Notice of Intent to Purchase ABEM WalkTEM2
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Farm Production and Conservation
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- PSC
- 5840 Radar Equipment, Except Airborne
- Place of performance
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), specifically the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) division, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to Guideline Geo Americas Inc., a small business. The notice pertains to the procurement of ABEM WalkTEM2 equipment, which includes various specialized geological and measurement devices. This procurement falls under the North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code 334519 for Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing. The notice is explicitly not a competitive solicitation, but rather a targeted acquisition of specific equipment and associated services. The contract will encompass multiple units of WalkTEM equipment, receiver coils, transmitter loops, processing software, maintenance, training, and extended warranty.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to acquire specialized geological measurement equipment through a sole source contract with a predetermined small business vendor. Interested contractors who believe they can provide similar capabilities are invited to submit detailed capability statements by January 3, 2025, at 9:00 am Central Daylight Time. These statements must be emailed to Sandra.Driver@usda.gov and Nancy.Harris@usda.gov and must demonstrate sufficient detailed evidence of the contractor's ability to meet the government's requirements. Eligibility is open to contractors who can prove they can provide equivalent products, though the government retains full discretion in determining whether to pursue competitive procurement based on received statements. The government will not compensate contractors for submitting capability statements, and oral communications will not be accepted. The notice emphasizes that this is informational and does not constitute a formal solicitation, with the ultimate procurement decision remaining solely within the government's discretion.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract
This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to a Small Business (SB) and is not a request for competitive proposals.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Guideline Geo Americas Inc. for ABEM WalkTEM2.
Product Descriptions: Product Quantities:
• WalkTEM 2 RX Advanced 1 each
• WalkTEM 2 TX-20 1 each
• RC-5 Active receiver coil, 33m lead-in 1 each
• RC-200 Active receiver coil, 33m lead-in 1 each
• Receiver coil extension cable, 62m 2 each
• TL-1k6 40x40m transmitter loop, on single reel 1 each
• TL-10k HP6 100x100m high power transmitter loop
on 2 reels 1 each
• SPIA Ground-Based TEM processing software (Perpetual) 1 each
• SPIA Ground-Based TEM processing software (12 months
of Maintenance) 1 each
• Workbench Ground-based Essentials (Perpetual) 1 each
• Workbench Ground-based Essentials (12 months
Of Maintenance 1 each
• Training Onsite (ABEM) 1 each
• Extended Warranty for ABEM Equipment
The proposed contract action is for commercial services for which the Government intends to solicit in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) 13.5, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement.
The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) for this acquisition is 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, however, if any other interested party believes that it can provide the required products, it may submit a statement of capabilities. Capability statements must display sufficient detail and evidence to determine if the party has the ability to provide the required products. The statement of capabilities must be furnished in writing and emailed to Sandra.Driver@usda.gov and Nancy.Harris@usda.gov by January 3, 2025 at 9:00 am Central Daylight Time (CDT). The government will not pay for information received in response to this announcement.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. This is a notice, and a solicitation will not be issued. Oral communications will not be accepted in response to this notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf |
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| Opportunity | Agency | Set-aside | Responses due |
|---|---|---|---|
| tTEM V2 SYSTEM UPGRADE | — | No set-aside | |
| Sources Sought Notice | — | No set-aside |
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