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The Medical Readiness Contracting Office – Pacific, in support of MEDCOM, intends to make a sole source award to Abbott Laboratories, Inc. for a firm fixed-price contract for Abbott Clinical Chemistry and Immunoassay Reagents and Analyzers for Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), Hawaii. Abbott Laboratories, Inc. is the only company to provide reagents and analyzers that have already been validated by TAMC’s Core Laboratory. The NAICS code is 325413. This requirement is for a period of performance from on or about 1 March 2023 through 30 April 2023.

The statutory authority permitting this award without providing full and open competition is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) which authorizes the government to award contracts when there is only one responsible source, and no other suppliers or services will satisfy agency requirements.

This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under FAR 5.201 and 5.203. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to megumi.kuwada.civ@health.mil.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to supply the required products. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response.