Notice of Intent to Sole Source – 123A9421Q0004

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to award a sole source fixed price IDIQ contract to Phenomenex, Inc. for Analytical UPLC and HPLC columns, as well as QUECHERS sorbent kits, in support of the Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS).  Please see the limited sources justification for more details on the requirement.

This notice is not a formal solicitation.  However, interested responsible sources may submit a capability statement for the agency’s consideration in determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted in the future for this requirement. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

1. Date: March 8, 2021
2. Contracting Office ZIP Code: 20737
3. Product Service Code – 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies)
4. Contracting Office Address: 4700 River Rd., Riverdale, MD 20737
5. Subject: Notice of Intent to Sole Source
6. Proposed Solicitation Number: 123A9421Q0004
7. Closing Response Date: March 12, 2021, at 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time
8. Contact Specialist: Thomas Nasvytis, [email protected]
9. Estimated Contract Award Dollar Amount: $1,000,000.00
10. Proposed Contract Award Date: March 17, 2021
11. Contractor: Phenomenex, Inc.
12. Description: This requirement is Analytical UPLC and HPLC columns, as well as QUECHERS sorbent kits, for use in FSIS/USDA’s Midwestern, Western, and Eastern Laboratories.
13. Place of Contract Performance: 4300 Goodfellow Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63120
14. Set-aside Status: no set-aside used