Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Natural Gas Lochinvar Model # FTX600N

Notice of Intent - The USDA, ARS, WBSC intends to award a sole source procurement to Scott Systems, 28 Miramar Drive, Pine Bluff, AR 72603, as they are the sole source for this type of specialized equipment pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2) and FAR 6.302-2, Unusual and Compelling Urgency. The award will be to for a Natural Gas Lochinvar Model # FTX600N Boiler.

Specific Requirements: Replace existing boiler with a new Natural Gas Lochinvar Model # FTX600N with CSD controls....Input 600,000 BTU/HR, Output HI fire 585,000 BTU/HR. This sole-source justification for Scott Systems is appropriate and necessary as the boiler must communicate with existing environmental control software which operates the building. This proprietary, copyrighted, and trademarked software cannot be accessed or utilized by any other vendor. No other vendor can supply a boiler that would communicate with the existing building controls. This purchase is considered an emergency as over the weekend (March 10-11), the boiler's thermostat was exposed to extremely high temperatures and became inoperable so the building got very hot (86F) due to a defective fire proof panel which is obsolete because of the age of the existing boiler. The boiler had to be shut down for fear of serious damage. The boiler has been restarted; however, we have had to lower the thermostat temperature for fear of over-heating the boiler. Thus, the building temperature is fairly cool. The equipment is being purchased for the USDA-ARS-HKD-SNARC in Stuttgart, AR 72160.

The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about April 17, 2018 using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This Notice of Intent 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 4:30PM central time, April 16, 2018. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via mail/ email to the Contracting Officer at the following address:

USDA-ARS
Joseph Covarrubio
joseph.covarrubio@ars.usda.gov
1001 Holleman Dr. East
College Station, TX 77840