SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- MCH Pheromone Capsules
- Notice Date
- 9/6/2017
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 325320
— Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-3 Southwestern Region/Coronado NF, Federal Building, 300 West Congress, Tucson, Arizona, 85701, United States
- ZIP Code
- 85701
- Solicitation Number
- FY170005
- Archive Date
- 10/7/2017
- Point of Contact
- Joleen Dedmon, Phone: 5203888488
- E-Mail Address
-
joleendedmon@fs.fed.us
(joleendedmon@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- FY17005
- Award Date
- 9/7/2017
- Description
- JUSTIFICATION & APPROVAL FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT: MCH Pheromone Capsules 1.CONTRACTING ORGANIZATION: Coronado National Forest (CNF), ForestService, USDA. 2.DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: Sole source acquisition for the procurement of MCH(methylcyclohexane) pheromone capsules to Synergy Semiochemicals Corp. 3.DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: Treatment of a 300 acre unburnedparcel of Douglas-fir and spruce fir which is the habitat for the Mount Graham redsquirrel, an endangered species. Treatment involves placement of MCH(methylcyclohexane) pheromone capsules on trees in the area to prevent the infestation ofbark beetles which would kill or damage these trees. 4.AUTHORITY: 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) and Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1,Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agencyrequirements. 5.APPLICABILITY OF AUTHORITY: The CNF contracting office performedonline searches looking for other companies who manufacture MCH pheromonecapsules. Not many companies could be found that provide this product. A couplecompanies were noted on their website as distributors of the product, not manufacturers.Three companies were contacted from the online search; each company stated that theydid not manufacture the product, only distributed. 6.EFFORTS TO OBTAIN COMPETITON: In addition to the online searches andphone calls to three vendors, the CNF contracting office also performed an SBADynamic Small Business search using the NAICS code, 325320, Pesticides and OtherAgricultural Chemical Manufacturing, with search criteria "methylcyclohexane", whichrevealed no vendors. 7.PRICE FAIR AND REASONABLE: When the CNF receives the official quotefrom Synergy Semiochemicals Corp, pricing will be compared to similar items online, aswell as the independent government estimate built from the USDA Handbook'ssuggested pricing for anti-aggregation pheromones to determine price fair and reasonable. 8.MARKET RESEARCH: Market research for this requirement included onlinesearches, calling vendors, an SBA Dynamic Small Business search, IAS contractingwriting system searches, and discussions with Forest Service subject matter experts. Alloutlined in sections of this justification and approval. 9. ANY OTHER FACTS SUPPORTING THE USE OF OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION: A search of the IAS contract writing system revealed numerous contracts awarded to Synergy Semiochemicals Corp. The CNF contracting office tried contacting several buyers with no success, then ultimately spoke to a buyer at Ouachita National Forest whose research led her to recently award a sole source contract to Synergy Semiochemicals Corp for the MCH pheromone capsules. 10. INTERESTED SOURCES: Synergy Semiochemicals Corp is the only known interested source at this time. 11. STEPS TO FOSTER COMPETITION: The CNF contracting office thoroughly investigates each procurement request to ensure maximum competition. If this requirement should arise again in the future, market research will again be performed to see if additional organizations have entered this product marketplace. 12. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the above justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. LEE NORTON Contracting Officer 6 September 2017
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: RMRS, 2500 S Pine Knoll Dr, Flagstaff, Arizona, 86001, United States
- Zip Code: 86001
- Zip Code: 86001
- Record
- SN04663387-W 20170908/170906232355-f353c16438c7783911af9fcd0a806dc3 (fbodaily.com)
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