Photosynthesis system

Added: Jul 21, 2015 4:16 pm
Notice of Intent: The USDA, ARS, MSA intends to award a sole source procurement to Li-Cor Biosciences, 4421 Superior St., Lincoln, NE. 68504, as they are the sole source for this type photosynthesis system pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy agency Requirements. The award will be for a portable photosynthesis system that will be required to both measure and also control CO2 and H2O at the leaf. Our research requires an instrument system with an accurate level quantification of photosynthesis responses to irrigations and other agronomic management. Li-Cor is the only known source for this type instrument system that has the required speed and stable feedback control of CO2 and H2O at the leaf as a result of the unique fast response CO2 and H2O Infra-Red Gas Analyzers (IRGA) built into the mixing volume of the leaf cuvette. Our research reqires an instrument of this design so measurements can be confounded by gas concentration changes at the leaf. Li-Cor Biosciences is the sole source of this type of photosynthesis system that can satisfy all of the above criteria and meet the requirements of the researcher.
The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about August 10, 2015, 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 4:00PM central time, August 07, 2015. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via mail to the Contracting Officer at the following address:

Contracting Office Address:
USDA-ARS-Western Business Service Center
P.O. BOX 225
Stoneville, MS. 38776-0225