Notice of Intent to Award Additional Open Path FTIR for USDA ARS Kimberly, ID on a sole source basis

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Pacific West Area has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole-source contract to Cerex Monitoring Solutions LLC for Open Path FTIR Equipment. This notice is specifically for additional equipment to be delivered to the USDA ARS Kimberly, ID research facility. The procurement will be processed under FAR Part 12 for commercial items and FAR Part 13.5 for simplified procedures. The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price type with a NAICS code of 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The notice emphasizes that this is an informational communication and not a formal Request for Proposals/Quotations.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors about the intended sole-source award while providing an opportunity for other qualified sources to demonstrate their capability to provide the required equipment. Contractors have seven calendar days from the notice date to submit written documentation substantiating their ability to meet the contract requirements. The government will solely determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on these responses. Oral communications and telephone calls are explicitly not accepted. The contract calls for delivery of the Open Path FTIR Equipment within 12 weeks after award, with Cerex Monitoring Solutions LLC identified as the intended awardee. Eligible contractors must be able to provide specialized analytical laboratory instruments meeting the technical specifications outlined in the attached documentation, with a focus on multi-gas monostatic open path analyzers capable of detecting various gas compounds at precise measurement levels.