--Notice of intent to Award Sole Source Contract

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7 plans to award a sole source contract to Life Technologies Corporation, doing business as Invitrogen, for the procurement of a fully scalable real-time PCR open array instrument. This procurement is justified under FAR 6.302-1 due to the unique capability of Life Technologies' QuantStudio instrument, which is identified as the only product that fully meets the specific needs of the USFWS Region 7 Conservation Genetics Laboratory. The contract falls under the NAICS code 325413 and does not invite competitive proposals, reflecting the specialized nature of the requirement. The announcement, titled as a Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Contract, specifies that this is not a solicitation but rather a notification of intent to enter into a non-competitive agreement. While no proposals are sought, interested parties may still submit relevant information for government consideration via the designated contracting officer, Randall Miller. The contracting office is based in Falls Church, Virginia, under the Department of the Interior. This acquisition ensures the Fisheries and Wildlife Service maintains access to critical, state-of-the-art genetic testing technology essential for its conservation efforts.