SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Notice of Intent to Negotiate a Sole Source Contract - clauses
- Notice Date
- 11/15/2013
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 115210
— Support Activities for Animal Production
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Northern Plains Area
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Archive Date
- 12/15/2013
- Point of Contact
- Donita J. Furman, Phone: 402-762-4145
- E-Mail Address
-
donita.furman@ars.usda.gov
(donita.furman@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- AG-6538-P-14-0006
- Award Date
- 11/15/2013
- Description
- clauses The USMARC intends to award a sole source, firm fixed priced contract, pursuant to FAR Part 12, to Biotronics, Inc., Ames, Iowa to ultrasound 1020 gilts. Each gilt will be examined ultrasonically for backfat depth and loin eye area at 28 day intervals starting at 100 days of age to include 6 separate examinations. Ultrasound data will be collected from 500 gilts per day in order to accomplish the data collections over a two day period. The images of the back of each gilt will be processed and back fat depth and loin eye area for each gilt will be returned to us for analysis and examinations of relationships with other data collected in this trial. Biotronics is a servicing company for interpretation of food animal ultrasound images using highly-skilled personnel along with automated computer-based image processing algorithms. The location of this company allows them to reach the site easily in order to accomplish the multiple, timed ultrasound imaging required by the research trial. This minimizes the interruptions of the needed ultrasound data collections that are required during the winter months due to weather events. Biotronics has a previously established working relationship with Murphy Brown LLC, so they are familiar with the Biosecurity and other policies required by Murphy Brown. Murphy Brown will only allow those companies that have passed the Biosecurity checks that are necessary to ensure the health standards are adhered to for the safety of the livestock on their facility. In addition, Biotronics, Inc. has provided ultrasound analysis for Murphy Brown LLC for other in house research trials. It is vital to the research project that the services of Biotronics be used so that it will ensure that the results of the current research trial will be consistent with data collected in previous trials, this will enhance our ability to ensure that the data is valid and correct.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: State Spur 18D Bldg 1, Clay Center, Nebraska, 68933, United States
- Zip Code: 68933
- Zip Code: 68933
- Record
- SN03235145-W 20131117/131115234339-e99e25b606c36630b29614fe763fcb41 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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