SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 7/26/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Emergency Response Service Center, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, Washington, DC 20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-DC-07-00269
- Response Due
- 7/31/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2007
- Description
- NAICS Code: 334516 DATE: JULY 26, 2007 REQUISITION NUMBER: RFQ-DC-07-00269 INTENDED SOURCE: WATERS CORPORATION DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: ON BEHALF OF US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY BRANCH (ACB), THE US EPA PROGRAM CONTRACT SERVICE CENTER INTENDS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION TO WATERS CORPORATION, 34 MAPLE STREET, MILFORD MA 01757. THE PURPOSE IS TO PURCHASE THE TOTAL ASSURANCE PLAN FOR MICRO MASS ZQ LS/MS, MICRO MASS QUATTRO PREMIER AND QUATTRO MICRO MASS SPECTROMETER AND ASSOCIATD MASSLYNX SOFTWARE. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE WILL BE 08/02/2007 THROUGH 08/01/2008. THE ACB LABORATORY EVALUATES ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR DETECTING PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD AND FIBERS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SUITABLE FOR MONITORING PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD AND TO ENFORCE MAXIMUM LEGAL RESIDUE LIMITS. ACB REQUIRES MAINTENANCE AND SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR THE EQUIPMENT LISTED ABOVE. MARKET RESEARCH HAS IDENTIFIED WATERS CORPORATION AS BEING THE ONLY PROVIDER OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE MICRO MASS SPECTROMETERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, RATHER THAN ON AN AS NEEDED AND THEREFORE MORE COSTLY BASIS. THE PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION ACTION IS FOR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE AS DEFINED IN FAR 13.5. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENT. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND SUBMIT CAPABILITY STATEMENTS TO THE REFERENCED ADDRESS. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT KELLY LAEL AT (202) 564-7937 OR LAEL.KELLY@EPA.GOV BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS JULY 31, 2007.
- Record
- SN01353810-W 20070728/070726222837 (fbodaily.com)
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