SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Conditioning Ovens
- Notice Date
- 8/14/2018
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Western Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 922458JBP
- Archive Date
- 9/8/2018
- Point of Contact
- James Porter, Phone: 9792609491
- E-Mail Address
-
james.porter@ars.usda.gov
(james.porter@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The USDA, ARS, SEA intends to award a sole source procurement to Emerson Apparatus., 170 Anderson Street., Portland, Maine 04101., 201-774-5254., as they are the sole source for this type covariance system 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 oven is designed to determine the commercial weight of natural or manmade fibers. These highly accurate and consistent ovens allow for the statistically accurate weighing of samples. The commercial weight of a product is obtained by taking the difference between the gross weight of a sample and its weight after being scoured and "conditioned" or dried until bone dry. Emerson Conditioning Oven is designed to provide the optimal heat profile for the intended purpose of drying natural and manmade fibers and materials. The air environment is electrically heated with low-watt density heaters and circulated with a powerful internal blower. This insures complete drying of the sample, including areas not exposed to the air surface. The Emerson Conditioning Oven has two feed through rotatable carousels, each carrying multiple sample baskets. The Basis Weight Scale is provided. A balance positioned between the carousels with an access port permits weighing the contents of each individual basket without removing the samples from the oven. An exhaust blower is provided and calibrated to remove the moisture-laden air. This air is taken from the air plenum, not the oven area. The delivery requirement for these ovens are 9 – 11 weeks after receipt of order. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This Notice of Intent is not considered 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 not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries should be e-mailed to the Contracting Officer at the address noted.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS, JWDSRC, 141 Experiment Station, Stoneville, Mississippi, 38776, United States
- Zip Code: 38776
- Zip Code: 38776
- Record
- SN05036112-W 20180816/180814231243-b6c383f85e6f0c47c49e831df07e03a9 (fbodaily.com)
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