65 -- Laboratory Testing Supplies

The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), specifically the National Veterinary Science Laboratory (NVSL), plans to issue a sole source purchase order to Bio-Rad Laboratories for the procurement of laboratory testing supplies. These supplies include TESEE Detection Kits, TESEE Purification Kits, Barcoded Deepwell Microplate Greiner NSP, NSP Tips, and Calibration Syringes with needles. This contract will be awarded without competition under the authority of FAR 6.302, indicating that the Government intends to negotiate exclusively with Bio-Rad Laboratories, and this notice is not an invitation for competitive proposals. The procurement will follow simplified acquisition procedures and adhere to commercial item acquisition regulations as set forth in FAR 12. The solicitation’s reference number is APVSNVXX-0163-4, and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this contract is 423450. Administrative and contractual matters will be handled out of the Department of Agriculture office located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with Gloria J. Benson serving as the point of contact. The purpose of the notice is primarily to gather information relevant to determining whether a competitive process is necessary, though the Government reserves the sole discretion to proceed with a sole source award based on the responses received.