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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Gilson, Inc. for lab instrument mainetenance services including preventative maintenance and technical support for the Gilson-made spectrometer instruments operated in the Division of Laboratory Sciences, Personal Care and Combustion Products Laboratory Lab. Gilson, Inc. is the only known vendor able to provide the specilized services and proprietary software updates required by the Government. This contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (SAP) and 41 U.S. Code 3304(c)(a)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within seven (7) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response should be emailed to contract specialist Samantha Bily at qnb7@cdc.gov by 12:00 p.m. December 28, 2022.