Notice of Sole Source for Experimental Determination of Installed Ventilation Characteristics in a Passenger Jet Bridge

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
2024-84544
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price purchase order to Unico, Inc. located in Arnold, MO, to procure experimental determination of installed ventilation characteristics in a passenger jet bridge. This research service is part of a project funded by the 2019 nCoV Response emergency funding and an interagency agreement between NIOSH and the FAA on infectious disease in air travel. The government has determined that Unico, Inc. is the only vendor capable of providing the required testing and detailed data. Interested parties may respond within 3 days of the notice, but the government has sole discretion in determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

This acquisition is not set-aside for any specific business category. The government has estimated that Unico, Inc. is capable of providing the required services, but has not disclosed any specific budget or award value information. The place of performance is the United States.

Notice text

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to procure Experimental Determination of Installed Ventilation Characteristics in a Passenger Jet Bridge. The acquisition of the jetway experiments, as a research service, and the modeling that it supports are part of a project framed by two Federal initiatives. The first is 2019 nCoV Response emergency funding administered by the CDC, and the second is an interagency agreement between NIOSH and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on infectious disease in air travel. The jetway is considered one of the environmental segments of the air journey where exposure to infectious material from other passengers warrants investigation. 

We propose to contract withUnico, Inc., located at 1120 Intagliata Drive, Arnold MO 63010, is identified as a vendor capable of providing designed, manufactured and installation of the ventilation system in a passenger walkway bridge that is needed for this requirement.

This contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (SAP) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within three (3) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response should be emailed to contract specialist at xvn9@cdc.gov by 12pm 13 July 2024.

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