IR MICROSCOPE SOLE SOURCE.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 3150006237
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- Greene County, Mississippi
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The document is a Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase issued by the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), seeking to procure a RaptIR Microscope to be added to an existing ThermoNicolet iS50 FTIR instrument. The microscope will enable the university to perform Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy on small particles like microplastics, with a unique advantage of not requiring liquid nitrogen, which is unavailable in the Accelerator building. The sole source procurement notice was scheduled for advertisement on 5/20/25 and 5/27/25, with objections to the sole source status to be submitted by June 5, 2025, at 8:00 AM Central Standard Time.
The proposed microscope is priced at $90,000 with an academic discount, which USM claims is comparable to similar instruments. The university justifies the sole source procurement by stating that no other FTIR microscope would work with their existing equipment, and purchasing an alternative would require buying an entirely new FTIR system at a significantly higher cost. USM emphasizes that while less expensive versions exist, they would not provide the same resolution or wavenumber range as the proposed instrument. If no valid objections are received, USM will either proceed with the sole source purchase or appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board to confirm the sole source status.
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USM SSP 25_0020 Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase of IR Microscope.
http://www.ms.gov/dfa/contract_bid_search/Bid
RFx: 3150006237
Comments/objections will be received as required per Section 31-7-13 (C) of the Mississippi Code until
8:00 a.m. (Central Time) on June 5, 2025.
Any person or entity that objects and proposes that the commodity listed is not sole source and can be provided by another person or entity shall submit a written notice to:
Jacob Cochran
Interim Director of Procurement & Contracts 118 College Dr. Box 5003 Hattiesburg, MS 39406 bids@usm.edu
Phone: 601-266-4131
Subject Line must read "Sole Source Objection USM SSP 25_020"
The notice shall contain a detailed explanation of why the commodity is not a sole source procurement.
Appropriate documentation shall also be submitted if applicable.
If after a review of the submitted notice and documents, USM determines that the commodity in the proposed sole source request can be provided by another person or entity, then USM will withdraw the sole source request publication from the procurement portal website and submit the procurement of the commodity to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.
If USM determines after review that there is only one (1) source for the required commodity, then USM will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board. USM will have the burden of proving that the commodity is only provided by one (1) source.
Run Dates: 5/20, 5/27 http://www.ms.gov/dfa/contract_bid_search/Bid mailto:bids@usm.edu
The University of Southern Mississippi
Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase
SSP 25_020
The University of Southern Mississippi anticipates purchasing the item(s) listed below as a sole source purchase. Anyone objecting to this purchase shall follow the procedures outlined below.
1. Description of the commodity that USM is seeking to procure:
RaptIR Microscope to add to FTIR iS50
2. Explanation of why the commodity is the only one that meets the needs of the agency:
I require a microscope that attaches to an existing piece of equipment; a ThermoNicolet iS50 FTIR, USM #246309, serial #AUP2310800. This microscope will allow us to perform FTIR on small particles, such as microplastics. Most FTIR microscopes require the use of liquid nitrogen, while this one does not. This is important because the Accelerator building does not have a liquid nitrogen generator.
3. Explanation of why the source is the only source is the only person or entity that can provide the required commodity:
No other FTIR microscope would work with our existing equipment.
4. Explanation of why the amount to be expended for the commodity is reasonable:
With the academic discount, $90,000 is similar to other instruments of this kind.
5. Efforts that the agency went through to obtain the best possible price for the commodity:
If we were to purchase an FTIR microscope from another vendor, we would have to purchase another FTIR. This would cost significantly more than adding to an already existing piece of equipment. While there may be less expensive versions, they would not obtain the resolution or wavenumber range that this instrument has.
Advertisement Schedule Date
1st scheduled 5/20/25
2nd scheduled 5/27/25
The University of Southern Mississippi
Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase
SSP 25_020
Any person or entity that objects and proposes that the commodity listed is not sole source and can be provided by another person or entity shall submit a written notice by June 5, 2025, 8:00 AM CST, to:
Jacob Cochran
Director of Procurement & Contracts
Jacob.Cochran@usm.edu
Subject Line must read "Sole Source Objection 25_020"
The notice shall contain a detailed explanation of why the commodity is not a sole source procurement. Appropriate documentation shall also be submitted if applicable.
If after a review of the submitted notice and documents, USM determines that the commodity in the proposed sole source request can be provided by another person or entity, then USM will withdraw the sole source request publication from the procurement portal website and submit the procurement of the commodity to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.
If USM determines after review that there is only one (1) source for the required commodity, then
USM will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board. USM will have the burden of proving that the commodity is only provided by one (1) source.
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