# Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source - Campbell Scientific

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/12444525p0035

- Solicitation number: 12444525P0035
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Campbell Scientific Inc.
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Forest Service
- Contracting office: Usda-Fs, Csa East 6 (124445)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Place of performance: Parsons, West Virginia
- County: Tucker County (FIPS 54093). https://abierto.us/counties/tucker-county-wv-54093
- City: Parsons. https://abierto.us/cities/parsons-wv-5462284
- First posted: September 15, 2025
- Last posted: September 15, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e25e5fef46b243fe86333e731b26b3cc/view

## Description

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station intends to award a sole source award to Campbell Scientific utilizing a consistent and compatible soil moisture monitoring set-up to build this powerful data set is important.

Protocol development for this effort included important discussions with Research & Development, Sale Administrators, and others, finding that the HS2 HydroSense II Handheld Soil Moisture Sensor (campbellsci.com) works well. This sensor is capable of sampling in rocky soil, can be used with factory calibration, and has good battery life.

This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with: Federal Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by September 25th, 2025 at 1000 (ET). Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.

Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed award upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Campbell Scientific Inc. (UEI EPYHURDCL7F8)
- Contract: 12444525P0035, purchase order
- Obligated: $24,724.94
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 12444525P0035 was reused as the contract number; same awarding office 124445 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_12444525P0035_12C2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- September 15, 2025: Special notice, due September 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice e25e5fef46b243fe86333e731b26b3cc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e25e5fef46b243fe86333e731b26b3cc/view

## Points of contact

- Mikaela Laney, mikaela.laney@usda.gov

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