Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Agilent MassHunter GCMS Software Upgrade

Notice of Intent to Sole Source – 123A9420Q1001 The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price purchase order to Agilent Technologies for Agilent MassHunter GCMS Software Upgrade, in support of the Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS). Please see the limited sources justification for more details on the requirement. This notice is not a formal solicitation. However, interested responsible sources may submit a capability statement for the agency’s consideration in determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted in the future for this requirement. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.