--To provide all labor, materials and equipment necessary to provide a retro-fit to biosafety doors and animal transfer carts.

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, MD intends to negotiate a follow-on SOLE SOURCE procurement with purified MicroEnviornments, a Division of Germfree Laboratories, Inc. The contractor will provid e all labor, materials and equipment necessary for the retro-fitting of class III biosafety cabinets with custom door docking flanges which mate up with Class III biological safety cabinets on the animal transfer carts. These custom door docking flanges w ere developed by Germfree Purified Microenvironments under a previous USAMRAA contract and Germfree has proprietary rights to the prototype and design. In an effort to maintain the integrity of the design, ensure compatibility and consistency of approach the government believes Germfree is the only acceptable source to continue to serve as a partner with the Government for this requirement. Competitive bidding would result in significant, project delays, would require duplication of cost to the government, and would not result in cost savings. This is SOLE SOURCE procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and is not a request for competitive quotes. However, statements of capability to fulfill this requirement received from other responsible businesse s prior to close of business on 26 September 2005 will be evaluated. Offerors responding to this notice must provide a statement of capability to the Contract Specialist. Please contact the Contract Specialist at +1 (555) 000-0000 or via email: teresa.belcher@ det.amedd.army.mil