SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Droplet Size Analyzer - Sources Sought
- Notice Date
- 9/8/2021 7:47:00 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- USDA ARS MWA AAO ACQ/PER PROP PEORIA IL 61604 USA
- ZIP Code
- 61604
- Solicitation Number
- 12505B21Q0155SS
- Response Due
- 9/13/2021 3:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/28/2021
- Point of Contact
- Aaron Dimeo, Phone: 6088900067
- E-Mail Address
-
aaron.dimeo@usda.gov
(aaron.dimeo@usda.gov)
- Description
- A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are adequate Small Business, SBA certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), Women-Owned, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) contractors available for a proposed project who meet the specific criteria outlined below. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation Announcement or Request for Quote. It does not constitute any commitment by the Government. No award will result from this notice. The purpose is to conduct market research to gain knowledge of potentially qualified sources and to determine the capability of Small Business and/or Large Business companies to provide the supplies/services described below. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make an appropriate acquisition decision. Department of Agriculture (ARS) requests responses from ALL socioeconomic categories in order to gain a more complete understanding of the market for these products and service. The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will not award a contract on the basis of responses or pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice. After completing an analysis of the responses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition to 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, Women-Owned, or other small business firms, or to proceed with issuing an unrestricted solicitation, inviting full and open competition. The NAICS code for the expected acquisition is 334516, with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees and the PSC Code is 6640. Any subsequent procurement will be conducted as a commercial item purchased in accordance with FAR Part 12 and as a Simplified Acquisition Procedure in accordance with FAR Part 13. The Department of Agriculture (ARS) has the need for the following products: 001) Droplet Size Analyzer Scope of Work: The USDA-ARS Application Technology Research Unit (ATRU) in Wooster, OH is seeking sources for a droplet size analyzer. Background: A laser diffraction instrument to measure a wide range of spray droplet sizes is needed. The instrument will allow to measure spray droplet sizes of various aqueous mixtures using laser diffraction technology. This instrument will be used to measure spray droplet size spectrum of aqueous mixtures of surfactant or crop protection products to understand its effects in spray droplet size spectrum. Eventually, a prediction model or tool with artificial intelligent to predict spray droplet sizes of crop protection products based on their ingredients once we have sufficient amount of data. ATRU will conduct research to build a database of spray droplet size spectrum of aqueous mixtures with various crop protection product ingredients in enclosed spray chamber. The database will be eventually used to build a prediction model to anticipate its impacts on spray droplet size spectrum based on ingredients of crop protection products. This project will bring much attention from crop protection product manufacturing industry. Technical Requirements: Provide and deliver one Laser diffraction laser instrument to measure spray droplet size spectrum with the following characteristics/capabilities. The length of the instrument must be no more than 1400 mm to place on the instrument tray in a custom-designed spray chamber. The operating software for the instrument must be able to analyze measurement data in other computers without the instrument for post analysis. The operating software for the instrument must have a correction algorithm for multiple scattering to have more accurate measurement results. The instrument must have dust and liquid ingress protection for spray test environments, at least IP65 protection rate. The instrument should have a signal detector with a scan rate of 2.4 kHz at least. The instrument should be able to measure a droplet size spectrum for droplets with diameters from 2 to 2000 micrometer with one lens. The instrument should be able to automatically align its optical parts. The instrument should be able to upgrade the measurement range with replacing with lens by the user. The validation of the instrument measurement should be available up on request to the manufacturer. Instrument�s transmitter and receiver should communicate with a simple multi-conductor cable without exposed cable to prevent damage during spray droplet size measurement work or moving the instrument. Evaluation Factors:� Lowest price, technically acceptable. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price award based on the lowest price technically acceptable product. The lowest priced product will be evaluated first; if not found acceptable, the next lowest priced product will be evaluated, and so on until an acceptable product is identified. The government will not review higher priced products if the lowest priced product is determined to be technically acceptable. For a vendor�s products to be considered technically acceptable, they must meet all of the technical requirements identified in the solicitation. Key Deliverables: Droplet Size Analyzer Delivery Delivery: Delivery is to be made to the USDA-ARS ATRU location at 1680 Madison Ave, Wooster, OH 44691 by or before December 31, 2021. The vendor shall provide all items F.O.B: destination. Location of the Government site is aboard USDA-ARS Wooster, OH�and will be identified in the contract. The Government anticipates award of a Firm Fixed Price contract. Capability Statement: Companies who have the experience, as well as an interest in doing business with ARS, should submit a Capabilities Statement which, for this notice, is not expected to be a proposal, but rather short statements regarding the company�s ability to demonstrate their expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified in this notice. Companies should also indicate whether they are a Small Business, SBA-certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), SDVOSB, or Women-Owned Small Business. To be eligible, all vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with a current and active registration. A DUNS (Dun and Bradstreet) number is required in order to register in SAM. A vendor can contact SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220 or e-mail at www.sam.gov. NO EXCEPTIONS.�Vendor must include their DUNS# on their capability statements. Finally, to be eligible, all vendors must be NDAA 889 Certified. If they do not currently have a NDAA 889 Certification, then they must complete the attached NDAA 889 Certification form and submit it to aaron.dimeo@usda.gov so that they can be added to the list of NDAA 889 Certified vendors. Submitting a Capability Statements: Responses should be submitted via email to aaron.dimeo@usda.gov by Monday, September 13, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. CST. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Disclaimer: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate.�Respondents are also advised that under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of information or provide feedback about any of the information received.� After review of the responses received, the Government may issue a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation. No proprietary, sensitive, confidential or classified information shall be included with your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/32ff95416c294da3a2af9c21f84be1af/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Wooster, OH 44691, USA
- Zip Code: 44691
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 44691
- Record
- SN06126318-F 20210910/210908230135 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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