SOURCES SOUGHT
87 -- Coyote AGAR CM100 Brand Name or Equal in accordance with 52.211-6
- Notice Date
- 12/21/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 311999
— All Other Miscellaneous Food 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, Minnesota, 55403
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- APHIS-352973
- Archive Date
- 2/9/2010
- Point of Contact
- Carol R. Dingess, Phone: 612-336-3208
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov
(carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Coyote AGAR CM100 Brand Name or Equal in accordance with 52.211-6 The Otis Laboratory (USDA, APHIS, PPQ, CPHST) has been using a High Wheat Germ diet for the rearing of gypsy moth larvae in their mass rearing facility since the late 1970s. This diet contains agar as a gelling agent. Proper gelling of the diet is necessary to produce a diet uniformity that allows for the optimum rearing of healthy gypsy moth life stages. The Otis Laboratory has tested many sources of agar and has found that an agar harvested in Chile provides the proper gelling strength for our diet needs. Before the Otis Laboratory can accept an agar, a sample must be obtained and used in diet to rear gypsy moth larvae. Due to the long life cycle of the moth, and the requirement to rear two generations because problems often appear in the offspring generation, these tests will require 14 months to complete. Any new sources of Chilean agar will have to go through similar studies before the Otis Laboratory can accept them for use in the High Wheat Germ diet. Interested sources that are capable of providing the same or equivalent supply listed above are encouraged to submit statements of capability to the contracting office. Small Business concerns are encouraged to participate. This is not a request for competitive proposals, but instead a market research method to determine interested sources. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. Please provide Tax I.D. Number, Duns Number, point of contact information, past performance and references regarding your ability to provide this same name brand or an alternate item. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information they provide. Information provided is strictly voluntary. Please fax Statements of Capability to Carol Dingess at 612-336-3550 or email to Carol.Dingess@aphis.usda.gov. Email is the preferred method of communication. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Closing date for submissions of Statement's of Capability is January 25, 2009 at 4:00PM ET. The North American Industry Classification NAICS - 311999 All other miscellaneous food manufacturing SB SIZE = 500 empl Or 424990 - Other Miscellaneous Nondurable goods merchant wholesaler SB SIZE = 100empl 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must- (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by- (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of provision) Anyone interested in placing a bid with the USDA must also obtain a Dunn and Bradstreet number. If your company does not have a DUNS number, you may contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one by calling 1- 866-705-5711or via the following website: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or at ccr.dnb.com/ccr/pages/CCRSearch.jsp. Anyone interested in placing a bid with the USDA must complete a Representations and Certifications electronically at http://orca.bpn.gov and be listed in the government's Central Contractor Registrar. You may register on line with www.ccr.gov. or by calling Central Contractors Registration @ 1-888-227-2423 consult online hand book at http://www.ccr.gov/handbook.aspx Technical Point of Contact Miriam Cooperband, Ph.D. Entomologist USDA - APHIS - PPQ - CPHST Otis Laboratory 1398 W. Truck Rd. Buzzards Bay, MA 02542 Office: (508) 563-9303 x266 Fax: (508) 564-4398 E-mail: Miriam.F.Cooperband@aphis.usda.gov CONTRACTING OFFICE USDA/APHIS 100 North Sixth Street (5th Floor, Butler Square) Minneapolis, MN 55403 POINT OF CONTACT CAROL DINGESS CONTRACTING OFFICER Ph: 612-336-3208 Fax: 612-336-3550 Carol.Dingess@aphis.usda.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA - APHIS - PPQ - CPHST, Otis Laboratory, 1398 W. Truck Rd., Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, 02542, United States
- Zip Code: 02542
- Zip Code: 02542
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