SS 379- NOTICE OF PROPOSED SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE.pdf

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

Notice of Intent to Certify Sole Source

#SS 379

The University of Mississippi (UM) anticipates purchasing the item(s) listed below as a sole source purchase. Anyone objecting to this purchase as a sole source shall follow the procedures outlined below.

Commodity or commodities to be purchased (manufacturer, model, description):

MotionMonitor is a turnkey data collection system designed and assembled for the purpose of capturing all aspects of human motion. It is comprised of high-resolution infrared cameras, electromyographic data, a set of precision force plates, and a proprietary software suite which integrates all of the data recorded by the various instrumentation. Manufacturer - Innovative Sports Training, Inc. Mona Bhuta | Innovative Sports Training, Inc mbhuta@TheMotionMonitor.com | www.TheMotionMonitor.com Tel: 773.244.6470 ext. 222

The need to be fulfilled by this item(s) and why it is the only one that can meet the specific needs of the department:

Innovative Sports Training, Inc.is the only provider of The MotionMonitor which is the only platform capturing all aspects of human motion. The MotionMonitor is a turnkey data collection system designed and assembled for the purpose of capturing all aspects of human motion; this includes many features that are unique to the system and are unavailable elsewhere in the market space. Data is synchronously collected, processed and immediately available for viewing in various forms such as graphically, text, or in proportioned animation models through our custom designed software. In addition, a similar MotionMonitor System already exists at Mississippi State University’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS). A second system at the University of Mississippi would help facilitate cooperative research and collaboration.

Name of company/individual selling the item and why that source is the only possible source that can provide the required item(s):

Mona Bhuta | Innovative Sports Training, Inc mbhuta@TheMotionMonitor.com | www.TheMotionMonitor.com Tel: 773.244.6470 ext. 222. Innovative Sports Training, Inc.is the only provider of The MotionMonitor which is the only platform capturing all aspects of human motion.

Why the amount to be expended for the commodity is reasonable:

If all of the individual “pieces” of equipment were purchased and Innovative Sports Training, Inc retrofit and integrated everything through MotionMonitor, the final cost would actually be more expensive than that quoted. The quoted purchase price is therefore reasonable.

Efforts that the agency went through to obtain the best possible price for the commodity:

The instrumentation and software platform have set prices. However, the department did communicate with the provider and worked to get the best quote possible and we believe the requested price is reasonable and could not be acquired at a lower cost to the department.

Submission Instructions and Format of Response from Objecting Parties:

Interested parties who have reason to believe that the item(s) above should not be certified as a sole source should provide information in the following format for UM to use in determining whether or not to proceed with awarding the Sole Source purchase.

1.1 Interested Party Information

1.1.1 Contact Name, Phone Number, Address and email address

1.1.2 Company Website URL, if applicable

1.2 Objection to Sole Source Certification

1.2.1 Interested parties must present specific objections to the Sole

Source certification using the criteria listed above.

1.2.2 A statement regarding the Interested Party's capabilities as related to this Sole Source Certification Request.

1.3 Comments will be accepted any time prior to Wednesday, June 12, 2 0 2 4 at 10:00 am (Central Time) to Frank Kemp or Jeff Wells at solesource@olemiss.edu (with Cc: to fkemp@olemiss.edu ) at The University of Mississippi Procurement Services Department, 164 Jeanette Phillips Drive, PO Box 1848, University, Mississippi 38677. Responses may be delivered by hand, via regular mail, overnight delivery, or e-mail.

The e n v e l o p e or emai l should r e f e r e n c e t h e sole source n u m-be r .U M WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELAYS IN THE DELIVERY OF RESPONSES. It is solely the responsibility of the Interested Parties that responses reach UM on time. Interested Parties may contact Frank Kemp or Jeff Wells to verify the receipt of their Responses.

Responses received after the deadline will be rejected.

If after a review of the submitted notice and documents, UM determines that the commodity in the proposed sole source request can be provided by another person or entity, then UM will withdraw the sole source certification and submit the procurement of the commodity to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.

If UM determines after review that there is only one (1) source for the required commodity, then UM will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board for approval to purchase.

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