Intent to Sole Source Lab Mills

Pursuant to FAR Subpart 6.302-1(c), USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), intends to award a sole source supply contract in that only one responsible source and brand name item, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements (see attached justification). The contract will be a firm-fixed price contract under FAR PART 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is not a request for competitive proposals. The requirement is to replace 2 Perten Lab Mills for the Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyard Administration (GIPSA). GIPSA currently relies solely on the Perten Laboratory Mill 3310 for sample preparation of grain and oilseeds for testing mycotoxins in support of the US Grain Standards Act. The Perten 3310 Lab Mill is the only equipment that meets the requirements in the attached statement of Work. The Lab Mill 3310 is produced by Perten Instruments, Inc., 6444 S. 6th Street Road, Springfield, Illinois, 62712. The requirements are essential to meeting the government's needs. Any Interested sources are capable of providing the equivalent supply item listed above are encouraged to submit statements of capability to the contracting office. Small business concerns are encouraged to participate. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information they provide. Information provided is strictly voluntary. Please email Statements of Capability to Patricia Simon at [email protected]. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Closing date for submission of Capability Statements is December 4, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. central time. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 334513 with a small business size standard of less than 500 employees.