Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Oakland University
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- W911XK25RA011
- Agency
-
ENDIST Detroit
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Detroit has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract to Oakland University for Microbial Source Tracking (MST) research. The notice, posted on February 6, 2025, with a response deadline of February 20, 2025, pertains to conducting scientific testing on E. coli samples from the Clinton River in Macomb and Oakland Counties, Michigan. The procurement will be processed under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) as a sole source acquisition, which means the government intends to award the contract directly to Oakland University without a competitive bidding process. The special notice is specifically focused on environmental research and water quality investigation within the specified geographic region.
The primary objective of this contract is to perform comprehensive Microbial Source Tracking to identify and locate waste sources within the Clinton River by using the human marker HF183 for E. coli sample analysis. Contractors interested in demonstrating their capability to provide equivalent products must submit a written response by February 20, 2025, at 2:00 pm EST, including their firm's name, CAGE code, point of contact information, and supporting documentation illustrating comparable capabilities. The work scope includes project management, monthly reporting, invoicing, quality control planning, laboratory testing, and periodic update meetings. Interested parties must submit their information to three specified email addresses, with the understanding that responses will be evaluated solely to determine whether the procurement should remain a sole source or become competitive. The government retains full discretion in making the final determination about the procurement method based on the received responses.
Notice text
This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE for the purpose of conducting Microbial Source Tracking (MST) on E. coli samples from the Clinton River located in Macomb and Oakland Counties, MI and will be sole sourced to:
Oakland University
2200 N. Squirrel Road
Rochester, MI, 48309, USA
As a part of this procurement, the Detroit District intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) to Oakland University.
Work Under this Contract is expected to include the following:
Microbial Source Tracking (MST) of positive E. coli samples to identify and locate the sources of waste within the Clinton River, located in Macomb and Oakland Counties, Michigan. This will be accomplished via MST by using human marker HF183.
The positive E. coli samples will be mapped and then select samples will be passed on for MST testing. The MST testing will help determine if the E. coli hits are from human sources or not. If the MST sample results show that they are from human sources, those areas will be further investigated with in-person reconnaissance and additional sampling to try and locate the source. The outline of work shall include, but not be limited to, the following tasks:
- Project Management, Monthly Reporting, and Invoicing
- Quality Control Plan, Kick-off/Quarterly/Monthly Update Meetings
- Laboratory Testing / Reporting
This notice of intent is not a request for a competitive proposal. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, and the information contained herein are subject to change or be eliminated from the requirement. Only Contractor's capable of providing directly compatible equivalent products shall respond. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
Interested parties who feel they have the capability may identify their interest and capability in writing to the identified point of contact, no later than February 20, 2025 at 2:00pm (EST).
To demonstrate your firm's interest and capabilities to provide compatible equivalent products, please provide the following:
- Name of Firm
- Cage Code
- Point of Contact, Phone Number, and Email address
- Supporting documentation to illustrate the directly compatible equivalent product(s)
Submit any information for consideration by the Government to joseph.orlando@usace.army.mil , kari.tauriainen@usace.army.mil, and LRE-Proposal@usace.army.mil, Subject: Notice of Intent for Sole Source - Oakland University.
Responses shall be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government to specify these brand names, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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