USDA-ARS-SAA, Richard B. Russell Center, 950 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605-2720

87 -- FERTILIZER SOL RFQ-004-4384-00 DUE 032000 POC Elaine Wood 706-546-3534 WEB: Click here to download a copy of 52.212-3, http://nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact contracting officer, woode@ars.usda.gov. 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number RFQ-004-4384-00 is issued as a request for quotations and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through FAC 97-09. FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside is applicable to this acquisition. The standard industrial classification code is 5191. The small business size standard is 100 employees. REQUIREMENTS: CLIN1 -- Furnish and apply spring fertilizer. To be spread between March 15 and April 1 as follows: 124 tons of 20-0-10 (formulation per ton ammonium nitrate 376, std ammonium sulfate 1296, murate of potash 328) applied at a rate of 300 lb/acre to 829 acres, 55.5 tons of 10-10-20 (formulation per ton ammonium sulfate 580, diammonium phosphate 435, murate of potash 656, tem 300g 30, standard fille 300) applied at the rate of 300 lb/acre to 370 acres, and 33 tons of 0-10-20 (formulation per ton superphosphate 1000, murate of potash 656, tem 300g 55, standard fille 389) applied at the rate of 300 lb/acres to 221 acres. CLIN2- Furnish and apply summer fertilizer between June 1 and June 15 as follows: 19 tons ammonium nitrate (formulation NH4NO3) applied at the rate of 200 lb/acre and 5.25 tons of 10-0-20 applied at the rate of 300 lb/acre. Vendor is required to furnish and spread fertilizer at USDA, ARS, Subtropical Agricultural Research Station, 2271 Chinsegut Hill Rd, Brooksville, FL 34601. PAYMENT: Any award made under this solicitation is subject to 31 CFR Part 208 which requires all payments made by the government to be made by electronic funds transfer. Vendors may meet this requirement by acceptance of government credit cards or providing a Vendor Express Number. If a company has not previously enrolled in the Vendor Express Program with USDA, they should call the National Finance Center at 1-800-421-0323 for an enrollment package. The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive/responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is most price advantageous to the government. All offers must include with their quotation a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 and a statement that the VETS-100 report as required by FAR 52.222-37 has been filed. Offers must also include a list of 3 references for work of a similar nature. The following FAR clauses apply : Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items awarded to a responsive/responsible offeror at a fair and reasonable price, 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, 52.203-10, 52.219-8, 52.222-26, 52.222-37, 52.225-3, 52.225-3,52.225-9, 52.225-18, 52.225-21, 52.247-64. All interested/qualified sources who can provide the items above must respond by 4:00 p.m., March 20, 2000. Quotations should be addressed to USDA Agricultural Research Service, 950 College Station Rd, Athens, GA 30605-2720 (or POB 5677, Athens, GA 30604-5677). POC Elaine Wood, Contract Specialist, 706/546-3534 or fax 706/546-3444. Faxed responses are acceptable. Posted 03/01/00 (W-SN429944). (0061)

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