SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Meteorological Towers
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334513
— Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-32SD-RFQ-15-JC11
- Archive Date
- 5/1/2015
- Point of Contact
- Joseph A. Covarrubio, Phone: 9792609446
- E-Mail Address
-
joseph.covarrubio@ars.usda.gov
(joseph.covarrubio@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The USDA, ARS, Western Business Service Center, College Station, Texas intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A) with Campbell Scientific, 815 West North, Logan, UT 84321, for various pieces of equipment to build additional Meteorological Towers for a National Wind Erosion Research Network. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) - a follow-on contract for the continued expansion or production of a major network or highly specialized equipment, including major components. The USDA, ARS, Jornada Experimental Range Unit is expanding from three sites to seven sites (#4, #5, #6 & #7). Equipment must remain consistant throughout the network, so as to ensure data is correctly acquired, stored and processed. Supplies include meteorological sensors, hardware and communications equipment to be used to collect data for the calibration and testing of a national wind erosion model. The order includes equipment that is specialized for the collection of the necessary data for this purpose. Please specify any items on GSA contract. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact above not later than 15 days from the posting date of this notice. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. No RFP will be issued based upon this Notice of Intent. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to Joseph Covarrubio at the email address listed above with the solicitation number referenced in the subject line.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS Jornada Experimental Range Unit, 2995 Knox Street, Wooten Hall, Room 200, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003, United States
- Zip Code: 88003
- Zip Code: 88003
- Record
- SN03685722-W 20150403/150401235009-919b60cfc557bb351441cbf95da7c2cc (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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