SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source Uster Testing Equipment Preventative Maintenance Contract
- Notice Date
- 9/5/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 1232SD18R19SM
- Archive Date
- 9/27/2018
- Point of Contact
- Shalunda S. Mix, Phone: 662-686-5346
- E-Mail Address
-
shalunda.mix@ars.usda.gov
(shalunda.mix@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Notice of Intent - The USDA, ARS, WBSC intends to award a sole source procurement to Uster Technologies Inc., 456 Troy Circle, Knoxville, TN 37919, as they are the sole source for this type of service contract 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 for an Uster testing equipment preventative maintenance contract. Specific Requirements: Service contract to include parts and labor for the maintenance and repair of a complete laboratory of Uster testing equipment to include: Uster Tester 5, Uster Tester 4, Uster Tensorapid 4 and multiple 01, FA, OH and OM modules, 1996 model AFIS, AFIS PRO, Autojet, length and trash modules, Uster HVI 1000M and Uster Classimat 5. Uster Technologies is the sole manufacturer and seller of Uster test equipment in the United States. As the sole manufacturer and seller of Uster test equipment they are the sole source of guaranteed parts and service to Uster testequipment. Internet searches, industry outreach and discussions with similar vendors have failed to produce another vendor capable of providing the custom components and warranty service within the United States. The service contract is being purchased for the USDA-ARS-Southern Regional Research Center in New Orleans, LA. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about September 13, 2018 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 2:00PM central time, September 12, 2018. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via mail/ email to the Contracting Officer at the following address: Contracting Office Address: USDA-ARS Shalunda Mix shalunda.mix@ars.usda.gov P.O. Box 225 141 Experiment Station Road Stoneville, MS. 38776-0225
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS, SRRC, 1100 ROBERT E LEE BLVD, NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, 70124, United States
- Zip Code: 70124
- Zip Code: 70124
- Record
- SN05073571-W 20180907/180905231313-9d6eec46a966b377a9f600829632af5b (fbodaily.com)
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