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65 -- ANTIBIOTIC RESIDUE/ANTIMICROBIAL CONTAMINANT ASSAY PLATES, AND BACILLUS MEGATERIUM SPORES SOL FSIS-33-W-99 DUE 092899 POC Tawana Nathan, 301-504-3996 E-MAIL: tawana.nathan@usda.gov, tawana.nathan@usda.gov. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has a requirement for Antibiotic Residue/Antimicrobial Contaminant Assay Plates ( referred to as STOP/CAST/FAST plates, and Bacillus subtilis/Bacillus megaterium spores (referred to as STOP/CAST/FAST Spores. The screen test plates are used to recognize an antibiotic or classes of antibiotics in meat and animal tissues. The use of these test will expand the agency's ability to detect and control antibiotic residue presence in the human food chain. The resulting contract will be from the date of award to September 30, 2000, with four one-year options. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 2835 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. Copies of the solicitation will be made available on the USDA, FSIS website at the following address: www.fsis.usda.gov/om/rfp.htm. When copies are obtained from the website, it will be the responsibility of the interested partyto notify the Contracting office in order to obtain amendments if and when they are issued. The solicitation will be available on the website on/or around August 27, 1999. Hard copies of the solicitation package will be made available upon written request. Requests may be faxed to 301-504-4276. No telephone requests will be honored Posted 08/11/99 (W-SN366385). (0223)

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