Defense Health Agency (DHA) Northeastern Markets Contracting Division (NM-CD) on behalf of the Department of Pathology at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) in Bethesda, MD, intends to award a firm fixed price contract on a sole source basis to Agilent Technologies, Inc 6392 Via Real Carpinteria, California 93013-2921.

The anticipated award will be made under the statutory authority permitting Other than Full and Open Competition, FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source. The contract is intended to meet WRNMMC Department of Pathology requirement for Cancer Testing Reagent Supplies.

The NAICS code for this requirement is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a size standard of $1,000. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged.