The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City office intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with P S Analytical, 1761 W. Hillsboro Blvd, Suite 318, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, for a 5-year preventative maintenance contract for two PS Analytical Millennium Excalibur Systems used for the analysis of low­ level Arsenic (As), Selenium (Se), Antimony (Sb), Tellurium (Te) and Bismuth (Bi) in seafood tissue at the National Seafood Inspection Laboratory (NSIL) in Pascagoula, MS.

Sole Source Justification
The primary use of the instruments shall be in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Mercury/Selenium Ratio Program for the laboratory-based detection and confirmation of Selenium concentrations in domestic and international seafood products.

NSIL provides laboratory-based analytical support to NOAA's Seafood Inspection Program, NOAA Enforcement, US Food and Drug Administration, Customs and Border Protection, and Academia for inorganic elemental analysis in seafood products utilizing two Selenium Analyzers from PS Analytical. These instruments are used to separate and quantify selenium in species using HPLC coupled to hydride- generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HPLC-HG-AFS) in tandem with the Millennium Excalibur system for post­ column reaction and detection.

The PS Analytical Millennium Excalibur Systems and supplemental equipment was solely available from PS Analytical, Inc. The manufacturer of this equipment is the only vendor that can properly and accurately perform the performance maintenance activities.

Make, Model and Serial Numbers for both Units:
Unit # 1: PS Analytical Millennium Excal ibur Selenium Analyzer 10.055, SN # 616 Unit #2: PS Analytical Millennium Excalibur Selenium Analyzer 10.055, SN # 615

Sources Sought
This sources sought notice is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide the required services may submit substantiating documentation in writing within five days of this notice. Responses can be faxed to Shelley Smith at (757) 664-3633 or sent via e-mail to [email protected]. Documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

DOC, Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. To register, all contractors must have a Dun and Bradstreet number. A Dun and Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun and Bradstreet on-line at http://www.dnb.com/eupdate or by telephone at (800)333-0505.

 

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