NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE.pdf
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This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract. The USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory intends to award a sole source contract to Airgas USA, LLC for the supply of liquid nitrogen and components to support the Forest Products Laboratory's (FPL) Cryogenic Fungal Materials Repository (CFMR). The liquid nitrogen is essential to maintain cryogenic stability for sensitive laboratory instruments that preserve fungal cultures. Without regular nitrogen supply, the government risks losing over $2,500,000 in cryogenically preserved fungal cultures. The procurement will be conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1, which authorizes sole source awards when only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements.
Interested parties may submit responses demonstrating their capability and interests by May 3rd, 2026 at 0800 ET. Any response must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. The Government reserves the right to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received. No reimbursement will be provided for costs associated with submitting capability information. The Notice ID is 1166804.
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD
A SOLE SOURCE
TITLE: Intent to Sole Source – Airgas USA LLC supporting FPL with liquid nitrogen and components.
NOTICE ID: 1166804
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers.
Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory intends to award a sole source award to Airgas USA, LLC to deliver a liquid nitrogen that is essential to maintain cryogenic stability for CFMR’s sensitive laboratory instruments, which maintains cryogenically preserved fungal cultures. Without regular nitrogen supply, fungal cultures would die, causing the loss of over $2,500,000 in fungal cultures (government property).
This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with:
Federal Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by May 3rd, 2026 at 0800 (ET). Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.
Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed award upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided.
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