--Prepare Canberra instruments for shipment.

THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT, NOT AN RFQ. NAICS: 488991. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory (NAREL), intends to award a sole source Purchase Order using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106(1)(b), Simplified Acquisition Procedures to CANBERRA Industries, Inc. of Meriden, CT. The purpose of this acquisition is for the disassembly and packing/crating of several pieces of CANBERRA equipment for shipping. The equipment must be packaged as if originally shipped from the manufacturer. As CANBERRA is the original equipment manufacturer, it is the only contractor capable of safely disassembling their equipment and packaging it for shipment as new. NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS AVAILABLE. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. Notwithstanding, any firm who believes it is capable of me eting EPA?s requirements as stated herein may submit a response, which if received within 7 calendar days of the date of this announcement, will be considered. Responses to this posting must be in writing. A determination not to compete the proposed purchase order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. All questions should be directed in writing to Lorraine Lesieur, Contracting Officer, at [email protected]. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.