Bred Sows
A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are adequate Small Business, SBA certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), Women-Owned, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) contractors available for a proposed project who meet the specific criteria outlined below.
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation Announcement, Request for Quote, or Invitation for Bid. It does not constitute any commitment by the Government. No award will result from this notice. The purpose is to conduct market research to gain knowledge of potentially qualified sources and to determine the capability of Small Business and/or Large Business companies to provide the supplies/services described below. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make an appropriate acquisition decision. Department of Agriculture requests responses from ALL socioeconomic categories in order to gain a more complete understanding of the market for these products and service.
The USDA-NADC has a requirement for a contractor to provide:
• 10 Bred Sows due to farrow approximately 2 weeks after arriving at the NADC in Ames, IA
• Pre-Purchase blood work is required to be sent to USDA in Ames, IA to pre-screen individual sows
• Sows must be Sound of foot and body, in good general health
• Sows must be influenza virus and antibody negative
• Sows must be of high health status, free of PRRSV, PCV2 and PED
• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection Required on all animals
• Quantity – 10 of similar age and size
• Delivery of all animals in 1 shipment to Ames, IA
• Delivery of 500lbs of current Lactation feed to accompany animals on delivery to Ames, IA
• Animal shall be deliverable onsite at USDA within 5 days of DOA and no later than two weeks prior to anticipated farrowing date.
The purpose of this protocol is to alter the immune function of newborn animals to enhance their ability to respond to pathogen exposure (immunomodulation). Immunomodulation is one alternative to antibiotics that stimulates the host’s own immune system to defend against infection with viruses or bacteria. Innate immune training is a proposed method to modulate immune status, growing from the observation that humans who receive the neonatal bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine have enhanced protection against a variety of bacterial and viral pathogens later in life. There is a need for methods to enhance disease resistance without the use of antibiotics.
The NAICS code applicable to this acquisition is 112210 (Hog and Pig Farming), with a Size Standard $1 million and the PSC Code is 8820.
Any subsequent procurement will be conducted as a commercial item purchased in accordance with FAR Part 12 and as a Simplified Acquisition Procedure in accordance with FAR Part 13.
The Contractor shall provide all items F.O.B. destination to USDA, 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010
Capability Statement:
Companies who have the experience, as well as an interest in doing business with ARS, should submit a Capabilities Statement which, for this notice, is not expected to be a proposal, but rather short statements regarding the company’s ability to demonstrate their expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified in this notice.
In addition to the Capabilities Statement, companies should complete the attached Sources Sought Response Form and indicate whether they are a Small Business, SBA-certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), SDVOSB, or Women-Owned Small Business.
To be eligible, all vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with a current and active registration. A SAM UEI number is required in order to register in SAM. A vendor can contact SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220 or e-mail at www.sam.gov. NO EXCEPTIONS. Vendor must include their UEI# on their capability statements.
To be eligible, all vendors must also be registered in SAM under the specific NAICS code listed as part of this sources sought. If a prospective vendor is not registered under the specified NAICS code and would qualify to be registered under it then they must update their SAM registration prior to providing a capabilities statement.
Finally, to be eligible, all vendors must be NDAA 889 Certified. If they do not currently have a NDAA 889 Certification, then they must complete the attached NDAA 889 Certification form and submit it to melissa.grice@usda.gov so that they can be added to the list of NDAA 889 Certified vendors.
Submitting a Capability Statements:
Responses should be submitted via email by Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. (Central Time). Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Questions should be directed to Melissa Grice at melissa.grice@usda.gov
Disclaimer:
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Respondents are also advised that under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of information or provide feedback about any of the information received. After review of the responses received, the Government may issue a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation. No proprietary, sensitive, confidential or classified information shall be included with your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation.
12505B23Q0039 Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Midwest Area
1/17/23, 4:49 PM 12 Detector (Sporting Breed) Canines for CCFR
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. The solicitation number is 20127015 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-06. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 112990 with a small business size standard of $0.75M. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.UnisonMarketplace.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at www.UnisonMarketplace.com, will end on: 2021-06-23 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time. This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be Front Royal, VA 22630The DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: Detector (single purpose) Sporting Breed canines. Specifically, the canines shall be of the following breeds: Labrador retriever, Golden Retriever, German shorthaired pointer, German/Dutch Shepherds or other Sporting/Herding breeds with prior approval by the selecting office. Malinois will not be accepted.
The contractor shall provide to Customs and Border Protection with canines in accordance to the RFQ that are suitable for training in accordance with the statement of work. Canines are due to the designated Canine Center No-later-than 60-days from notification., 12, EA;Solicitation and Buy Attachments***Question Submission: Interested Offerers must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.***For this solicitation, DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison, Inc. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Offerers that are not currently registered to use www.UnisonMarketplace.com should proceed to www.UnisonMarketplace.com to complete their free registration. Offerers that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com. Offerers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.UnisonMarketplace.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.UnisonMarketplace.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.UnisonMarketplace.com process. Should Offerers require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com.Use of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive.Award Criteria-An award will be made to a responsive offeror (who submits all required submissions on time), whose past performance does not pose a risk to the Government, and whose offer is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). An offer is technically acceptable if its technical capabilities conform to the Government's Statement of Work or listed specs whichever is applicable to the buyUnless the Buyer indicates otherwise within a particular line item description, each Seller shall include in its online Bid individual pricing for all required line items in order to be considered for award (i.e., Do not use the “Included in another line item” function when pricing each line item). If a line item cannot be separately priced, you must notify the buyer through the Unison ‘Submit a Question’ feature regarding which line item(s) should be included in which other line item(s) and request reposting. Failure to comply with this term may result in the Bid being determined to be non-responsive.In addition to providing pricing at www.unisonmarketplace.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Submissions can be sent to marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com.Bid MUST be good for 90 calendar days after close of Buy.Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination.This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted, excluding the exceptions outlined in FAR 4.1102(a). Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov.No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award.Delivery must be made within 60 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). The offeror must provide within its offer the number of days - not to exceed 60 - required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. Unless otherwise noted.The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far.Q&A -Please submit all questions by using the 'Submit a Question' button. This buy will then be reposted with Q&A based on the questions that come in (if applicable).For all buys other than Exact Match Sellers MUST document what they are bidding for evaluation for award. Sellers must include, extended specs and/or manufacturer name and part numbers (if applicable). Failure to do this may be cause for termination. This information is REQUIRED in order for a sellers bid to be deemed 'responsive' and to be considered for award. FAR 52.211-6.In accordance with the IPP clause; ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS - INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (JAN 2016), payment requests for all new awards must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). The Contractor must use IPP for contracts and orders awarded April 11, 2016 or later.
To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), "Payment documentation and process" and the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in this contract. The IPP website address is: https:// www.ipp.gov.
Contractor assistance with IPP enrollment can be obtained by contacting IPPCustomerSupport@fms.treas.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.
If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the contracting officer.
20127015 Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection
6/16/21, 2:12 PM Armadillo Rearing Services
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is contemplating issuance of a purchase order pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Part 13.106-1(b) on a sole source basis with University of the Ozarks, 415 N. College Ave, Clarksville, AR, 72830-2880. The purpose of this requirement is for twenty-four (24) each genetically matched armadillo siblings from six (6) wild caught naturally fertilized female armadillos, potentially resulting in six (6) litters of four (4) animals each, and six (6) each wild caught naturally fertilized female armadillos to be delivered once per 12-month period of performance. The anticipated period of performance is July 1, 2021 through January 31, 2022 with four 12-month option periods. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 112990 - All Other Animal Production.
The proposed simplified acquisition action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with University of the Ozarks under authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Part 13.106-1(b). All responsible sources may provide a statement of capability, which must be received within 15 days after the date of publication notice.
The contact person for this requirement is:
Charisse Whitney
Contract Specialist
HRSA/HSB/NHDP
9181 Interline Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone number: (225-756-3785)
75R60121Q00008 Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration National Hansens Diseaese Program Clinical Research Center
4/16/21, 12:54 PM