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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SINGLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT GC-MS 5977C Inert Plus MSD Turbo EI Bundle Response Deadline: 3:00 p.m., LPT, Thursday, August 18, 2022 Marshall University intends to waive the solicitation process and approve a single source to purchase a GC-MS 5977C Inert Plus MSD Turbo EI Bundle. The University has determined this equipment fits our needs. Justification: The University has determined the GC-MS 5977C Inert Plus MSD Turbo EI Bundle has many unique features that are essential to the University’s program. Those features include the following: 1. Must have the compatibility with existing supplies, including other equipment, consumables, spare parts, and maintenance material 2. Must have compatibility with existing user-defined procedures, methods, and macros (custom programs that function within the data analysis program) Interested Vendors (firms or individuals) that can sell an “or equal” GC-MS 5977C Inert Plus MSD Turbo EI Bundle to the University can respond with an alternate solution that overcomes the single source reasons stated above, along with sufficient, detailed, convincing documentation, regarding their ability to supply equivalent GC-MS 5977C Inert Plus MSD Turbo EI Bundle. The Vendor’s response must be sent directly to Marshall University Purchasing Agent, Becky Neace, at [email protected] and received no later than 3:00 p.m., LPT, Thursday, August 18, 2022. Any responses to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the University. Supporting documentation should include, but is not limited to, GC-MS 5977C Inert Plus MSD Turbo EI Bundle specifications, available quantities and a comprehensive timeline that include GC-MS 5977C Inert Plus MSD Turbo EI Bundle importation and upgrades. The University reserves the right to require the responding Vendor to submit additional information as it may deem necessary and may consider any evidence available to it of the financial technical and other qualifications and abilities of the responding Vendor. This is not a request for bids or proposals and there is no solicitation available. The University will not consider any responses as a proposal, bid, or quote. Any response received as a result of this Notice of Intent shall be considered solely for determining whether bona fide competition exists. If it is determined by University staff, after reviewing any information received from responding Vendors, that the single source justification stands and the GC-MS 5977C Inert Plus MSD Turbo EI Bundle is available only from a single source, the University will waive the solicitation process and award the single source procurement. LH-134846 8-12;2022