SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Laboratory-wide Temperature Wireless Monitoring System - Statement of Work
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334513
— Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Procurement Management Branch, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mail drop 5230, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20705
- Solicitation Number
- AG-3A94-S-14-0138
- Point of Contact
- Paul Merritt, Phone: 3015040003
- E-Mail Address
-
Paul.Merritt@fsis.usda.gov
(Paul.Merritt@fsis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Statement of Work This serves as a request for information to locate qualified businesses capable of provided a laboratory-wide temperature wireless monitoring system that will provide continuous temperature and alert status monitoring of designated incubators, refrigerators, freezers and any other equipment that requires temperature Quality Control documentation. The system must be easily expandable to allow for add-on of new equipment. See attached list for specific components. Contractor is required to supply any of cables/connectors/spare parts that need are needed to make the system work. A complete wireless monitoring system set-up, installed, tested and training provided (per attached list) with 30 days of contract award, at this address: USDA, FSIS, OPHS, Midwestern Laboratory Federal Center Building Bldg. 105D 4300 Goodfellow Blvd Saint Louis MO 63120 All of the agency's technical service labs are all accredited to ISO 17025, the highest international standard for testing labs. All of the labs utilize the same methods and equipment that has been validated and adopted to be part of the scope of the ISO accreditation. It is important to maintain this standardization across the labs. Direct connection to the FSIS network is not permitted according to the USDA Cybersecurity manual (DR 3505-002). Any system must have access points connect to computer hosts (servers/PCs) and not directly to the government/agency network. Business concerns having the capability to provide the described supplies are invited to submit appropriate documentation demonstrating past experience for this type of service. This information will allow the Government to determine what sources are available and interested. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 334513 with a small business size standard is 500 employees. Potential sources should indicate in their response their business status (i.e., small business, 8(a), HUBZone, etc.). This information will be used to determine whether the procurement can be set-aside for small business concerns. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a solicitation. The Government is not requesting technical or management proposals and no contract will be awarded as a result of this sources sought notice. Your responses will be used solely for market research purposes of the Government. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this notice and submittals will not be returned to the sender. Interested qualified businesses are requested to submit a package delineating qualifications, capabilities, and experience for providing the supplies described herein. Include information on your company's managerial and technical resources to be able to meet the requirements. Companies must sufficiently demonstrate that they have actual experience in providing the above mentioned services, and qualifications in all previous work pertinent to this effort. Responses should also include the following: name and address of firm; size of business; number of years in business; and list of customers covering the past five years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement, and point of contact with address and phone number). Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FSIS/AAS/AG-3A94-S-14-0138/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, FSIS, OPHS, Midwestern Laboratory, Federal Center Building Bldg. 105D, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63120, United States
- Zip Code: 63120
- Zip Code: 63120
- Record
- SN03437161-W 20140726/140724235748-6fe2503d49b2fbdcd57074233a30d2f1 (fbodaily.com)
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