Video Spectral Comparator (VSC9000)

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
143041-24-0197
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Charleston, South Carolina 29412, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Commerce/NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service/Office of Law Enforcement has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Purchase Order for a Video Spectral Comparator (VSC9000) manufactured by Foster and Freeman USA. This procurement will be conducted using other than full and open competition procedures and simplified acquisition procedures under FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(A) and FAR 13.106-1(b)(2).

The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform interested parties of the government's intent to award a sole source contract for the VSC9000 instrument, which is required for casework involving the identification of ivory and bones at the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service's Marine Forensic Laboratory. The government is not seeking competitive proposals, but is inviting interested parties to submit capability statements by May 28, 2024 to demonstrate that competition would be advantageous. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 with a business size standard of 1,000 employees. No solicitation package is available, and oral communications will not be accepted.

Notice text

This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER and is not a request for competitive proposals.  The Department of Commerce/NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service/Office of Law Enforcement, has a requirement for a Video Spectral Comparator (VSC9000) manufactured and sold by Foster and Freeman USA, UEI LC1TJNRE6KX7, Ashburn, VA.   The award will be made using other than full and open competition procedures pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(A), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, and Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(2).

The associated North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334516 and the business size standard is 1000 Employees.  

This notice of intent is not a request for quotes. It is for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest by providing a capability statement not later than May, 28, 2024 at 10:00AM(EST). The capability statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government.  Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future No solicitation package is available. Oral communications will not be accepted

For questions concerning this Notice of Intent, please direct correspondence to Susan Henderson via email at Susan.Henderson@noaa.gov.  All correspondence must reference 143041-24-0197.

Telephone requests will not be honored.

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