USDA, Agricultural Research Service -- HC62, Box 2010, Dubois, ID 83423

87 -- NO. 2 BARLEY GRAIN/CORN!! SOL 5364-7-007!! DUE 081197 POC Contact Annette Zweifel, 208/374-5409, FAX 208/374-5582!! 87 -- (1) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Any amendments to this solicitation will be placed only in the CBD.(ii) Solicitation No. 5364-7-007 is being issued as Request for Quotation (iii) The solicitation document applies and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-38. (iv)This procurement is open to all responsible sources. The SIC Code is 0119 and the Size Standard is $0.5 million.(v) The items solicited is No 2 Barley Grain OR No 2 Yellow Corn from the 1997 growing season. (vi) Barley must have a test weight of not less than 50 pounds per bushel and no more than 14% moisture.Yellow Corn must have a test weight of not less than 56 pounds per bushel. Contamination of dirt,straw, weeds and other foreign matter shall be kept to a minimum. USDA,ARS reserves the right to perform random sampling through the delivery period. (vii) 59 ton of the grain selected shall be delivered to the USDA,ARS, Mud Lake Feedlot at Mud Lake, Idaho between November 4, 1997 and February 1, 1998. 125 ton of the grain selected shall be delivered to USDA,ARS, U.S. Sheep Experiment Station, located 7 miles north of Dubois, Idaho, between September 2, 1997 and April 1, 1998. The contractor will be required to make several deliveries to each location. Deliveries shall be a minimum of 30 ton. The contractor may be required to store the grain selected until the end of the delivery period (i.e. April 1, 1998) at no additional cost to the government. (viii) The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation; 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors. All offerors are to include with their offer a completed copy of provision 52.213-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications. Copies of FAR 52.212-2 and 52-212-3 are available upon request from the Contracting Officer.) (ix) The folowing FAR clause applies to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. (x) The following additional FAR clauses, which are cited in clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Status or Executive Orders are applicable to this acquisition: 52-203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; 52-203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52-219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 52-222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Actionfor Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52-222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37 Employment Records on, Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-9, Buy American Act-Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program. (xi) Offerors shall agree to hold prices firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt ofoffers. All offers shall be sent to USDA,Agricultural Research Service, ATTN: Annette Zweifel, HC 62 Box 2010,Dubois, ID 83423. Faxed offers will not be accepted. All offers are due by 2:00pm, local time, Dubois, ID 83423 on August 11, 1997. (x!!) Numbered not 12 applies.***** (0182)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0276 19970703\87-0001.SOL)