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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 14, 2005 FBO #1357
MODIFICATION

99 -- Approved Scrapie RFID Tags

Notice Date

8/12/2005
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

332999 — All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Purchasing, 100 North 6TH Street Butler Square, 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, MN, 55403
 

ZIP Code

55403
 

Solicitation Number

APVSHQNH-0088-5
 

Response Due

8/29/2005
 

Archive Date

9/13/2005
 

Point of Contact

Sheree Johnson, Purchasing Agent, Phone 612-336-3222, Fax 612-370-2136, - Sheree Johnson, Purchasing Agent, Phone 612-336-3222, Fax 612-370-2136,
 

E-Mail Address

sheree.a.johnson@aphis.usda.gov, sheree.a.johnson@aphis.usda.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The purpose of this amendment is to change the date the quotes are due by to August 29, 2005 10:00 a.m. central daylight time (cdt) which is shown as the Response Date (this is a second amendment to this solicitation).------------------------------ The purpose of this amendment is to request pricing in the following increments with a 50ea minimum: 50 - 100 and 100 - 500 and 500 - 1,000 and 1,000 - 10,000 and 10,000 - 30,000 The date and time quotations are due remains August 23, 2005 10:00 a.m. central daylight time (cdt) and are not changed as a result of this amendment.------------------------------------- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspections Service (APHIS) VS NAHP, Suite 3A38 Unit 43, 4700 River Road, Riverdale MD 20737-1231, has a requirement for thirty thousand (30,000) ea Approved Scrapie RFID Tags. (i) THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation: quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is APVSHQNH-0088-5 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). (iii) The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect at the time of publication. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Agriculture Federal Acquisition Regulations supplement (AGARs) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far and http://www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html. (iv) This solicitation is a small business set-aside. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 332999, Size standards in number of employees for this code is 500 employees. (v) (vi) This requirement consists of 1 line item to purchase thirty thousnd (30,000) APPROVED SCRAPIE RFID TAGS, FULL DUPLEX B EAR TAGS, 134.2 KHz THAT ARE OF TAMPER EVIDENT CONTRAUCTION (devices that have an established history of satisfactory use in the target species may receive preferential consideration and the solicitation will be limited to those vendor that presently received approval to produce such tags for the Scrapie Program). See attached Statement of Work. It is anticipated that a firm-fixed price contract will be awarded. The Government intends to issue a single solicitation and make a single award to one offeror. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR 12. The solicitation and all subsequent notices and amendments will be posted on the Internet at: http://www.fedbizopps.gov. (vii) Delivery and acceptance of line item 1 will be FOB Destination, Riverdale MD 20737-1231. Applicable FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.232-25 Prompt Payment (10/03); 52.243-1 Changes-Fixed Price (08/87); (viii) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerers ? commercial Items (01/04); (ix) 52.212-2, Evaluation ? Commercial Items (01/99); (x) 52.212-3 Offerers Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items (01/04) ? THE CONTRACTOR SHALL RETURN A COMPLETED COPY OF THIS PROVISION WITH ITS QUOTATION, a copy of the provision may be attained from http://www.arnet.gov/far; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items (10/03); (xii) 52.212-5 Contracts Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items (03/04); (xiii) 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer ? Central Contractor Registration (10/03); 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (10/03) applies to this acquisition. The following text is added to Paragraph (a) of FAR 52.212-2: The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technically acceptable to meet the Government requirement; Past Performance; Low price. Technical and past performance when combined, are approximately equal to price. Referenced FAR clauses can be accessed for review on the Internet at: http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following FAR clauses identified at paragraph b of FAR 52.212.5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (02/99); 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (04/02) (E.O. 11246); 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (12/03); 52.232-33 Payment Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (10/03) (31 U.S.C. 3332); 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (06-03) (15 U.S.C. 644); 52.222-19 Child Labor ? Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (01-04) (E.O. 13126); 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (12/01) (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (06/98) (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (12/01) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not Applicable to this acquisition. (xv) Number Note 1 applies to this acquisition. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION FOR CONSIDERATION. All offers must be signed. Offers must include tax payer federal identification number, DUNS number, and business size. Failure to provide this information will result in the vendor not being considered for award. Effective October 1, 2003, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), requires that contractors be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) System before they can be awarded contracts. Vendors may register with CCR online at www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-800-324-3414. (xvi) QUOTES ARE DUE BY: August 23, 2005 10:00 a.m. central daylight time (cdt). (xvii) Submit faxed quotations to Sheree Johnson, Purchasing section at fax number: 612-370-2136 with SIGNED ORIGINAL FORWARDED BY MAIL TO: USDA APHIS Purchasing, Attn: Sheree Johnson, Butler Square 5th floor, 100 North Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Suite 3A38 Unit 43, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD

Zip Code: 20737-1231

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00869093-W 20050814/050812211736 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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