SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Agricultural Pesticide Usage Data
- Notice Date
- 5/26/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Program Contract Service Center, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-DC-10-00168
- Response Due
- 5/31/2010
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact, Abbie Jemmott, Purchasing Agent, Phone (202) 564-1266
- E-Mail Address
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(Jemmott.Abbie@epamail.epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NAICS Code: 541910 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Acquisition Management (OAM) intends to award a sole source purchase order for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Biological and Economic AnalysisDivision (BEAD) under the authority of FAR part 13.5 to Doane Marketing Research Inc. dba GfK Kynetec (GfK) for Agricultural Pesticide Usage Data. The EPA requires a 12-month subscription to the 2008 Doane AgroTrak Robust System, which includes the following: a.) historical years database access (1998-2008); b.) ten web user licenses; and c.) all crops/all pesticide types database access. The Period of Performance will be from June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011. Before the EPA takes regulatory actions on pesticides, studies are conducted on human health, environmental, economic and social impacts as required by the FIFRA 92-515, as amended. In order to adequately evaluate health, environmental, social and economic aspects of the use of substitutes for pesticides, a database is needed which contains accurate, current usage data for agricultural pesticides by chemical active ingredient, end-use product, pesticide type, and crop protected. The type of usage data needed includes the following: total and base acres treated, total pounds applied, the number of farms treating, the time of application, the stage of the pest infestation, pesticide prices and expenditures, the rate of application, target pest and pest complex, the method of application, and other related factors, by state or designated region. This purchase will make available to EPA pesticide market survey data and reports for 1998-2008, which will serve as a critical input in conducting economic and related analyses of pesticide regulatory matters. These data are for internal use within the EPA, not for release to nonsubscribers or the general public without prior permission of the contractor. The market studies should provide current data for herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and other pesticides used on various agricultural sites. NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROCUREMENT. It has been determined that GfK is the only source for this data that meets the Government?s requirements. Notwithstanding, any firm that believes it is capable of meeting EPA?s requirement as stated herein, may submit its capability by 5:00 PM on Monday May 31, 2010, which may be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete the purchase order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All questions or comments regarding this procurement shall be addressed in writing to Abbie Jemmott at Jemmott.Abbie@epa.gov.
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