--Sole Source for AB Sciex

Posted Date: October 21, 2013 Procurement Office: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund RCRA Procurement Operations Division (3805R) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Response Date: October 25, 2013 @ 3pm EST In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to award a sole source fixed-price purchase order to AB Sciex to provide service/maintenance agreement to AB Sciex 4000 QTRAP and Shiamadzu standard liquid chromatography system. The justification is as follows: AB Sciex is the only known supplier for these AB Sciex 4000 QTRAP and Shiamadzu and the only authorized repair service vendor; therefore, not available from other vendors. The items are: 1. 4000 QTRAP 2. Shimadzu Standard LC System NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS AVAILABLE. Notwithstanding, any firm that believes it is capable of meeting EPA's requirement as stated herein may submit a capability statement, which if received within four (4) calendar days of the date of this announcement will be considered. Responses to this posting must be in writing and provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination not to compete the proposed purchase order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All questions should be directed to Wanda Carrier via the e-mail link below. No Phone calls please. The point of contact for this procurement is Wanda Carrier, Contracting Officer, at [email protected]