Lab Accreditation Services - Gastonia, NC and Blakely, GA

The USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service intends to award a sole source contract to American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) located at 5202 Presidents Court, Suite 220, Frederick, MD 21703. This contract is for ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation testing for Chemical and Biological field testing. This procurement is being done using FAR 6.302.1(c) for other than full and open competition, as well as FAR Part 13. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541380. This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive proposals. Firms that believe they can provide equal or superior services are encouraged to identify themselves and provide a substantive statement with descriptive literature and any other supporting information to the Contracting Officer by the closing date of this notice. All information received will be considered by the Government to determine if more than one firm can meet the Government's requirements and is capable of providing equal or superior products/services. All responses must be in writing and should be emailed to [email protected]. Questions concerning this acquisition must be in writing and directed to [email protected]. Responses must be received by 2:00 P.M. central time on March 8, 2017. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED.