Shisha Single Port (SPS100) Smoking Device

Added: Apr 11, 2016 6:21 pm This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) hereby announces its intent to award a sole source contract to Cerulean Corporation, 1470 East Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23228 for the purchase of a Cerulean Shisha Single Port (SPS100) Smoking Device.

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) in accordance with FAR 6.302-1- only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing.

The period of performance for this procurement is one 60-day base period.

The purpose of this procurement is for Cerulean Corporation to provide the Shisha Single Port (SPS100) Smoking Device. This is the only commercially available smoking machine designed specifically for smoking water pipes. Its unique design allows for the use of an Electrostatic Trap for measuring metals. Additionally, it allows the user to adapt the Shisha for use as a Hookah by way of the Beedi Holder Adapter Kit. This instrument also has an adaptation for an Impinger Kit as well. These additional attachments make this the only commercially available unit of its kind. Other instruments did not have the flexibility of the SPS100. Their instruments lacked the addition of the Electrostatic Trap as well as the Impinger Kit, all of which are essential to our analysis. There is no other company that can provide the required instrumentation with the ability to perform as the Cerulean SPS100.

As a result of this synopsis, no competitive solicitation will be posted on FedBizOpps.com. We will issue only one solicitation to Cerulean Corporation. However, all responsible sources who believe they can meet these requirements may submit their capabilities/qualifications to Tonya S. Justice, Contract Specialist, via email to TJustice@cdc.gov NO LATER THAN 6:00pm EST on April 26, 2016. Reference solicitation number 2016-Q-64951 in the subject line of the email.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action will be based on responses to this notice and is solely in the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.