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D--Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Purchase Order to Bryant Christie, Inc.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Office of Acquisition Management, plans to award a sole source, fixed-price purchase order to Bryant Christie, Inc. for the continued management and online access to the Minimum Residue Level (MRL) database. This database is essential to the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs, enabling agency officials to access comprehensive and up-to-date data on foreign pesticide residue standards. This helps the EPA support policy development, respond to inquiries, prepare comments on foreign standards, and identify trade barriers caused by non-compliant residue limits. Bryant Christie is the exclusive provider of this MRL database, which compiles detailed residue information from 83 different governments, offering a unique volume and currency of data no other provider can match. The award will be made under FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1) without solicitation of competing quotes due to the unique nature of the service. However, other firms believing they can meet the requirements may submit capability statements through the FedConnect portal by April 22, 2015, for consideration. Any decision to open competition is at the EPA’s sole discretion and would require compelling evidence that competition benefits the Government. The contract, designated under NAICS code 519190, will be managed by EPA’s Headquarters Acquisition Division based in Washington, D.C. Interested contractors must register with FedConnect to respond, as it is the exclusive channel for submitting responses to this notice.

General Info

EPA awards sole source fixed-price contract to Bryant Christie for MRL database management.

Agency

Environmental Protection Agency → Headquarters Acquisition Division (hqad)

NAICS

519190 - All Other Information Services

Place of Performance

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PostedApr 7

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyEnvironmental Protection Agency → Headquarters Acquisition Division (hqad)

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeWASHINGTON, DC, 20460, USA

Organization / AgencyEnvironmental Protection Agency → Headquarters Acquisition Division (hqad)

Office AddressWASHINGTON, DC, 20460, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Purchase Order for management of and online access to the MRL Database. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency?s (EPA) Office of Acquisition Management intends to award a sole source, fixed-price purchase order on behalf of the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP?s) Registration Support Branch. The purchase order will be issued under the authority of FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1), to Bryant Christie, Inc. for continued maintenance of and access to Bryant Christie?s Minimum Residue Level (MRL) database. The MRL database is a critical resource for EPA to support its mission. It is a resource for Agency officials to access and compare foreign residue standards. As such, it facilitates the development of US Government policy, allows the Agency to respond to constituent inquiries, develop official comments on foreign proposed standards, and identify which foreign standards are inconsistent with international norms and could present a potential barrier to trade. Bryant Christie, Inc. is the sole provider of the MRL database. While other residue databases exist, EPA has identified the MRL database as the most comprehensive and up-to-date. Bryant Christie has relationships with 83 different governments and shares MRLs in a single database. The Agency believes that there is no other database available that contains the volume, detail, and currency of information needed to support its mission. NO SOLICITATION FOR QUOTES IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROCUREMENT. Notwithstanding, any firm that believes it is capable of meeting the requirements as stated herein, may submit capability documentation no later than 1:00 PM ET on Wednesday, 22 April 2015 for consideration. A determination not to compete the purchase order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. All responses must be sent via FedConnect. FedConnect is a web portal that connects agencies and contractors to streamline the process of doing business with the federal government. There is no charge to use FedConnect. Contractors can register with FedConnect at www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/. For assistance in registering, or for other FedConnect technical questions, contractors should call the FedConnect Help Desk at +1 (555) 000-0000 or email at contact@example.gov. Contractors not registered in FedConnect will not be able to respond to this posting.