SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Sercon 20-20 Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Northern Plains Area
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-8KAP-S-14-0003
- Archive Date
- 9/2/2014
- Point of Contact
- Molly R. Jackson, Phone: (970) 492-7004
- E-Mail Address
-
molly.jackson@ars.usda.gov
(molly.jackson@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Soil, Plant, and Nutrient Research Unit (SPNR) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), in Fort Collins, CO intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Sercon Ltd, located in the United Kingdom, for the upgrade of the research unit's Sercon 20-20 Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS). Sercon Ltd is the designer and manufacturer of this IRMS and the current provider of all technical support services for this instrument. The electronics boards, which operate the mass spec, are proprietary to this instrument and are only supplied by Sercon. The Callisto CF-IRMS software is also proprietary, having been written and designed by engineers at Sercon specifically for this instrument. The proprietary nature of this upgrade creates the need to negotiate a sole source contract for the procurement action described above. This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive quotations or proposals. No solicitation is available. Firms that believe they can provide equal or superior services are encouraged to identify themselves and provide a substantive statement with descriptive literature and any other supporting information to the Contracting Officer within 10 days of publication of this notice. All information received within 10 days of publication of this notice will be considered by the Government to determine if more than one firm can meet the Government's requirements and is capable of providing equal or superior services. All responses must be in writing and should be emailed to molly.jackson@ars.usda.gov. Questions concerning this acquisition must be directed to Molly Jackson at the above contact information.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS, NPA, SPNR, 2150 Centre Ave, Bldg. D, Ste. 100, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526, United States
- Zip Code: 80526
- Zip Code: 80526
- Record
- SN03457729-W 20140810/140808234847-95792535d5ea77c3fd6987163e7db19b (fbodaily.com)
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