SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE TO STERIS CORPORATION
- Notice Date
- 7/19/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 1232SD18P0443
- Archive Date
- 7/27/2018
- Point of Contact
- WASHINGTONI NLN,
- E-Mail Address
-
washingtoni.NLN@ars.usda.gov
(washingtoni.NLN@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The USDA ARS - WBSC intends to award a sole source Firm Fixed Purchase Order (PO) to STERIS CORPORATION, 5960 HEISLEY RD, MENTOR, OH, 44060-1834. The PO will attain a STERIS Comprehensive Coverage - SelectChoice Agreements (a renewal of prior partial agreement # 1-4585373741/1) for at USDA ARS, Western Human Nutrition Research Center (WHNRC), 430 W. Health SC Drive, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616. The Firm Fixed PO will include the following: 1. STERIS Comprehensive Service - SelectChoice Agreements for the listed STERIS autoclave previous purchased under AG-32SD-16-P-0480 & owned by USDA ARS in Davis, CA: a. AMSCO® LAB 250 SMALL SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY STEAM STERILIZER, #030131701; Start Date 09/01/2018 End Date 08/31/2019 No. of Annual Inspections 4 (Previous partial agreement #1-4585373741/1 will be ended 08/31/2018) 2. Four (4) 12-Mths Option Years (to be exercised at the Government discretion) for continuity of these SelectChoice Agreements. USDA ARS, WHNRC, Davis, CA, currently owns a new STERIS' autoclave located in their research lab, and it's current partial agreement will be expiring soon; and future comprehensive PM support services will be required. This autoclave: 1) maintain continuity in the preparation of the lab' media & sterile supplies/equipment that are mission-critical; 2) sterilize contaminated materials once the research has been completed; 3) assure that destructive plant pathogens are contained at the facility and does not infect the surrounding commercial agricultural fields; and in 4) ensure that all data results and requirements are constant & validated during their ongoing research. The STERIS' is the sole factory-authorized supplier of parts and service for their autoclaves/equipment that they manufacture including products under the brand names of AMSCO®, Finn Aqua®, and HAMO. All replacement parts manufactured or marketed by STERIS Corporation are compliant with original equipment manufacturer specifications. These parts are sold and shipped directly to the end user of the products. Distributors are not utilized. 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 date will be on or about July 26, 2018, depending upon the Continuing Resolution; and this Notice of Intent is not considered as 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, to compete this proposed PO based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by 10:30AM PST, July 25, 2018. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to the Primary Point of Contact: Washingtoni.NLN@ars.usda.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA ARS, Western Human Nutrition Research Center (WHNRC), 430 W. Health SC Drive, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, United States
- Zip Code: 95616
- Zip Code: 95616
- Record
- SN04998202-W 20180721/180719230757-7df9954e5c41ba441be7612f22f11a65 (fbodaily.com)
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