Sole_Source_Notice-Pritchett_Controls.pdf

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the Nation's federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war.

We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of

Defense and the United States Public Health Service and with scientists who serve the common good.

We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness. USU is located in

Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda.

USU intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Pritchett Controls, Inc., located in Beltsville, Maryland for a maintenance agreement for the inspection and calibration of USU’s TAC I/A Serrices

Systems and Network 8000 manufactured by Schneider Electric system for one year.

This service will be procured in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12‐Commercial Items and

FAR Part 13‐Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

Sole source determination is made in accordance with:

FAR Part 13.106‐1 Soliciting Competition

(b) Soliciting from a single source

(1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

Schneider Electric, the manufacturer of the TAC I/A Series System and Network 8000 at USU has stated that Pritchett Controls is the exclusive factory representative for Schneider Electric Building Business for

TAC I/A Series the Network 8000 products in the Washington DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland including the eastern shore.

Pritchett Controls, Inc. is the only known source that can provided the requested service in Bethesda, Maryland.

This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide the abovementioned requirement as specified. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses must be received via email jason.motala@usuhs.edu by 3:00 p.m. EST on May

28, 2018.