***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA'S) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (GLERL) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH GOLD STANDARD DIAGNOSTICS HORSHAM OF WARMINSTER, PENNSYLVANIA, FOR ABRAXIS® MICROCYSTIN (ADDA) ELISA TEST KITS.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT ABRAXIS® MICROCYSTIN (ADDA) ELISA TEST KITS HAVE BEEN USED SINCE NOAA BEGAN THE HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM MONITORING PROGRAM IN 2009. IN ORDER TO ENSURE STANDARDIZATION OF DATA ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT SAMPLING PROGRAMS, IDENTICAL KITS MUST BE USED. THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) AS WELL AS MULTIPLE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS AROUND THE LAKE ERIE BASIN ALSO USE ABRAXIS® MICROCYSTIN (ADDA) ELISA TEST KITS TO MONITOR THEIR WATERS FOR MICROCYSTINS. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN LONG-TERM INTEGRITY IT IS CRITICAL THAT NOAA USES THE SAME KITS YEAR AFTER YEAR. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS DELIVERY IN MAY 2023 TO NOAA GLERL IN ANN ARBOR, MI.

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