SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Grain Systems Maintenance - J&A
- Notice Date
- 5/31/2016
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- 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
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2016
- Point of Contact
- Leah H. Schultz, Phone: 6123363625
- E-Mail Address
-
leah.h.schultz@aphis.usda.gov
(leah.h.schultz@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- AG-6395-D-16-0298
- Award Date
- 5/31/2016
- Description
- Sole Source Justification THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE - THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD TO AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE FOR EIGHT INSTRUMENTS. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, Technology and Science Division (GIPSA TSD) intends to award a sole source contract under the statutory authority permitting Other than Full and Open Competition 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), to Agilent Technologies. In order to preserve the operation efficiency and shelf life of lab instruments manufactured by Agilent Technologies, it is necessary to engage in a maintenance agreement for these items with Agilent. To our knowledge there are no other vendors capable of providing this service as Agilent licensed technicians and software. Agilent does not endorse any other companies or individuals to maintain their equipment. Please see attached JOFOC for additional information. The proposed GSA delivery order will be a firm fixed price maintenance agreement with a base year and four option years. This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement, no later than 9:00 am CT, June 29, 2016, by email to leah.h.schultz@aphis.usda.gov. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the items required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the Sole Source Award.
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