Notice of Intent to Sole Source/Ricin for the Center for Domestic Preparedness

The Federal Emergency Management Agency intends to negotiate on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR Part 13, with Vector Laboratories, 30 Ingold Road, Burlingame, CA, 94010 as the only responsible source that can provide Ricin A Chain to the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), in Anniston, AL. The CDP intends to enter into a Blanket Purchase Agreement for a base year and four option years. Vector Laboratories is the only known supplier that can provide the required product in the concentration and volume required. The specific requirements include: - Provide five (5) units of product number L-1190-10 (10 mg) AND (1) unit of L-1190-1 (1 mg) OR ten (10) units of product number L-1190-5 (5 mg) AND one (1) unit of product number L-1190-1 (1 mg) for each shipment for a total of 51 mg. - All vials in each shipment must come from the same product lot number. - Provide 2 shipments per year totaling 102 mg (51 mg per shipment) with the understanding that quantity could increase or decrease. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures (FAR 13). There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 325414 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,250 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data, sufficient to determine capability in providing the required product in the concentration and volume required. In addition, the Government requires assurance the contractor will allow any necessary inspection of the facility where the product is housed/produced. All capability statements received within 10 days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Laura Harshbarger at laura.harshbarger@fema.dhs.gov. Statements are due by 12:00 PM EST, December 18, 2017. No phone calls accepted.