Name | Type | Posted | Actions |
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Sole_Source_under_SAP_X-rite_USDA_Walnut_color_chart_080118.pdf | Aug 2, 2018 |
USDA Walnut Color Chart
Contact and place of performance
Beverly S. Brown
Not specified
The USDA, AMS, Speciality Crops Inspection (SCI) Division intends to award a five year sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)not to exceed $350,000 to X-Rite Incorporated located at 4300 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49512 for the USDA Walnut Color Standards Chart. The original USDA Walnut Color Chart that is currently in use was developed by X-Rite (Munsel-Pantone). X-Rite is the approved vendor of the USDA color standards. Due to the specific processes and design in the original production, the walnut chart prints must match visually and instrumentally. The sole source justification is attached. Any comments can be emailed to [email protected].
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, issued this justification for a sole source award to X-Rite Incorporated for the USDA Walnut Color Standards Chart. The agency intends to establish a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement with a ceiling of $350,000 to procure these charts, which are currently produced by the vendor. Because X-Rite developed the original color standards in use by the agency, the walnut chart prints must match the existing standards both visually and instrumentally to ensure consistency in inspection processes.
This requirement is identified under solicitation number 12639518R0038 and classified under NAICS 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and PSC 99. The notice was published on August 2, 2018, and includes one attachment detailing the sole source justification under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Beverly S. Brown is the designated point of contact for the action, and the primary place of performance is located at the vendor’s facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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