SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- SA-402B Taste Sensing System
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-32SD-P-16-0375
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2016
- Point of Contact
- Jeffery A. Ridenour, Phone: (309)681-6616
- E-Mail Address
-
jeffery.ridenour@ars.usda.gov
(jeffery.ridenour@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The intent of this Special notice is for informational purposes only. The USDA- ARS-Parlier, CA intends to award a sole source procurement to Higuchi Inc., USA 2281 W. 205th Street Suite A107, Torrance, CA 90501, pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will satisfy Agency Requirements. This purchase is intended to provide for the instrument listed above, that we use in our research. This instrument is a stand alone unit that allows for exquisitely sensitive taste sensing system acts as an electronic tongue for objective sensory evaluation of food products without the use of human panelists. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about June 15, 2016, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This Notice of Intent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. In order to be considered a potential source, interested parties must submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating the capabilities to satisfy the requirement specified above and advantages of the Government to consider another source. The documentation shall include prices and descriptive literature containing sufficient technical documentation to establish a bona fide capability to meet this requirement. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this synopsis, the contracting officer may determine that a solicitation will be issued. If a solicitation is issued, no additional synopsis will be published. Any such solicitation will be issued to the intended schedule vendor and all firms that respond to this synopsis. If no affirmative written response is received by Wednesday, June 15, 2016, an award will be pursued with the company mentioned above.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS, 9611 S. Riverbend Avenue, Parlier, California, 93648, United States
- Zip Code: 93648
- Zip Code: 93648
- Record
- SN04147133-W 20160615/160613234158-1f5cd325f13f417f618291a6748bd7a9 (fbodaily.com)
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