Notice of intent to award a sole source master blanket purchase agreement to cummins INC for onan generator repair parts

BLUE GRASS CHEMICAL ACTIVITY – RICHMOND, KENTUCKY IS ISSUING A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA) TO PROVIDE AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY OF NEW UN-USED OEM CUMMINS ONAN GENERATOR REPAIR PARTS AND OEM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE KITS. IT IS THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO AWARD AN INTERNAL BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA), IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 13.106-1(B)(1)(I), TO CUMMINS INC. TO PROVIDE AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY OF UN-USED CUMMINS ONAN GENERATOR REPAIR PARTS AND OEM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE KITS BECAUSE CUMMINS INC. IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER AND PROVIDER OF UN-USED OEM EQUIPMENT CURRENTLY USED AND REQUIRED BY BLUE GRASS CHEMICAL ACTIVITY.

THE INTENT OF THIS BPA IS TO PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT WITH A COST-EFFECTIVE RAPID RESPONSE METHOD OF PREVENTING OPERATION FAILURE OF CUMMINS ONAN GENERATORS THAT SUPPORT HEALTH AND HUMAN SAFETY AT BLUE GRASS CHEMICAL ACTIVITY.

THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF THE RESULTING AGREEMENT WILL BE 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF AWARD WITH TWO AVAILABLE OPTION YEARS THAT MAYBE EXERCISED AT THE GOVERNMENT’S DISCRETION.

THE BPA MASTER LIMIT IS FOR A BASE YEAR AND ALL OPTIONS IS $150,000; WHERE NO SINGLE BPA CALL MAY EXCEED $50,000 IN TOTAL COST. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 13.303-3(A)(2), THE GOVERNMENT IS OBLIGATED ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF AUTHORIZED PURCHASES MADE UNDER THE BPA.

MARKET RESEARCH HAS FOUND NO OTHER VENDOR CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THESE PARTS WITHOUT BEING COST PROHIBITIVE OR CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING THESE PARTS IN THE TIME NEEDED TO PREVENT MISSION FAILURE. 

IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 5.207(C)(16) ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY MAY SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICH IS 29 AUGUST 2024, AND SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO AWARD MULTIPLE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS OR PROCEED WITH AWARDING A SOLE SOURCE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT.

THIS PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED.

THE APPLICABLE NAICS CODE IS 333618 WITH A SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD OF 1,500.

ALL VENDORS MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE REGISTRATION IN SAM.GOV AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.

ANY OFFEROR THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE SAM.GOV REGISTRATION WILL BE REJECTED AS NON-RESPONSIVE. THE METHOD OF CONTRACTOR SELECTION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.