Resistance Thermometer Probe

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Safety, Security and Asset Management and Asset management Services Office (OSSAM/AMSO), intends to award a sole source purchase order to Minco Products Inc., 7300 Commerce Lane Minneapolis, MN 55432. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is 10 U.S.C 2304(c) (1) in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1- only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The NAICS code for this procurement is 334513, Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables with a size standard in number of employees 500. The period of performance is (12) twelve months. The purpose of this procurement for the Resistance Thermometer Probe Model S101329 PD for interfacing the temperature monitoring of laboratory freezers and the BAS. This assembly has been designed to directly interface with the BAS without need for field modifications and re-configuring any BAS controllers. Due to the specific, unique and proprietary custom designed assembly of the Resistance Thermometer Probe no other product can be compared and used with the Minco Resistance Thermometer Probe designed to directly interface with the BAS systems in CDC laboratory buildings to monitor freezer equipment without need for field modifications and re-configuring any BAS controllers currently in use as part of CDC's mission. Minco Products Inc., is the only responsible source capable of meeting all of the Government's requirement because they are the only manufacturers of the Resistance Thermometer Probe. Responsible sources that believe they possess the expertise and capabilities identified above are encouraged to submit capabilities statements to the Contracting Officer within 15 days from the posting date of this notice. The Government will review all capabilities statements submitted and determine if other qualified sources do exist that could provide this requirement. Information received in response to this announcement will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The capability statements shall be submitted electronically via e-mail to the Contracting Specialist Matthew Ellington at mce8@cdc.gov on or before 2:00 pm (1400) EASTERN STANDARD TIME on December 7, 2018. All email responses to this notice must identify the RFQ#2018-PSN-29072 in the subject line of the email. FAXED OR MAILED RESPONSES AND/OR QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.