Concerns having the ability to furnish the services and supplies described herein are requested to give written notification (including the name and telephone number for a point of contact) to the contract specialist listed in the announcement by 1:00PM Mountain Time December 13, 2012. The U.S. Geological Survey, Kansas Water Science Center, requires rapid analysis of geosmin and MIB in water samples. Historically comparable data is imperative. Use of alternate vendors may lead to issues regarding data quality, continuity, comparability and interpretability. Consequences include compromised data sets, inability to publish data, inability to identify or interpret trends in long-term data sets, and timeliness of reports. Based on the information at this time, the government considers the services specified as a sole source from Engineering Performance Solutions, LLC, and proposes to negotiate a contract with the firm on that basis. However, should additional sources be identified, they will be considered. Firms who feel that they can furnish the required services and supplies or its functional equivalent (based on the criteria specified herein) are invited to submit, in writing, an affirmative response to this announcement. An affirmative response would include literature, brochures and other such materials which correspond to the required services and supplies stated herein. This information will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist. Since no solicitation document exists, request for such documents without accompanying information will be considered non-responsive to this request without further consideration. Affirmative response shall be received by this office by 1:00PM Mountain Time December 13, 2012. This notice may represent the Governments only official notice of this procurement.

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