CDC sole source for SER-CAT beam line access at APS.
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The CDC intends to award a sole source contract to the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF) for continued access to the Southeast Regional Collaborative Access Team (SER-CAT) beam lines at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory. This access is critical for the CDC's structural biology research, including X-ray diffraction data collection for infectious disease targets. The contract covers one base year plus four option years. The justification cites UGARF's unique capability as the sole provider of SER-CAT beam line access. No other vendor can provide this specific service.