NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE- Annual Certification and Inspection Agreement for Progressive Recovery Inc. Effluent Decontamination System and Thermal Tissue Digester
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12405B21Q0154
- Agency
-
Southeast Area
Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Athens, Georgia 30605, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Agricultural Research Service Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory intends to award a sole source contract to Progressive Recovery Inc. of Dupo, Illinois for annual certification and inspection services of an effluent decontamination system and thermal tissue digester. Progressive Recovery Inc. designed and manufactured the equipment and possesses the necessary expertise to perform scheduled checks, physical inspections, and instrumentation tests to ensure proper functionality, reliability, and operational tolerances over a base year and four optional one-year extensions. Responses to the notice of intent are due by September 15, 2021 and will be considered solely to determine if competition is warranted.
The procurement has been set aside as a total small business opportunity. Progressive Recovery Inc. is identified as the potential incumbent and current contractor due to their role as the original equipment manufacturer. The place of performance will be at the USDA Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory location in Athens, Georgia. The government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order by September 15, 2021 for an initial base year with a total potential value of five years if all options are exercised for certification and inspection services.
Notice text
Notice of Intent: The USDA, ARS, SEA intends to award a sole source procurement to Progressive Recovery Inc., 700 Industrial Drive, Dupo, IL 62239 as they are the sole source for these types of products/services pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(l ) and FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.
The award will be to purchase the following product/services:
Annual Certification and Inspection Agreement for Progressive Recovery Inc. Effluent Decontamination System and Thermal Tissue Digester
SEE DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS ATTACHED.
The USDA, ARS, Southeast Poultry Research Lab requires a base plus four option year certification and inspection agreement for the PRI Effluent Decontamination System and Thermal Tissue Digester. PRI (Progressive Recovery Inc.) will perform checks, physical or with instrumentation, on the following components of the equipment, to ensure proper functionality and reliability, operational tolerances.
As the system designer and manufacturer of the PRI equipment, PRI is the only firm that possesses the necessary knowledge and expertise to service the system. In order to perform the services requested, the technician not only must have the appropriate skills and experience, but also complete knowledge of and familiarity with the system’s operations sequence and the architecture of the controls.
Accordingly, the company will maintain only the appropriate PRI technician that can perform the services requested, and PRI will not utilize third party contactors for any of their clients.
The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about September 15, 2021. This Notice of lntent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by 2:00 PM central time, September 15, 2021. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to the points of contact listed:
Place of Performance:
USDA Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory | 934 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605
Primary Point of Contact:
Shalunda S. Mix
Contract Specialist
shalunda.mix@usda.gov
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Clauses FAC 2021-06 eff. 07-12-21 (Solicitation).pdf | ||
| CertificationVaccinationPRAv7 (1) (002).pdf | ||
| EDS SOW.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Annual Certification and Inspection Agreement for Progressive Recovery Inc. Effluent Decontamination System and Thermal Tissue Digester | Pre-Solicitation |
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