TSI Portacount Calibration Services

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 12.1, FAR Class Deviation 25-21 and in accordance with RFO FAR 12.102(a) [1], with TSI Inc, 500 Cardigan Road, Shoreview, MN, 55126. TSI, Inc is the only responsible source that is capable of providing TSI Portacount calibration services for 20 Portacounts used at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), Anniston, AL. The anticipated period of performance is 07/30/2026 – 07/29/2027.

This acquisition is being conducted IAW RFO FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 334519 with a Small Business Size Standard of 600 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received within seven (7) days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Amanda Belden, amanda.belden@fema.dhs.gov. Statements are due by 2:00 PM eastern, May 19, 2026. No phone calls accepted.

[1] FAR Class Deviation 25-01, for FAR Part 12, Rev. 1 was issued as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), which was implemented in response to Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, signed April 15, 2025.  Any subsequent citations to FAR Part 12 in this document will be cited as “RFO FAR” for brevity, and are referring specifically to FAR Class Deviation 25-01, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 12.