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THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS

This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price order, using the authorities of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) and 13.501(a) - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements and is not a request for competitive proposals.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Becton Dickinson (BD) Biosciences, One Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417.

This acquisition is for the delivery of a BD FACSDiscover S8 Cell Sorter instrument, for the Flow Cytometry Section of NIAID’s Research Technology Branch, for state-of-the-art flow cytometry. The acquisition includes:

• BD FACSDiscover S8 BRVYGUV 5L, Part No. 665158, Quantity 1


• SVC Contr FACSDiscover S8 BRVYGUV, Quantity 1


• FACS Discover Temp Control 100V/115V/230, Quantity 1


• FACS Discover Bio-Safety Cabinet US, Quantity 1


• Table Side BSC FACSDiscover, Quantity 1


• FACSDiscover Air Compressor 120V/50HZ

Please see the attached for the full Notice of Intent to Sole Source.