SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
- Notice Date
- 9/14/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 879708
- Archive Date
- 10/4/2017
- Point of Contact
- Joseph A. Covarrubio,
- E-Mail Address
-
joseph.covarrubio@ars.usda.gov
(joseph.covarrubio@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent - The USDA, ARS, WBSC intends to award a sole source procurement to Uster Technologies Inc., 456 Troy Circle, Knoxville, TN 37919, as they are the sole source for this type of service 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 award will be for a one year service contract including the following: parts and labor for the maintenance and repair of a complete laboratory of Uster testing equipment to include: Uster Tester 5, Uster Tester 4, (2) Uster Tensorapid 4 and multiple OI, FA, OH and OM modules, 1996 model AFIS, 1998 model AFIS, AFIS PRO, Autojet, length and trash modules, Uster HVI 1000M and Uster Classimat 5. Uster Technologies is the sole manufacturer and seller of Uster test equipment in the United States. As the sole manufacturer and seller of Uster test equipment they are the sole source of guaranteed parts and service to Uster test equipment. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about September 20, 2017, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This Notice of Intent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is ta 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 4:30PM central time, September 19, 2017. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries should be e-mailed to the Contracting Officer at the following address: Contracting Office Address: USDA-ARS 1001 Holleman Dr., East College Station, TX 77840 Joseph.covarrubio@ars.usda.gov
- Web Link
-
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(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/f836a30561cab7045ff68683410651ad)
- Place of Performance
- Address: SOUTH REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER, USDA, ARS, SRRC, 1100 ROBERT E. LEE BLVD, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70124, United States
- Zip Code: 70124
- Zip Code: 70124
- Record
- SN04678056-W 20170916/170914232439-f836a30561cab7045ff68683410651ad (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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