SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- AUTOMATION OF IDENTIFYING OFFICIALLY GRADED CARCASSES
- Notice Date
- 10/8/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/SCSC, 4700 River Road Unit 45, Riverdale, MD, 20737
- ZIP Code
- 20737
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-RFI-04-001
- Response Due
- 10/23/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/13/2003
- Point of Contact
- Estela Diaz, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-734-8110, Fax 301-734-8871,
- E-Mail Address
-
Estela.Diaz@usda.gov
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Livestock and Seed Program (LSP), Meat Grading and Certification (MGC) Branch, located in Washington, DC is seeking vendor sources to satisfy a need for alternative methods of identifying officially graded carcasses in the packing house environment. Any vendor that can satisfy this search with an existing commercial solution must provide technical and marketing literature.The product(s)must satisfy the following technical requirements:(1)to adequately control identification of the USDA officially graded or certified carcasses throughout the entire process of further fabrication. (2)to maintain carcass identity with official grade and/or certification marks applied to it throughout the fabrication process so that individual packaged components can be properly labeled in accordance with USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service(FSIS)labeling requirements and regulations;(3)to provide ability throughout the entire process, at least up to the time the product comes under FSIS jurisdiction through their regulatory process, for compliance with proper labeling of meat products. In addition to the technical and marketing literature, interested sources must also include the following for evaluation by the Contracting Officer:(1)Company name and address;(2)Company contact Name and telephone number;(3)If available, any contracting vehicles such as Federal Supply Schedules (FSS),Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC) or existing Federal Contracts that can satisfy the commercial solution provided;(4)Business Status (Large, Small,Small Woman-Owned,Disadvantaged,Veteran-Owned status, etc.;(5)Tax identification Number(TIN);and(6)Company Capability Statement. All information must be submitted to:Estela.M.Diaz@usda.gov. or via mail to USDA,APHIS, MRP-BS, 4700 RIVER ROAD, UNIT 45, CUBICLE 3D15, ATTN: ESTELA M. DIAZ, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, RIVERDALE, MD 20737. Telephone inquires WILL NOT be accepted. This information is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for proposal.It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided in response to this synopsis. Responses to this synopsis WILL NOT result in a bidders list.
- Record
- SN00449454-W 20031010/031008213110 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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