SSP 24_023 Flouropolymer Chemical

Agency: University of Southern Mississippi
State: Mississippi
Level of Government: State & Local
Category:
  • 68 - Chemicals and Chemical Products
Opps ID: NBD16802369004555390
Posted Date: Mar 11, 2024
Due Date: Mar 28, 2024
Solicitation No: SSP 24_023
Source: Members Only
Solicitation Submission Deadline Request Documents and Specifications

SSP 24_023
Flouropolymer Chemical

3/28/24
8:00 AM

SSP 24_023

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USM SSP 24_023 Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase of Flouropolymer Chemical.
http://www.ms.gov/dfa/contract_bid_search/Bid
RFx: 3150005553
Comments/objections will be received as required per Section 31‐7‐13 (C) of the Mississippi Code until
8:00 a.m. (Central Time) on March 28, 2024.
Any person or entity that objects and proposes that the commodity listed is not sole source and can be
provided by another person or entity shall submit a written notice to:
Jacob Cochran
Interim Director of Procurement & Contracts 118 College Dr. Box 5003 Hattiesburg, MS 39406
bids@usm.edu
Phone: 601‐266‐4131
Subject Line must read "Sole Source Objection USM SSP 24_023"
The notice shall contain a detailed explanation of why the commodity is not a sole source procurement.
Appropriate documentation shall also be submitted if applicable.
If after a review of the submitted notice and documents, USM determines that the commodity in the
proposed sole source request can be provided by another person or entity, then USM will withdraw the
sole source request publication from the procurement portal website and submit the procurement of
the commodity to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.
If USM determines after review that there is only one (1) source for the required commodity, then USM
will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board. USM will have the burden of proving that the
commodity is only provided by one (1) source.
Run Dates: 3/11, 3/18
The University of Southern Mississippi
Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase
SSP 24_023
The University of Southern Mississippi anticipates purchasing the item(s) listed below as a sole
source purchase. Anyone objecting to this purchase shall follow the procedures outlined below.
1. Description of the commodity that USM is seeking to procure:
Three hundred and sixty kilograms of the chemical hexafluoroglutaryl fluoride.
2. Explanation of why the commodity is the only one that meets the needs of the agency:
This chemical is necessary for custom fluoropolymer synthesis and is the only one that
can make the final compound.
3. Explanation of why the source is the only source is the only person or entity that can
provide the required commodity:
This chemical is made by Exfluor. They distribute it in very small quantities to other
distributors, but none other than Exfluor sell bulk quantities.
4. Explanation of why the amount to be expended for the commodity is reasonable:
This is a specialty chemical bought in a large quantity, and the price is set by the
company that produces this chemical.
5. Efforts that the agency went through to obtain the best possible price for the commodity:
I contacted the other distributors I could find and they let me know it either was not in
stock or they could not sell it in such quantities (or both).
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The University of Southern Mississippi
Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase
SSP 24_023
Any person or entity that objects and proposes that the commodity listed is not sole source and can be
provided by another person or entity shall submit a written notice by March 28, 2024, 8:00 AM CST, to:
Jacob Cochran
Interim Director of Procurement & Contracts
Jacob.Cochran@usm.edu
Subject Line must read "Sole Source Objection 24_023"
The notice shall contain a detailed explanation of why the commodity is not a sole source
procurement. Appropriate documentation shall also be submitted if applicable.
If after a review of the submitted notice and documents, USM determines that the commodity in the
proposed sole source request can be provided by another person or entity, then USM will withdraw
the sole source request publication from the procurement portal website and submit the procurement
of the commodity to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.
If USM determines after review that there is only one (1) source for the required commodity, then
USM will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board. USM will have the burden of proving
that the commodity is only provided by one (1) source.
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