SOLICITATION NOTICE
68 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Redacted Sole Source Justification
- Notice Date
- 7/30/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 325199
— All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341-4146
- ZIP Code
- 30341-4146
- Solicitation Number
- 200-2014-M-60154
- Archive Date
- 8/24/2014
- Point of Contact
- Tonya S. Justice, Phone: 770-488-3282
- E-Mail Address
-
TJustice@cdc.gov
(TJustice@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Redacted SSJ This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source purchase order and is not a request for competitive proposals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ONDIEH/NCEH hereby announces its intent to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Cayman Chemicals for the procurement of (1) 500MG Alpha-Linolenic Acid d-14, and (1) 2.0 grams Arachidonic Acid-d8. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as cited in FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). Cayman Chemicals offers two compounds, Alpha-Linolenic Acid d-14, and Arachidonic Acid-d8, that we use for our analytical methods to assure quality calibration results and compliance with CLIA regulations and CDC quality guidelines. These chemicals meet our specific program requirements for need, time, purity, past performance, continuity of measurement and compatibility and will be specifically designed for our assays and meet all program constraints. No other vendors with similar products could reliably provide the same performance standards, requested purity level of >99% and timeframe of 6-8 weeks, and this would not be suitable for obtaining the most precise results. These internal standards materials are urgently needed to analyze human plasma samples. Using other internal standards will decrease the method sensitivity and would require our analytical method be changed and constitute a deviation from CLIA guidelines. The samples to be analyzed are not stable and become invalid after extended storage. Therefore, not obtaining this internal standard in time will compromise and delay measurement of NHANES samples and will make it impossible to identify potential public health concerns in the U.S. population. Cayman Chemicals is the only vendor that can provide the standards needed for continuation of our project and for accurate measurement of NHANES plasma samples. This contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. Interested parties who feel they possess the expertise, experience and ability should submit a capabilities statement to Tonya S. Justice, Contract Specialist, via email at TJustice@cdc.gov. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, however, the Government shall consider all responses received within ten (10) days of this posting, in accordance with FAR 5.203 (A)(1). If no affirmative responses are received within ten (10) days, negotiations will be conducted with Cayman Chemicals as the only source and a contract will be issued. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notification, is solely within the discretion of the government and Contracting Officer. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. FAR REFERENCE: FAR 5.207- Preparation and transmittal of synopses under (c)(15), (c)(16) (i), and (c)(16)(ii).
- Web Link
-
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/CDCP/PGOA/200-2014-M-60154/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Cayman Chemicals, 1180 East Ellsworth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, United States
- Zip Code: 48108
- Zip Code: 48108
- Record
- SN03443205-W 20140801/140730235222-215ff46c88a9e4bfe71a789ba0f86fc8 (fbodaily.com)
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