Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Marshall BioResources - Gottingen Minipigs

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price supply contract to Marshall Farms Group, Ltd, doing business as Marshall BioResources located at 5800 Lake Bluff Rd (DUNS 049223340; Cage Code 000m2). The statutory authority permitting the acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 1901. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) citation is 13.106-1(b) (1) (i), and the FAR citation title is "Only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization)". The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) has a mission to discover and develop medical products and knowledge solutions against chemical threats with the vision of strengthening our nation and our world by rendering chemical threats medically harmless. USAMRlCD has a requirement to procure a validated strain of swine, Gottingen, for completion of mission-critical research currently being conducted. USAMRICD requirement is for a 12 month base year and two (2) 12 month option years for the procurement of Gottingen Mini Pigs. In order to maintain ongoing research integrity, the Gottingen Minipigs strain must be used. Marshall BioResources is the only licensed North American vendor for Gottingen Minipigs which were developed in Germany The NAICS code for this requirement is 112990, all other Animal Production. Anticipated Period of Performance: August 23, 2019 - August 22, 2022 This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source is for informational purposes only in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation(FAR) 5.201 and not a request for competitive proposals. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. Interested parties should submit a Capability Statement and pricing information for this requirement within fifteen (15) days of public notice to be considered by the Government. A determination to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. : Interested vendors should submit the Capability Statement in response to this Notice of Intent to Sole Source electronically by 8:00 A.M. (EST) 31 July 2019 via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Catherine HutchinsonI at catherine.hutchinson4.civ@mail.mil. No phone calls will be accepted. This Notice of Intent to Sole Source closes 31 July 2019 at 8:00 a.m. EST No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in response to this notice. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).