Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf

Special Notice

Annual maintenance/support agreement for the whole- room calorimeter located at the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota; entailing maintenance, calibration, validation, and proprietary software support and includes travel for an onsite visit.

This is not a solicitation. This is a notification of an intent to award a single source procurement under NAICS code 334516. The Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service in Grand Forks, ND will solicit and award a purchase requires Annual maintenance/support agreement for the whole- room calorimeter:

The Government believes that only one responsible source can provide this requirement.

The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), only one source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. If firms believe they have the technical capability to meet this need, submit a technical capability statement along with business profile to Connie Faulkner at connie.faulkner@usda.gov by 12/22/2022 by 5:00 pm CST. Any information received will be treated as market research information towards future similar or same requirements. Quotations or proposals received in response to this notice will not be accepted since the synopsis is not a request for proposal.

A determination to compete this action based on the responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via email to connie.faulkner@usda.gov. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements are received by 12/23/2022 at 8:00 AM CST, an award will be made to MEI Research, Ltd