Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The USDA/ARS intends to award a Firm fixed price sole source contract under the authority of 41 ... THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The USDA/ARS intends to award a Firm fixed price sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), only one responsible source, to: Uster Technologies Inc. 456 Troy Circle Knoxville, TN 37919 Description of Requirement: The objective of this sole source award is to procure the following items: Specific Requirements: The equipment must include (but not limited) • Measurement total nep count, total nep meansize, fiber nep count, fiber nep mean size, seedcoat nep count, seed coat nep mean size by way of Electro-optic Sensor • Measurement of length values by weight (w): Mean length, mean length CV %, short fiber content, upper quartile length by way of electro-optic sensor • Measurement of length values by number (n): Mean length, mean length CV %, short fiber content, 5 % length by way of electro-optic sensor • Measurement of fineness, maturity ratio, immature fiber content by way of electro-optic sensor • Measurement of total trash count, total trash size, dust count, dust mean size, trash count, trash mean size, visible foreign matter by way of Electro-optic Sensor • Automatic feeding device for measuring up to 30 samples automatically, reducing idle operating time • Calibration materials for calibration of the following parameters: - length - maturity - neps The NAICS code for this requirement is 334516; the small business size standard is 1000 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. All information received by 3:00 PM Central Time on August 22, 2019, will be considered by the Government. Responses shall be submitted to Lynn Hults at lynn.hults@ars.usda.gov. The e-mail subject line shall state: 12405B19P-973282 Notice of Intent to Sole Source. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED.