Intent to Sole Source - BD Bioscience Reagents

This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Health, Office of Logistics and Acquisitions intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with the following vendor: BD Biosciences. Acquistion Description: To purchase all reagents and consumables on an as-needed basis for clinical patient-care quality control flow cytometry assays by using FACSLyris flow cytometer instrument from BD Bioscience. Each time the instrument is used, fresh vials of monoclonal antibodies, assay quality controls, buffers, fluids, and disposable components must be used. This contract is to purchase the monoclonal antibodies, assay quality controls, buffer, sheath fluids, and disposable components. The monoclonal antibodies are sold as sterile single use vial