--Reagent Kits

The government plans to award a sole source contract to Edge Biosystems Inc., located in Gaithersburg, MD, for the procurement of reagent kits. Edge Biosystems is the original manufacturer and the only supplier capable of providing products compatible with the government’s validated sequencing procedures and existing data, justifying the decision to forego a competitive solicitation under FAR 6.302-1. This action is not a formal solicitation, and no requests for quotations or proposals will be accepted. Telephone inquiries are also not permitted, and any contract award will not be based on responses to this notice unless clear and convincing evidence is presented demonstrating the advantages of competition. Interested parties may submit detailed information regarding their capabilities by a specified deadline to the designated email address, but the government reserves the right to proceed with the purchase without further competition if no affirmative written response is received. The procurement is identified under solicitation number USA-SNOTE-070823-003, with a NAICS code of 325413, related to the manufacturing of chemical and allied products. This purchase is focused solely on obtaining reagent kits necessary for the government’s ongoing work requiring specific sequencing reagents only available from Edge Biosystems.