SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Niton XL3t 955 Ultra Mining Analyzer - Brand Name Justification
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Eastern Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 699845-2014
- Archive Date
- 8/22/2014
- Point of Contact
- Rene D. Edwards, Phone: 301 504-1744
- E-Mail Address
-
rene.edwards@ars.usda.gov
(rene.edwards@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Specification Sheet Brand Name Justification The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Services (ARS), Safety, Occupational Health, and Environmental Staff (SOHES) located in Beltsville, MD intends to issue a firm-fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis using simplified acquisition procedures to Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments, Inc., located in Tewksbury, MA for the following commercial item; one (1) Niton XL3t 955 Ultra Mining Analyzer. The proposed award is being issued under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (b)(i), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Thermo Scientific is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the XL3t 955 Ultra Mining Analyzer. The XL3t analyzer is the only known analyzer that will interface with the existing unit already in use by the laboratory. Without the Xl3t Analyzer, five years of collaborative data and custom programming will be compromised due to changes in technology and analysis. The applicable NAICS code is 334516 with a size standard of 500 employees. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The purchase will be made under simplified acquisition procedures, other than Full and Open Competition as authorized by FAR 6.302-1, and Statutory Authority: 41 U.S.C. 253(c) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Interested vendors who believe they can provide the aforementioned item are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 14 days after publication of this notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS, BA, SOHES, 10300 Baltimore Ave., BARC-West, Bldg. 003, Room 117, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN03457734-W 20140810/140808234850-3a97db0578cc4889c26bb4ef170f1794 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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