SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Tuberculin, PPD Bovis, Intradermic in 10 ml vials
- Notice Date
- 7/21/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 325414
— Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, MN, 55403
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- 56-M-APHIS-05
- Response Due
- 9/7/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS), Center for Veterinary Biologics Laboratory in Ames, Iowa intends to acquire Tuberculin, PPD Bovis, Intradermic in 10 ml vials. Veterinary Services requires an estimated 200,000 ml vials of PPD Bovis per year. Additional 20% optional quantity for each 4-1 year option (20,000 ml vials). The PPD Bovis Tuberculin is required as a diagnostic test reagent in the National Eradication Program for bovine tuberculosis. It is a product derived from the culture of the AN-5 strain of Mycobacterium bovis in a modified Reid?s media for 8-12 weeks in constant temperature incubator equipped with a device to increase the relative humidity. These cultures are grown as floating cultures to maximize the yield of tuberculin. The 8-12 week culture is heat killed with steam under pressure at degrees C for 30 minutes. The culture media is filtered, preserved in a 5 percent phenol solution, concentrated to 2 percent of the original volume, and precipitated in ammonium sulfate to yield a product with a protein concentration of 1 mg per ml. Each serial lot of tuberculin shall be tested for purity, safety, potency, and special chemical characteristics in accordance with the conditions presented in Title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (9CFR) Parts 113.203 113.3 or in Section V of the approved outline of production, which is on file with USDA, APHIS, VS. We are interested in companies that have the capability to provide PPD Bovine Tuberculin. This is a firm fixed price requirements contract. FOB Destination. This procurement is set aside 100% for a small business. Contract period is October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006, with the 4 one-year renewal options to extend the effective period. Not to exceed five (5) years. A single award is anticipated. The solicitation, #56-M-APHIS-05, is to be affixed to all documents submitted in reference to this requirement. Solicitation will be available at this website on or about August 5, 2005. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Paper copies of the RFP and/or amendments will not be issued. The solicitation and the specifications will be made available electronically at this website only. All changes to the pre-solicitation notice, solicitation and any attachments shall be posted to the website at: www.FedBizOpps.gov. NOTIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE SENT TO OFFEROR REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF THE SOLICITATION NOR ANY OF ITS AMENDMENTS. IT IS THE OFFEROR?S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THIS WEB SITE PERDIOCIALLY FOR UPDATES. The offeror must submit a street mailing address and an email address (if available) in all correspondence in reference to this requirement. The Request for Proposal (RFP) should be posted to this website on or about July 11, 2005.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA,APHIS, NVSL, 1800 Dayton Road, Ames, IA 50010
- Zip Code: 50010
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 50010
- Record
- SN00851680-W 20050723/050721211651 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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