Intent to Sole Source - maintenance on Evoqua-brand water filtration system

Notice of Intent to Sole Source - 123A9419Q0039

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price IDIQ (indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity) contract to Evoqua Water Technologies for maintenance of Evoqua-brand water filtration systems at FSIS's Midwestern Laboratory, in support of the Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS). Please see the limited sources justification for more details on the requirement.

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: July 16, 2019

2.) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 20250

3.) Product Service Code - J066 (Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment- 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: 123A9419Q0039

7.) Closing Response Date: July 19, 2019, at 11:00am Eastern Standard Time

8.) Contact Specialist: Thomas Nasvytis, thomas.nasvytis@usda.gov

9.) Contract Award Dollar Amount: $104,182.40

10.) Proposed Contract Award Date: July 23, 2019

11.) Contractor: Evoqua Water Technologies

12.) Description: This requirement is for maintenance of an Evoqua-brand water filtration system in FSIS's Midwestern Laboratory.

13.) Place of Contract Performance: 4300 Goodfellow Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63120

14.) Set-aside Status: no set-aside used

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