SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Intent to Sole Source to Varian Corporation
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2010
- 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-08-B-10
- Archive Date
- 4/21/2010
- 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 Varian Inc., located at Walnut Creek, CA, 94598 to upgrade an existing Varian 300-MS Gas Chromatography Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS/MS) to a Liquid Chromatography Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC/MS/MS) through the addition of proprietary Varian Inc. parts. The prospective procurement will be a firm-fixed-price contract. The award of this procurement is subject to FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (Apr 1984). Varian Inc. is the only known source which can provide the required upgrade. 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 upgrade 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 Varian Inc. parts for this upgrade. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement FSIS-08-B-10. If after April 6, 2010, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, USDA/FSIS shall negotiate solely with Varian Inc.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FSIS/AAS/FSIS-08-B-10/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Alameda, California, 94501, United States
- Zip Code: 94501
- Zip Code: 94501
- Record
- SN02110241-W 20100403/100401235623-4f94150a9cda924c332ffd5d7566f425 (fbodaily.com)
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