SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- Intent to Sole Source to Thermo Electron North America LLC
- Notice Date
- 2/22/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Procurement Management Branch, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mail drop 5230, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705
- ZIP Code
- 20705
- Solicitation Number
- FSIS-05-B-10
- Archive Date
- 3/14/2010
- Point of Contact
- Kathy A Richardson, Phone: 301-504-4215
- E-Mail Address
-
Kathy.Richardson@fsis.usda.gov
(Kathy.Richardson@fsis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to negotiate solely with Thermo Electron North America LLC, located at Madison, WI 53711, to obtain maintenance support of the following equipment: Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum Mass Spec System, TSQ-2000 The above listed equipment will be added to an existing contract with Thermo Electron North America LLC. The existing contract was awarded as a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract with a 6-month base and four 1-year options. The award of this procurement is subject to FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (Apr 1984). Thermo Fisher Scientific is the sole source manufacturer of Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum instrument and software. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the only company certified to provide support, maintenance and upgrade services. The legal entity for Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum Mass Spec System is Thermo Electron North America LLC which is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thermo Electron North America is the only known source which can provide the required service. This procurement will be conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302.1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Authority: 41 U.S.C. 253( c ) (1). The above listed equipment for this service agreement is located in Alameda, CA. This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Request for copies of this solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. The Government does not intend to pay for information received. All interested parties must respond within five (5) calendar days from the date of this notice. Written responses must provide clear and concise documentation indicating your firm’s capability to provide the proprietary maintenance services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement FSIS-05-B-10. If after February 27, 2010, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, USDA/FSIS shall negotiate solely with Thermo Electron North America LLC.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FSIS/AAS/FSIS-05-B-10/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA FSIS Western Lab, 620 Central Avenue, Alameda, California, 94501, United States
- Zip Code: 94501
- Zip Code: 94501
- Record
- SN02071033-W 20100224/100222235712-66e5b8d2cf6ed7f5d66fee7e5f917945 (fbodaily.com)
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