This notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Government. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred associated to this request for capability information.

USDA, ARS, MWA is seeking a contractor to provide a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Console that provides equivalent or greater capabilities as a Bruker BioSpin Corporation Avance III HD for the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center in Madison, WI.
The result of this market research will contribute to determining whether there are adequate sources available from which to receive competitive quotes.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code to be assigned to this procurement is 334516 with a size standard of 500 employees.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties, who consider themselves qualified to provide the product as detailed are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 5:00PM CST, March 25, 2015. If your organization has appropriate qualifications and capacity to provide this product, please provide the following information: (1) A complete and "active registration in SAM (System for Award Management) database which includes DUNS number, Organization name, address, contact name, email address, Web site address, telephone number, type of organization, small business type (if any), etc; and (2) A list of previous customers (Federal Preferred) which were provided equipment similar in nature. Request potential sources only submit the minimum information necessary.

THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. However, the Contracting Officer may contact sources to gather additional information as needed.