SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- RPIP Scientific Equipment Installation Sole Source - Draft SOW
- Notice Date
- 3/26/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street, Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- RPIP_Sci_Eqp_Install
- Point of Contact
- Nathan Johnson,
- E-Mail Address
-
nathan.d.johnson@aphis.usda.gov
(nathan.d.johnson@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Draft SOW If you are capable of performing the work detailed in the draft statement of work please contact the contracting oficer (Nathan Johnson) with a detailed technical capabilites statment showing qualifications to install and maintain Nikon microscopes. Justification for other than Full and Open Competition (FAR 6.303-2) (1) Agency USDA, APHIS, PPQ, NIS 200 Chestnut Street, Rm 806 Philadelphia, PA 19106 Contracting Activity USDA APHIS AAMD Procurement 100 North 6th Street Butler Square Suite 510C Minneapolis, MN 55403 (2) Nature and/or description of the action being approved. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Remote Pest Identification Program (RPIP) Scientific Equipment (microscope) Installation and Maintenance (3) A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs (including the estimated value). Installation/configuration of new Nikon microscopes and microscope digital cameras, equipment upgrades for on-site microscopes, maintenance (to include inspection, cleaning, and adjustment/alignment of dissecting and compound microscopes) on-site scientific configurations at PPQ sites. Approximately $50,000 per year (4) An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. (5) A demonstration that the proposed contractor's unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited. Eagle Microscope is the only contractor who does this field work for Nikon throughout the United States (CONUS and OCONUS) (6) A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies. Posting on fbo.gov. Since 2006 this procurement has been competitively advertised with only one response received. All market research and analysis shows that there is only one company capable (or willing) to perform this work (7) A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable. Price is fair and reasonable based on comparison to other scientific equipment maintenance and installation contracts (8) A description of the market research conducted (see Part 10) and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted. Nine years of competitive acquisitions have yielded no competition. (9) Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition, such as: None (10) A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition. None (11) A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required. As a commercial service of limited nature and value no further action is required (12) Contracting officer certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer's knowledge and belief. Approved //Nathan Johnson
- Web Link
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