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Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 68HE0526Q0012
- Agency
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EPA Region 5
Regional Offices, Environmental Protection Agency
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Points of contact
- More information
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has issued a notice of intent to sole source a purchase order to PP Systems, Inc. for a fluoroprobe instrument, with interested parties able to submit evidence of alternative capability through July 28, 2026. This is not a solicitation but a notification under RFO FAR 6.103-1(b) that the agency intends to award without competition based on market research findings.
The fluoroprobe will be used aboard the research vessel Lake Guardian for phytoplankton sampling in the Great Lakes. Market research determined that PP Systems, Inc. is the only commercial manufacturer that produces a fluoroprobe capable of measuring at the wavelengths required for this application. The NAICS code is 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing; the PSC is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.
Any interested party believing it can meet the stated requirement must submit written evidence of capability to the contract officer, Meonii Bristol, at bristol.meonii@epa.gov by July 28, 2026. Telephone responses will not be accepted. The Government retains sole discretion to compete the requirement based on responses received; information submitted will be treated as market research for future procurements of the same or similar equipment. No award value or quantity is disclosed in this notice.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source
In accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO FAR) 6.103-1(b), the Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) intends to award a sole source purchase order to PP Systems, Inc for the purchase of a fluoroprobe which will be used onboard the research vessel Lake Guardian. Based on market research conducted, PP Systems, Inc. is the only commercial manufacturer/supplier that sells a fluoroprobe instrument which measures at the set of wavelengths needed for sampling phytoplankton community in the Great Lakes.
This notice of intent is not a request for quote. This is not a solicitation. Any interested party that believes it can meet the GLNPO requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by July 28, 2026. Responses must be submitted in writing to the Contract Officer, Meonii Bristol at bristol.meonii@epa.gov no later than the time and date identified on the notice. Telephone responses and requests will not be received.
A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any information received will be treated as market research information for future of same or similar requirements.
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