SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD
- Notice Date
- 8/10/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AKR-7-017
- Response Due
- 8/25/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/9/2007
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO SHELL-USA FOR NOAA FISHERIES, ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER, TED STEVENS MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, JUNEAU, ALASKA. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE ONE IATROSCAN NEW MK-6 TLC/FID ANALYZER SYSTEM AND ONE FULLY AUTOMATIC AND PROGRAMMABLE SAMPLE SPOTTER MODEL SES A4100 FOR CHROMAODS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE TECHNOLOGY FOR PERFORMING ROUTINE ANALYSIS F THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF LIPID, FATS, ESTERS, OIL AND MUSCLE IN FISH. THESE INSTRUMENTS BREAK DOWN THE COMPONENTS OF EACH CLASS. THE ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES REQUIRED FOR THIS RESEARCH CAN NOT BE FOUND USING ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVE METHODS. THERE IS NO INSTRUMENT REMOTELY SIMILAR TO THESE. SHELL-USA IS UNIQUALLY QUALIFIED TOFILL THIS GOVERNENT NEED AS SHELL-USA IS THE EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR OF THESE PRODUCTS AND THEIR ACCESSORIES. THESE INSTRUMENTS ARE CRITICAL TO THE MISSION AND ARE THE ONLY MACHINES THAT WILL PROVIDE THE CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO EFFECTIVELY MEET THIS CRITICAL NEED. BASED ON THE ABOVE, NOAA BELIEVES SHELL-USA IS THE ONLY VENDOR AVAILABLE THAT CAN MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS AND IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THIS PRODUCT. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS FOR 45 DAYS FROM DATE OF AWARD. NOTWITHSTANDING THE GOVERNMENTS INTENT TO NEGOTIATE THIS REQUIREMENT WITH SHELL-USA., UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF 41 USC253(C)(1), ANY OTHER RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE WHICH, IF TIMELY RECEIVED, WILL BE EVALUATED BY NOAA TO DETERMINE IF A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION SHOULD BE ISSUED. RESPONSES MUST BE RECEIVED BY AUGUST 25, 2007. RESPONSES MAY BE FAXED TO (907) 586-8726 OR E-MAILED TO SUZANNE.JOHNSTON@NOAA.GOV. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PROPOSED ACQUISITION MAY BE DIRECTED TO SUZANNE JOHNSTON. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED TOTAL AWARD VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000.
- Record
- SN01368686-W 20070812/070810220714 (fbodaily.com)
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