Commercial Items

This is a combined/solicitation Notice of Intent for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this acquisition is NIAID-NOI13-D1628483and the solicitation is being issued as a Notice of Intent to procure on a sole source basis. This solicitation document and its incorporated provisions are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC 2005-66, February 28, 2013). This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 325414; which has a business size standard of 500M. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) intend to procure through Life Technologies Corporation, 3175 Staley Road, Grand Island, NY 14072 1) BDT V3.1 RR-5000 & SEQ BUFFER EACH, catalog #4337457. 2) TQMN REV TRANSCRIPTION RGNTS 10PK, catalog #4304134. Life Technologies Corporation is the only responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition are: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items; FAR52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items: FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items; FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies; FAR 52.204-7, The System for Award Management; FAR 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- The System for Award Management. In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM at www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation [Note: Lack of registration in The System for Award Management will make an offeror ineligible for award.] This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals; Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a future competitive procurement. Offers must be submitted no later than 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time on Thursday May 16, 2013. For delivery of responses through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE22C, MSC 4811 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4812. E-mail and Fax submissions are not authorized. Requests for information concerning this requirement must be submitted in writing, and can be faxed to 301-480-0469, or e-mailed to kneppermi@mail.nih.gov. It is the vendor's responsibility to confirm receipt of all proposals and/or questions by the closing date of this announcement by contacting Mia Knepper at 301-402-6315. Collect calls will not be accepted.