Intent to Sole Source Millipore Filters and Tubes

Pursuant to FAR 13.016?1(b), the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Program Support Center, Acquisition Management Services, on behalf of the DHHS, Supply Chain Management Services (SCMS), Supply Service Center (SSC), Perry Point, Maryland intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis to EMD Millipore, 290 Concord Road, Billerica, Massachusetts for catalog numbers: MSGVN2250, Multiscreen HTS, GV, clear, 50/package MSNU03050, Multiscreen HTS PCR Plate, 50/package UFC30GVOS, Ultrafree MC GV Ster. 5/package UFC5030BK, Filters .5ml, 500/package UFC50VL96, Collection Tubes 96/package EMD Millipore is the manufacturer. The sole source justification is based on the need to standardize consumables and processes among numerous DHHS facilities across CONUS in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(b)(4). These facilities across CONUS will be serviced by the logistical operations at the SCMS, SSC, Perry Point. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clauses at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Contracting Officer has indicated the following clauses listed in paragraph (b) as applicable and are hereby incorporated by reference: _X_ 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). _X_ 52.222-19, Child Labor'Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) (E.O. 13126). _X_ 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). _X_ 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246). _X_ 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793). _X_ 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513). _X_ 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury). _X_ 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer'System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). Sole Source Justification: The DHHS, SCMS, SSC Perry Point supports other government agencies throughout the world. One such Agency is the Department of Homeland Security's Bioatch Program. The BioWatch Program is currently the only civilian program that actively monitors for the aerosol release of bio-threat agents in jurisdictions across the country. The program is a collaborative effort between the Department of Homeland Security, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, the Department of Defense (DoD), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In addition, the BioWatch Program partners with State and Local jurisdictions to implement the program. BioWatch laboratory staff extract microbial DNA from aerosolized samples collected on filters. In order to ensure consistency of results and acceptance by local public health officials/departments, it is essential that BioWatch laboratories use materials approved and documented in BioWatch laboratory standard operating procedures, whether for single tube (UFC50VL96, UFC5030BK, and UFC30GVOS) or multi-well (MSNU03050 and MSGVN2250) extraction methods. This procurement is for delivery to BioWatch laboratories across the country. Standardization I/A/W FAR 6.302-1(b)(4). DPAS - N/A Quotes are due Friday, August 27, 2021 by 2:00 pm, EST, electronically to the Contracting Officer at contact@example.gov Contact Ms. Leslie Lucas at contact@example.gov regarding the solicitation. Any inquiries must be emailed to the Contracting Officer, with - EMD Millipore Catalog Number MSGVN2250 - Inquiries in the subject line.