SOLICITATION NOTICE
37 -- ON-THE-GO SOIL SENSOR
- Notice Date
- 7/16/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 333111
— Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Mid South Area, Area Office, 141 Experiment Station Road, Stoneville, Mississippi, 38776, United States
- ZIP Code
- 38776
- Solicitation Number
- AG-4431-S-13-0013
- Archive Date
- 8/17/2013
- Point of Contact
- Huron W. Virden, Phone: 6626865388
- E-Mail Address
-
huron.virden@ars.usda.gov
(huron.virden@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The USDA, ARS, MSA intends to award a sole source procurement to Veris Technologies, 601 North Broadway, Salina, KS. 67401, as they are the sole source for this type soil sensor 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 to purchase an on-the-go soil sensor that measures electrical conductivity, organic matter, and pH. The unit consists of Electrical Conductivity Sensor, pH Sensor, Global Position System that records location, Optic Mapper Module Sensor used to obtain organic matter measurements, and a 3-point hitch used to connect device to tractor. Delivery must be 12 weeks after award or sooner. Veris Technologies Co. is the sole source of this type of soil sensor that specifically uses an on-the-go platform equipped with sensors for determing soil pH, electrical conductivity, and organic matter concurrently, that meets our research requirement. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about August 2, 2013, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. 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 4:00PM central time, August 1, 2013. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via mail to the Contracting Officer at the following address: Contracting Office Address: USDA-ARS-WBSC 141 Experiment Station Road Stoneville, MS. 38776-0225
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/ARS/MSAO/AG-4431-S-13-0013/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA-ARS, 141 EXPERIMENT STATION ROAD, STONEVILLE, Mississippi, 38776, United States
- Zip Code: 38776
- Zip Code: 38776
- Record
- SN03118242-W 20130718/130716235711-4fb2357cb1dbbf7fcade451a4b66d832 (fbodaily.com)
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