--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER FOR DEFICIENT MICE

The U.S. Army Contracting Agency at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, intends to enter into sole source negotiations with the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the procurement of Deficient Mice, which the university produces using patented technology. This contract falls under the North American Industry Classification System code 611310, with a size standard of $6.5 million. The sole source designation is warranted because the University of Nebraska Medical Center is the exclusive provider of this specific type of mice, making competition unnecessary under the relevant federal acquisition regulation. Interested parties are invited to express their interest in writing by the deadline of 6:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on September 21, 2006. However, this notice does not constitute a request for proposals or an invitation to submit offers. The contracting point of contact for this action is Tanya Peel, Contract Specialist at the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, who can be reached via email. The contract supports the Department of Defense and reflects the agency’s intent to utilize a sole source procurement approach due to the unique nature of the requirement.