Notice of Intent to sole source CSE SRLD SCSRs

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)/National Personal Protective Technology Lab (NPPTL) in Pittsburgh, PA, intends to award a sole source firm fixed price Purchase Order to CSE Corporation of Export, PA. The government intends to purchase sixty (60) CSE SRLD SCSR units so that they can be used in the Long-Term Random Field Evaluation Phase IV (LTR4) project. CSE is the only supplier of the CSE SRLD unit and, therefore, these units must be purchased from CSE Corporation. NPPTL is part of a study to evaluate the long-term field performance and reliability of Self-Contained Self-Rescuer (SCSR) units deployed in U.S. underground coal mines in accordance with Federal regulations 30 CFR § 75.1714. In collection/testing phases that cover several years, NIOSH staff visits selected U.S. coal mines, collects field-deployed SCSR units in specific locations in the mine, and returns them to NPPTL for testing on the Automated Breathing and Metabolic Simulator. The SCSR units that are collected for evaluation are replaced with new units from the same manufacturer and with the same model number maintained in storage by NIOSH at NPPTL. This ongoing project provides performance, reliability, and user compliance data on field deployed SCSR units. These test results are then tabulated and reported to the mining industry in formal report form. NIOSH has recently published a Report of Investigation for the most recent Long-Term Random Field Evaluation Phase III (LTR3) study. The Long-Term Random Field Evaluation Phase IV (LTR4) study was initiated during the 4th quarter of FY19. New CSE SRLD SCSR units must be acquired in order to replace those CSE SRLD SCSR units removed from the mines for LTR4 testing and evaluation. This Procurement is for Commercial Items as defined by FAR Parts 2 & 12. This contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (SAP) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). The NAICS code for this action is 339113 and the small business size standard is 750 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within 8 days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response must be emailed to Florence Black at [email protected] by 1:00 PM EDST April 1, 2020.