--Notice of the Government's Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement.

The US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity intends to award a sole source procurement to the Kazakh Scientific Center for Quarantine and Zoonotic Diseases (KSCQZD), located in Almaty, Kazakhstan, for the purchase of specific diagnostic bacteriophages used in plague and pseudotuberculosis detection. This acquisition supports the continuation of an ongoing research project, where selecting any other provider or system could cause significant delays, disrupt critical ongoing projects, and increase costs to the government. The procurement is being conducted under other than full and open competition procedures as authorized by FAR 6.302. Interested and capable sources are invited to submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations for consideration. If no responses are received within fifteen days of the notice, the contract will proceed without further competition. The purchase involves bacteriophages L-413C and Pokrovskaya for plague diagnostics, and an additional bacteriophage for pseudotuberculosis, emphasizing the specialized nature of the requirement. The designated point of contact for this procurement is Craig E. Anderson, reachable via email at [email hidden].