Opportunity: For this funding action, the agency will purchase

Description 

Notice of Intent to Sole Source In accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO FAR) 6.103-1(b), the Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) intends to award a sole source purchase order to PP Systems, Inc for the purchase of a fluoroprobe which will be used onboard the research vessel Lake Guardian. Based on market research conducted, PP Systems, Inc. is the only commercial manufacturer/supplier that sells a fluoroprobe instrument which measures at the set of wavelengths needed for sampling phytoplankton community in the Great Lakes. This notice of intent is not a request for quote. This is not a solicitation. Any interested party that believes it can meet the GLNPO requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by July 28, 2026. Responses must be submitted in writing to the Contract Officer, Meonii Bristol at bristol.meonii@epa.gov no later than the time and date identified on the notice. Telephone responses and requests will not be received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any information received will be treated as market research information for future of same or similar requirements.

Overview 
Reference number: 68HE0526Q0012
Issue date: 07/14/2026
Response due: 07/28/2026 06:00 PM US/Eastern

Set Aside:
NAICS: 334519-Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
PSC / FSC: 6640-LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

Agency: EPA

Contracting office:

Region 5
US Environmental Protection Agency
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604-3507


Place of Performance:




Contact: Meonii Bristol
Phone: (312) 353-2000
Fax: (312) 353-4135
Email: bristol.meonii@epa.gov

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