Notice of Intent to Issue Sole Source Award to Cole Parmer for Mine Safety & Health Administration Products

THIS NOTICE IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.  RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR ANY RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE.  ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

The Department of Labor, Office of the Senior Procurement Executive, intends to award a sole source contract on behalf of the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) under FAR Parts 12 and 15 under the statutory authority 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation section 6.302-1(a) (2)(c),  to Cole-Parmer Instrument Company, LLC, DUNS 008852253, 5350 SW 1st Lane, Ocala, FL 34474, for certain mining products used by MSHA’s Mine Safety and Health Enforcement Division (MSHE Division).  The part numbers are as follows:

Part Number 803463                        Respirable Dust Cassette    *Quantity: 35,000

Part Number 10011208                    Respirable Dust Cassette            *Quantity: 25,000

Part Number 456243                        Cyclone Assembly               *Quantity: 900

Part Number 10087242                    Replacement Battery Packs  *Quantity: 600

Part Number P5-ELF-5-1-0-0         Escort Elf Pump                     *Quantity: 10,664

*Quantities shown are maximums, not guaranteed.

This action will result in a fixed-priced Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity    (IDIQ) award for a period of up to five years, with funded delivery orders placed on an as-needed basis.  The NAICS code for this requirement is 334519 – Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing with a size standard of 500 employees.

The point of contact for this action is Contracting Officer Rhonda Sizemore, who can be reached at Sizemore.Rhonda@dol.gov.  Please reference “Response to Intent to Sole Source Notice” in the subject line of any e-mails. Emails not using this subject line may go unnoticed and be deleted.  Interested parties may express their interest and provide a capabilities statement NLT Monday, July 19, 2021 at 3:00 pm EST.  A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.