SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: LI-COR, INC.
- Notice Date
- 8/26/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-32SD-P-16-0558
- Archive Date
- 9/2/2016
- Point of Contact
- WASHINGTONI NLN,
- E-Mail Address
-
washingtoni.NLN@ars.usda.gov
(washingtoni.NLN@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The USDA ARS - WBSC intends to award a sole source Firm Fixed Purchase Order (PO) to LI-COR, INC., 4647 Superior St, Lincoln, NE, 68504-1357. This order will purchase two (2) LI-7500RS OPENPATH CO2/H20 ANALYZER with SMARTFLUX (IRGA) that will replace USDA two (2) aging IRGA Systems to maintain consistency in their ongoing research at USDA ARS, Northwest Watershed Research Center (NWRC), Boise, ID. The Firm Fixed PO will include the following: 1. LI-7500RS OPEN PATH CO2/H2O ANALYZER WITH SMARTFLUX INCLUDES: ANALYZER, ANALYZER INTERFACE UNIT, & SMARTFLUX (INSTALLED); & 2. 7900-340 ANALYZER MOUNTING KIT USDA ARS, NWRC is purchasing two (2) LiCOR Open Path CO2/H20 Analyzer with SmartFlux (IRGA) to replace two (2) of USDA owned IRGA aging infrastructure that has been used for over 15 years. NWRC currently have 5 IRGA systems running across their watershed. Due to aging, two (2) of the IRGA systems are having instrument failures of the IRGA heads and sonic anemomenters-the central instruments for measuring gas exchange; unfortunately, this is causing issues with lost and inconsistent data. It is critical to purchase two (2) more analyzers of the same brand to: 1) maintain consistency in NWRC 20+ years of data & measurements; 2) continue remote instrumentation; and 3) support the ongoing research provided by the Long Term Agricultural Research (LTAR) Network. 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 date will be on or about September 1, 2016 ; and this Notice of Intent is not considered as 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, to compete this proposed PO based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by 10:30AM PST, September 1, 2016. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to the Primary Point of Contact: Washingtoni.NLN@ars.usda.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA ARS, Northwest Watershed Research Center (NWRC), 800 Park Blvd, Plaza IV, Suite 105, Boise, Idaho, 83712-7716, United States
- Zip Code: 83712-7716
- Zip Code: 83712-7716
- Record
- SN04244318-W 20160828/160826235918-1ab9beb856707d8e7eed32ee509ff78e (fbodaily.com)
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