SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Sources Sought: Laboratory Testing Services
- Notice Date
- 4/17/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541940
— Veterinary Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, AAMD Procurement Branch, Marquette Plaza, 250 Marquette Ave, Suite 410, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55401-2329, United States
- ZIP Code
- 55401-2329
- Solicitation Number
- 12639518-SS-907006
- Archive Date
- 5/9/2018
- Point of Contact
- Lisa A Draves, Phone: 612-336-3364
- E-Mail Address
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lisa.a.draves@aphis.usda.gov
(lisa.a.draves@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking capability statements from small business firms for a proposed project requiring laboratory testing services. Services involve acute oral toxicity testing in honeybees for sodium nitrite to support a future pesticide registration application to EPA for a sodium nitrite toxicant for feral swine. The test will determine an LD50 value for honeybees for sodium nitrite in accordance with OECD 213 study guideline and EPA FIFRA regulatory requirements for Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs). The contractor will be required to complete a range finding and definite acute oral toxicity test in honeybees for sodium nitrite in accordance with OECD 213 study guideline and EPA FIFRA requirements for Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs). Services shall be performed at the contractor's facility and completed by August 2018. All interested parties are invited to submit capability statements for acquisition planning purposes. The following outline is recommended (5-page limit): 1) Company name, address, and primary point of contact information 2) A statement of capability 3) Recent and relevant past performance information 4) Business Ownership and Self‐Certification information (i.e. Small Business, Women‐Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned) 5) Current Government Certifications (i.e. 8(a) certified, 8(a) joint venture, Small Disadvantaged Business HUBZone Certified) 6) List Pertinent Codes: NAICS Codes (numbers only), DUNS number, and CAGE code. USDA APHIS reserves the right to determine if a small business set-aside is appropriate based upon the capability information provided in response to this notice, and other pertinent information gathered by the contracting officer. Respondents should ensure the information provided is detailed, current, accurate, and complete. Please submit capability statements by email to Lisa Draves, lisa.a.draves@aphis.usda.gov, no later than April 24, 2018. This notice does not constitute a solicitation. This invitation for capability statements is for planning purposes only. The acquisition strategy for this proposed project has not yet been determined. Response to this notice is strictly voluntary. The Government will not reimburse any party for its participation in this effort. Information submitted in response to this notice is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge or provide feedback with respect to any information submitted under this notice.
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