Government Approved Grain Equipment

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS), League City, TX, intends to issue a sole source purchase order to Seedburo Equipment Company for the purchase of Government Approved equipment utilized in the testing of Grains. The proposed contract action is for items for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR 12. Numbered Note 22 applies.