# Notice of Intent to Sole Source for GR-36L Growth Chamber with C8T Touchscreen

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1240bg24q0040

- Solicitation number: 1240BG24Q0040
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was May 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Forest Service
- Contracting office: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (129AD6)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Cedar City, Utah
- County: Iron County (FIPS 49021). https://abierto.us/counties/iron-county-ut-49021
- City: Cedar City. https://abierto.us/cities/cedar-city-ut-4911320
- First posted: May 2, 2024
- Last posted: May 2, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1c850b77d2b945c08422a659fa57d02e/view

## Description

This is a Notice of proposed Contract Action Synopsis. There is no solicitation available at this time. Request for a solicitation will receive no response.

This Proposed Contract Action is publishd to notify potential sources that the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 1770 West Kittyhawk Drive, Cedar City, UT 84720, intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract on behalf of the USDA Forest Service to Percival Scientific Incorporated to purchase GR-36L Growth Chamber w/C8T Touchscreen.

The proposed contract action is for supply for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of detemining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Date posted to SAM.gov: May 2, 2024. Date posting will close: May 20, 2024. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516. The Size standard is:

1,000 employee. The responses to this synopsis will be used to confirm that this is a sole source requirement. This notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP); it is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources prior to awarding the contract. Any information submitted by respondents to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this notice of proposed contract action.

Responses must be received no later than May 20th, 2024 10:00 AM PST. All documentation shall become the property of the Government. Firms responding must indicate the following information: Indicate the business size: small business or disadvantaged business, veteran owned small business or HUB Zone certified, indicate the appropriate NAICS code, and UEI No. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. This synopsis should not be construed as commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. The point of contact for this action is listed below:

## Publications

- May 2, 2024: Special notice, due May 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 1c850b77d2b945c08422a659fa57d02e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1c850b77d2b945c08422a659fa57d02e/view

## Points of contact

- Clauderene Washington, clauderene.washington@usda.gov

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Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/1240bg24q0040.
