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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 10,1999 PSA#2493USDA, APHIS, Field Servicing Office, Butler Square West, 5th Floor, 100
North 6th St., Minneapolis, MN 55403 68 -- LIQUID TRIMEDLURE SOL 34-M-APHIS-00 DUE 122299 POC Kathryn Linde
612-370-2494 This is a combined synopsis solicitation for commercial
items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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. This
solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those
in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-14. The Standard
Industrial Classification is 8999. This is a 100% small business
setaside. The USDA, APHIS, Mpls-ABS has a requirement for 2460
kilograms of liquid trimedlure to be delivered in 40 kilogram drums.
LIQUID TRIMEDLURE SPECIFICATIONS: TRIMEDLURE CONCENTRATE SAMPLING &
TESTING PROCEDURES: A. General: USDA will conduct chemical analysis of
each lot of Trimedlure concentrate for purity and isomer composition
prior to its incorporation into dispensers. B. Sampling for Lot
Acceptance: For purposes of sampling, all Trimedlure concentrate
manufacturedfrom a single production run is defined as a lot and the
coded designation of a lot as the lot number. C. Test Procedures:
Infrared and gas chromatography analysis will be used for identity of
fruit fly attractant. The sample submitted to the laboratory shall be
well mixed. Evident lack of homogeneity shall be cause for rejection.
1. Identity by Infrared Spectroscopy. A solution shall be made by
dissolving 10 to 12 mg of sample in 1.0 ml of infrared grade carbon
disulfide. After mixing, solution shall be placed in a 0.5 mm
path-length cell and scanned from 4,000-to 650 cm with a similar cell
filled with carbon disulfide in the reference beam. The spectrum of the
sample shall be qualitatively the same as the spectrum of authentic
Trimedlure. The relative intensities of the peaks shall be the same as
those of the reference spectrum (attached as Figure 1) and have no
extraneous absorbencies. 2. Purity by Gas Chromatography. A solution
shall be prepared by dissolving a weighed quantity of sample in hexane
to give a known concentration close to 1.0 ug ul. A 2 ul aliquot of
this solution shall be injected onto a wide-bore (0.75 mm i.d. x 30 m
long) SPB-1, non-polar, capillary column programmed at 100 degrees C
for 2 minutes and then 10 degrees minute to 250 degrees C where it was
held for 6 minutes. Under these conditions, Trimedlure elutes as a
pair of unsolved peaks about 5.9 and 6.0 minutes; dehydrochlorinated
precursor elutes about 3.6 minutes. The purity of the sample shall be
computed by first summing the areas of all of the peaks (other than
those attributable to background) that appear in the chromatogram
beyond the solvent front (usually beyond 2.5 minutes); the percent
Trimedlure shall then be obtained by dividing the sum of the areas of
the pair of Trimedlure peaks by the total area of all sample peaks and
multiply by 100. The amount of dehydrochlorinated Trimedlure shall be
obtained by dividing the area of its peak by the total area of sample
peaks and multiplying by 100. 3. Isomer Composition by Gas
Chromatography. The isomer composition of Trimedlure shall be measured
by capillary column, gas chromatography on a 60-m long x 0.25 mm i.d.
fused-silica column coated with Durawax DX4, Carbowax 20M, or other
equivalently polar stationary phase (helium or hydrogen carrier gas at
roughly 1 ml/min., injection port and detector temperatures of 225 and
275 degrees C, respectively); 2 ul of the solution prepared in C.2
shall be injected onto the column set at 100 degrees C for 1 minute,
then programmed at 1-5 degrees C min. to 185 degrees C where it is held
for 15 minutes. The resulting chromatogram should show the separation
as indicated in Figure 2 (attached). The composition shall be
determined by first summing the area for all eight isomer peaks. The
amount of cis- Trimedlure shall be obtained by multiplying the total
area of the four cis-isomers times percent purity (measured in C.2) and
dividing by the total area of all eight isomer peaks. If the second cis
peak at 20.52 minutes (Figure 2) is unresolved from the trans B2 peak
at 20.21 min., the area of the cis peak at 22.88 minutes shall be taken
also as the area of the unresolved cis peak; the B2 area shall be
corrected accordingly. The B2 and C isomer contents shall be determined
by multiplying the area of the B2 (or C) peak times the percent purity
and dividing by the total area of all eight isomer peaks. PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATIONS -- A. Chemical Assay: USDA will conduct chemical
analysis of each production lot of trimedlure for isomer content
purity, refractive index, infrared spectum. B. Bioassay : In addition
to chemical analysis, the Government reserves the option to conduct
bioassay field tests to determine the effectiveness of the product for
the intended purpose. Failure of the product to meet bioassay
requirements will be cause for rejection. Only Trimedlure which has
been tested and approved by the USDA for program use will be used as a
control. FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL -- GOVERNMENT TESTING: (a) The
Contractor shall deliver 0.5 kilograms of Item 1 within 45 calendar
days from the date of this contract to USDA, APHIS, PPQ, Attn: Martin
Torrez, Aircraft & Equipment Operations, Route 3, Box 1001, Edinburg,
TX 78539 for first article tests. The shipping documentation shall
contain this contract number and the Lot Item identification.
Theccharacteristics that the first article must meet and the testing
requirements. (b) Within 60 calendar days after the Government receives
the first article, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor,
in writing, of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of
the first article. DELIVERY SCHEDULE: Delivery shall take place within
15 calendar days of approval of first article to the same address as
the first article. SPECIAL PACKING AND MARKING: All characters shall
have a minimum height of 3/8 inch. Each carton shall have the following
information displayed on two outside walls in addition to other
required markings: 1. Contents: Trimedlure ; 2. USDA, APHIS, PPQ 3. Up;
4. Do Not Crush; 5. Store in a dry place; 6. Quantity____ 7. Contract
Number; 8. Date of Manufacture; 9. Manufacturer's Name; 10.
Manufacturer's Lot No.; 11. Storage Instructions SPECIAL MARKING: Each
package container of liquid trimedlure shall be clearly marked with
the contract number & lot number. Each package shall be marked with the
contract & batch numbers. The package labeling shall also include the
lot number of trimedlure that was used in the production of this batch
of dispensers. Reference Website: http://www.arnet.gov far fac.html
(FAC 97-14) for Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commerical
Items, complete, sign and return with the offer; and http://www.gsa.gov
forms far.htm for required Standard Form 1449. Offeror shall submit the
evaluation factors with the offer. The provisions FAR 52.212-1,
Instruction to Offerors Commerical Items (Aug 1998); FAR 52.212.2
Evaluation -- Commerical Items (OCT 1997); FAR 52-212.3, Offeror
Representation and Certifications-Commerical Items (OCT 1998); FAR
52.212-4, Contract Terms & Conditions Commerical Items (APR 1998); FAR
52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes
or Executive Orders-Commerical Items (OCT 1998) apply to this
acquisition. Your proposed prices should be noted in this section.
Liquid Trimedlure QTY 2460 Unit KG Unit Price __________ Total Price
___________. Posted 12/08/99 (W-SN406800). (0342) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0233 19991210\68-0002.SOL)
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