SS 388- NOTICE OF PROPOSED SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE.pdf

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

Notice of Intent to Certify Sole Source

#SS 388

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):

Mevalocidin a herbicide manufactured by Mycosynthetix, Inc.

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:

Mycosynthetix discovered the compound Mevalocidin. There is no demand for the compound, as no one else is doing any work with it. Thus, there has been no reason for any other company to produce

it. This herbicide is the main element of a research project called Mode of Action of the Natural Herbicide.

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

Mycosynthetix Inc. phone: 919-245-0600 Cedric J. Pearce Ph.D. Founder and Chief Executive Office/Chief Scientific Officer. They are the company that discovered the compound.

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

The entire project depends on having this compound. We have determined that 1 g will be enough to complete the project. The amount that we will spend on this compound is small, considering that it is essential for the project.

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

This is only available with Mycosynthetix. The cost was negotiated with the vendor.

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 Tuesday, July 23, 2 0 2 4 at 10:00 am (Central Time) to Frank Kemp or Jeff Wells at solesource@olemiss.edu (with Cc: to jeffw@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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