--Pre-Inspection for Renewal of Comprehensive Service Agreements

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to award a time and materials purchase order under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures to Canberra Industries, Inc. of Meriden, CT to provide performance verification of sixteen pieces of radiation counting instrumentation so a comprehensive site-wide service agreement can be reinstated. Canberra is uniquely qualified to meet the described requirement as it is the original manufacturer of the aforementioned equipment and the pre-inspection can only be performed by the manufacturer?s field service engineers. NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROCUREMENT. Notwithstanding, any firm that believes it is capable of meeting EPA?s requirement as stated herein may submit a capability statement, which if received within ten (10) calendar days of the date of this announcement will be evidence that competition would be advantageou s to the Government. 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 or comments regarding this procurement shall be addressed in writing to Rachel Schwartz, at [email protected].