Notice of Intent to Sole Source Custom Digital Imaging System

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) intends to issue a noncompetitive contract to Dun, Inc., 374 White Oak Drive, Palmyra, VA 22963 for the manufacture and supply of a custom imaging system to be used for macro photography and micro photography of a wide variety of specimens. See attached statement of work and justification for other than full and open competition. The USDA intends to issue a commercial firm-fixed-price contract for this requirement. All responsible sources may submit capability information which shall be considered by the agency. Responses must be submitted by email to Lisa Draves at [email protected] no later than August 17, 2016. No requests for capability debriefings will be honored as a result of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.