Notice of Intent to Sole Source the purchase of a

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68HE0526Q0011
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Responses due
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No set-aside

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The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5, Great Lakes National Program Office intends to sole source a purchase order to Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. for a micro-TSG, submersible ultraviolet nitrate analyzer, and ACS spectrophotometer for continuous sampling of Great Lakes surface waters aboard the research vessel Lake Guardian, with responses from interested parties due July 28.

This is a notice of intent to sole source under RFO FAR 6.103-1(b), not a solicitation or request for quote. Market research identified Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. as the only commercial manufacturer of the submersible ultraviolet nitrate analyzer meeting the requirement. The micro-TSG and ACS spectrometer are the only available options compatible with the existing flow-through system aboard Lake Guardian. The NAICS code is 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing; the PSC code is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.

Interested parties believing they can fulfill the requirement must submit written evidence of capability to the Contract Officer, Meonii Bristol (bristol.meonii@epa.gov), by July 28. Telephone responses will not be accepted. All responses will be treated as market research information. The Government retains sole discretion to determine whether to compete the requirement based on responses received.

Notice text

Notice of Intent to Sole Source
In accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO FAR) 6.103-1(b), the Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc for the purchase of a micro-TSG, a submersible ultraviolet nitrate, and an ACS spectrophotometer which will allow continuous sampling of the surface waters of the Great Lakes. These instruments will be used onboard the research vessel Lake Guardian. Based on market research conducted, Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. is the only commercial manufacturer/supplier that sells a submersible ultraviolet nitrate analyzer. The micro-TSG and ACS spectrometer are the only available options to integrate into the existing flow through system aboard the Lake Guardian.

This notice of intent is not a request for quote. This is not a solicitation. Any interested party that believes it can meet the GLNPO requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by July 28, 2026. Responses must be submitted in writing to the Contract Officer, Meonii Bristol at bristol.meonii@epa.gov no later than the time and date identified on the notice. Telephone responses and requests will not be received.

A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any information received will be treated as market research information for future of same or similar requirements.

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