Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Government requires an IDIQ contract with Metabolon, Inc. to provide metabolomics analysis services of urine, blood, fecal, saliva and tissue samples. This will be a Firm Fixed Price IDIQ contract. USARIEM requires metabolomics analysis services to support their research study protocols. Metabolomics analyses measure small molecules, known as metabolites, which are present in biological samples (e.g., blood, urine, tissue, etc.). Metabolomics analyses can be done using both targeted and untargeted approaches. Targeted approaches measure a pre-defined suite of metabolites. Untargeted approaches measure hundreds to thousands of metabolites in a single small volume sample. The major challenge with untargeted approaches is identifying the measured metabolites. Identification requires maint