MODIFICATION
68 -- Pink Boll Worm Delta Traps - Attachment_1_SF1449
- Notice Date
- 9/22/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 339999
— All Other Miscellaneous 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
- AG-6395-S-15-0164
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2015
- Point of Contact
- Carol R. Dingess, Phone: 970-494-7360
- E-Mail Address
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carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov
(carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Drawings for vendor reference interested vendors please complete and return by closing date of notice Solicittion Package for AG-6395-S-15-0164 is now available and closes on 10/16/2015 Interested vendors please complete and return Attachment_1 by 4:pm Closing date of notice. The USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) requires the purchase of Pink Boll Worm Paper Delta Traps (PBWPDT) in accordance with specifications. This will be a Firm Fixed Priced Indefinite Quantity Indefinite Delivery Contract for a base period of 12 months with (4) possible 12 month option periods. Acceptance of traps is conditioned on approved lots of paperboard. Background: The PBWPDT is utilized in monitoring of the Pink Boll Worm (Pectinophora gossypiella) a highly destructive insect of cotton. The goal of APHIS-PPQ is to define the extent of these infestations or potential infestations and limit artificial spread beyond the infested area through quarantine and an active regulatory and treatment program. These programs are an effective Federal-State-International partnership that prevents the establishment of Pink Boll Worm in new areas. In order to carry out this program's objective, PPQ requires Paper Delta Traps to conduct insect presence surveys to support decision-making for program activities. Objective: The Pink Boll Worm program utilizes this PBWPDT in conjunction with specific pheromones to effectively monitor populations. Without the requested traps, effectively defining infestations might not be possible and the ultimate cost of an eradication or control project could exceed millions of dollars should this trap not be available. Specifications Material: The traps shall be fabricated of hard sized, liquid packaging grade ½ gallon milk carton paperboard stock with 0.024 inch nominal thickness and polyethylene plastic-coating on both sides. Variance from nominal thickness no greater than +0.002" will be tolerable. The coating is typically 0.0062" outside (=9lbs. per 3,000 sq. ft.) and 0.0012" inside. It is essential that the traps described herein are capable of withstanding outside service for a period of 90 days. Paperboard (milk carton grade) must exhibit good liquid holdout capability, especially where edges and cuts are exposed. The drainage holes need to be completely punched out. This is measured by a "paperboard test" which tests the sample paperboard against an international paperboard standard. The industry standard range of weight for water absorption should be 1.5%-2%, and the percent of water absorbed in the sample paperboard should be equal to or less than the industry standard or not greater than 10% of the standard. The Delta Trap design is required in one color: orange outside and white inside. See Attachment 2 for more information Acceptance Criteria The conditional acceptance will focus on the following factor: 1. Quality Control Inspection of Traps: 2. First Article Procedures In Accordance With 52.209-4 First Article Approval-Government Testing 3. Acceptance of traps is conditioned on approved lots of paperboard. Interested sources are encouraged to complete and return Attachment 1 to the contracting office. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Please email all questions regarding subject item(s) prior to Sources Sought closing date to Carol.Dingess@aphis.usda.gov. 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, and point of contact information. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information or samples they provide. Information or materials provided is strictly voluntary. Please Email or Fax Attachment 1 to Carol Dingess at Carol.Dingess@aphis.usda.gov. fx# 970-472-1897 Email is the preferred method of communication. Please be sure to include notice #AG-6395-S-15-0164 on subject line. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Closing date for submissions of Statement's of Capability is August 28, 2015 at 4:00PM MT. Anyone wishing to do business with the USDA must be listed in the government's System for Award Management Registrar now known as SAM. You may register on line with http://sam.gov A prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from a solicitation. Vendors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the CCR database accessed through http://sam.gov or by calling Central Contractors Registration @ 1-866-606-8220 Anyone doing business 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 The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 339999 - All other Miscellaneous Manufacturing. The Small Business Size Category is 500 Employees. The Government intends to provide all information regarding this notice via this web site. The Federal Government is not responsible for notifications to offerors regarding notices, solicitations or amendments. It is the Vendor's responsibility to check this web site www.fbo.gov periodically for updates. Telephone and email requests will not be accepted
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- Zip Code: 78521
- Zip Code: 78521
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