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Notice of Intent to Sole Source – 123A9422Q1001

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price purchase order to Mettler-Toledo, LLC for ISO 17025 Balance Calibration for Midwestern Lab Balances, in support of the Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS).

This notice is not a formal solicitation. However, interested responsible sources may submit a capability statement for the agency’s consideration in determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted in the future for this requirement. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.

1.) Date: April 14, 2022 2.) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 20250 3.) Product Service Code – H166 (Quality Control- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment) 4.) Contracting Office Address: 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20250 5.) Subject: Notice of Intent to Sole Source 6.) Proposed Solicitation Number: 123A9422Q1001 7.) Closing Response Date: April 29, 2022 at 11:00am Eastern Standard Time 8.) Contact Specialist: Alexis Galloway, alexis.galloway@usda.gov 9.) Estimated Contract Award Dollar Amount: $10,000.00 10.) Proposed Contract Award Date: May 3, 2022 11.) Contractor: Mettler-Toledo, LLC 12.) Description: This requirement is for ISO 17025 Balance Calibration for Midwestern Lab Balances.

13.) Place of Contract Performance: 4300 Goodfellow Blvd., Building 105-D, St. Louis, Missouri 63120-0005 14.) Set-aside Status: no set-aside used