requirements. Submissions must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would benefit the government. The response deadline for this notice, identified by solicitation number 123A9424Q0047, is September 4, 2024. One attachment, a Notice of Intent to Sole Source document, was provided at the time of publication.