Notice ID
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SUBMIT A JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION FOR CEILING INCREASE TO THE INTERNATIONAL REAGENT RESOURCE IRR COST PLUS FIXED FEE CPFF CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION ATCC This announcement supersedes Notice ID 2404205IRR The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Office of Acquisition Services OAS on behalf of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases NCIRD intents to issue a sole source modification to the current IRR CostPlusFixedFee CPFF contract 75D30119C04205 awarded to ATCC to increase the maximum value by 9455831246 The purpose of the proposed modification will allow for the following 1 reestablishment of the estimated CPFF cost for Line 500203 OY5 Influenza Surge Option III and Line 500404 OY5 DVD Surge Option IV These lines allow for the acquisition and production of molecular and sequencing kits for the detection and characterization of influenza and SARSCoV2 viruses and for acquisition and production of measles and rubella molecular and serological kits to be used for international surveillance and emergency response activities respectively 2 to increase the ceilings for the four program sites CORE lines Listed as OY001 OY002 OY003 OY004 and OY006 for the remaining Option Years 59 which serve as the Project Management CLINs where project management shared laboratory and storage equipment reagent order processing and shipping website development and maintenance and acquisitionstorage of NCIRDwide reagents are allocated 3 to create CORVD lines for Option Years 69 for the remainder of the contract 4 to establish ceilings for subCLINs associated with CORVD for Option Years 59 which will provide CORVD program with surge options at a 25 50 and 75 increases above the basic award as per the contract as it is done for the other programs within NCIRD These subCLINs allow rapid expansion of material acquisition production and distribution in the event of a public health emergency response 5 due to existing and emerging public health emergencies and in response and support to current CDC approved reorganizations the creation of new lines and the establishment of ceilings for those lines for the remaining Option Years 59 in support of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases NCZEID Division of Scientific Resources DSR and Division of Foodborne Waterborne and Environmental Diseases DFWED as well as their respective subCLINs with surge options at 25 50 and 75 This will allow the production and distribution of viral bacterial and vector borne molecular kits and positive controls as well as the ancillaries that support these assays While the pathogens associated with DSRs needs are dependent on the Agencys identification of priority pathogens the molecular kits for DFWED will be used specifically for the identification and characterization of Vibrio cholerae Salmonella and Shigella pathogens No other entities possess integrated capabilities and the specific expertise of ATCC Engaging another contractor for this project would likely result in significant project delays jeopardizing the success and support of the CDCs mission Any delays could cause shortage of assay distribution for surveillance activities and it would impact the Agencys readiness to attend to National Emergency Response activities associated with the laboratories testing of various deseases A new contractor would require time to establish similar operational capabilities and familiarity with the specific requirements of this research area Further it is critical for consistency and continuation of testing to continue receiving the deliverables from the same source The Justification and Approval for Other than Full an Open Competition Document JA will be publicized as required by FAR Subpart 5201b1 However information received from this notice will be considered Inquiries shall be sent to Ada Torres Vega at cbp0cdcgov no later than May 9 2024 at 430 pm EST
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Department/Ind.Agency
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
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Subtier
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
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Office
CDC OFFICE OF ACQUISITION SERVICES