Software Upgrade

                                                                                   Special Notice 

                                                                                 Software Upgrade

This is not a solicitation.  This is a notification of an intent to award a single source procurement under NAICS code 513210.  The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Biosciences & Biotechnology Laboratory (ABBL) located in Beltsville, MD will solicit and award a purchase order for Software Upgrade for a ThermoFisher Scientific Lumos Mass Spectrometer. The software is currently running on a computer with the Windows 7 operating system, which is no longer supported by Microsoft, and in addition Windows 7 cannot run the most current updates of the proprietary software used to control the instrument and acquire data.

The Government believes that only one responsible source can provide this requirement.   

The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.3304(a)(1), only one source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.  If firms believe they have the technical capability to meet this need, submit a technical capability statement along with business profile to Dilynn Rogers at dilynn.rogers@usda.gov by 5/22/2023. Any information received will be treated as market research information towards future similar or same requirements.  Quotations or proposals received in response to this notice will not be accepted since the synopsis is not a request for proposal.  

A determination to compete this action based on the responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via email to dilynn.rogers@usda.gov . No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements are received by 5/22/2023 at 9:00 AM EST, an award will be made to Thermo Electron North America LLC.