Intent to Award Sole/Single Source - Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) System

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) intends to award a sole source purchase order for a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) System. The system is required for the AFRL USAFSAM/PHR at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 334516, which is for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The reason for the sole source award is that bioMérieux, Inc. is the only vendor capable of providing a real-time PCR system, proprietary assays, and associated support services needed to fulfill the requirement. Some key points about this opportunity include: • The system must provide comparable PCR-based analytical capabilities, workflows, and technologies required to meet the laboratory's accredited scope of testing. • The system must be a pathogen detection system. • The system must be able to provide real-time PCR-based analytical capabilities. • The system must have proprietary, closed-system software and specialized testing reagents that are manufactured and distributed exclusively by bioMérieux, Inc.