N -- ENGINE EXHAUST REMOVAL SYSTEM

The government plans to award a sole source purchase order to ADAPCO, Inc. for the procurement of Dibrom Insecticide, which is used by MacDill Air Force Base for mosquito control purposes. This action is justified under FAR 6.302-1, citing that ADAPCO is the only responsible source able to fulfill the agency’s requirements. The justification emphasizes that Hillsborough County Mosquito Control, which conducts flyovers on behalf of MacDill AFB, exclusively uses Dibrom supplied by ADAPCO. Changing the pesticide would disrupt Hillsborough County’s established operations, potentially causing them to refuse future flyovers and forcing MacDill AFB to seek assistance from other bases. Since ADAPCO is the sole authorized redistributor in Florida for the only manufacturer, AMVAC Chemical Company, procuring an alternative product is impractical and would unnecessarily burden Hillsborough County with additional inventory requirements. The contract will be awarded as a firm fixed price arrangement, with a solicitation not being issued due to the sole source nature of the requirement. This Sources Sought notice serves as the only announcement, and interested parties were invited to respond by July 24, 2007. The contract falls under NAICS code 325320 and SIC 2879, with a small business size standard of $23 million. The contracting office is located in Tampa, Florida, and the designated point of contact for this procurement is Wanda D. Noel, Contract Specialist at MacDill AFB. The procurement follows provisions current as of Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-16, and market research confirmed the exclusivity of ADAPCO as the sole distributor for the product in the state.