SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE ISCO STORM MONITORING SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 9/13/2016
- 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-4431-S-16-0042
- Archive Date
- 10/1/2016
- Point of Contact
- Shalunda S. Mix, Phone: 662-686-5346
- E-Mail Address
-
shalunda.mix@ars.usda.gov
(shalunda.mix@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Notice of Intent: The USDA, ARS, WBSC intends to award a sole source commercial item procurement to C.C. Lynch & Associates, 300 Davis Avenue, Pass Christian, MS. 39571, for (4) storm water monitoring systems capable of automatically measuring agricultural land water runoff and wirelessly transferring the measurements to a computer via internet. The requirement of the storm water monitoring systems will include the following and have the noted capabilities: The storm water monitoring system will be capable of automatically measuring agricultural land water runoff and wirelessly transferring the measurements to a computer via internet. The system will include (but not limited) four ISCO 6712 full-size portable samplers, four 4-bottle configurations for the 6712 full-size portable samplers, four tipping bucket rain gauges (0.01 in) working with the 6712 portable samplers, four ISCO 730 bubbler flow modules with 1/8" x 25' bubble vinyl line, four 50-Watt solar power supplies including batteries for 6700 Series Portable Samplers, four XL60-degree trapezoidal flumes with staff gauge and molded cavity with SS bubble pipe, four StormBox fiberglass equipment enclosures, four 2105ci CDMA Serial Over IP modem modules with 60-2004-550 dual band magnetic mount antenna, Four 3/8 inch stainless steel strainer, four 3/8 inch vinyl 100ft suction line. Service of installation of the flumes and associated flow meters/samplers inside storm boxes with solar power supplies should also be provided. The ISCO storm water monitoring system is able to monitor edge-of-field runoff from agricultural land and collect water samples for water quantity and quality analysis. This system is unique in both hardware on the measurement and software on the data acquisition, processing and communication. C.C. Lynch & Associates, is the only known provider/ manufacturer offering such storm water monitoring systems with the software capable of accurately and reliably monitoring edge-of-field runoff. 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 The equipment will be located at the USDA, ARS, Crop Production Systems Research Unit in Stoneville, MS. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on or about September 16, 2016. 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. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by 12:00 PM Central Standard Time, September 16, 2016. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via email/ mail to the Contracting Officer at the following address: Contracting Office Address: USDA-ARS-WBSC Shalunda Mix 141 Experiment Station Road Stoneville, MS. 38776-0225 shalunda.mix@ars.usda.gov
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS, 141 EXPERIMENT STATION ROAD, STONEVILLE, Mississippi, 38776, United States
- Zip Code: 38776
- Zip Code: 38776
- Record
- SN04269204-W 20160915/160913235415-b6e139ea994b334e32a032dd228e6f1c (fbodaily.com)
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