Self-Contained Self-Rescuer SRLD and SR2000 Units

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NIOSH - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to CSE Corporation, 1001 Corporate Lane, Export, PA 15632, for sixty (60) SRLD Self-Contained Self-Rescuer (SCSR) units, and sixty (60) SR2000 Self-Contained Self-Rescuer units, as a part of a long term field performance and reliability study of SCSR units deployed in U. S. underground coal mines. SCSR units are collected for evaluation, and replaced with new units from the same manufacturer, and with the same model number. These test results are then tabulated and reported to the mining industry in formal report form. New units must be acquired in order to replace those units removed from the mines for testing and evaluation. 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 or submit proposals.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all quotations / responses received within fifteen (15) 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 the contract specialist at JCarolan@cdc.gov by COB 04/23/19.

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