Attachment_2_Offerors_AA_Lures.pdf

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NOTE TO OFFEROR/STATEMENT OF WORK/SPECIFICATIONS

1. NOTE TO OFFEROR:

In order for an offeror to have a complete quotation package, the following checklist items must be submitted to the Contracting Officer to be considered responsive:

□ A signed copy of the SF 1449 Form (included with solicitation posting) and a copy of the attached price schedule (pages 2-5 below) with fixed-price line items (fob destination). Contract delivery orders to cover the deliveries as-needed are anticipated after the contact is awarded.

□ Past Performance References. An offeror shall include point of contact information (name, address, telephone, email, description of the items delivered, size and frequency of orders) for up to 3 references that have had similar requirements for insect lures.

□ A currently active Federal Contractors Registration at http://www.sam.gov.

An offeror shall include a printed copy of the first page of the SAM listing, or a DUNS number if the SAM application is in progress. The online Certification and Representations for business size determination should use NAICS code 325320.

Please note that registering in the SAM database is free of charge. Free SAM registration assistance can be obtained by calling the help desk toll free at 866- 606-8220. Free assistance can also be found at your local PTAC office, http://www.aptac-us.org/new/Govt_Contracting/find.php.

http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.aptac-us.org/new/Govt_Contracting/find.php

2. PRICE SCHEDULE:

Product Name

Estimated Annual Purchase* Pricing Totals

(quantity) (each) Base Year (Date of award thru 12 months) Ammonium Acetate Lure Dispensers per the statement of work/specifications 200,000 $ $ Ordering Period 2 - (next 12 months) Ammonium Acetate Lure Dispensers per the statement of work/specifications 200,000 $ $ Ordering Period 3 - (next 12 months) Ammonium Acetate Lure Dispensers per the statement of work/specifications 200,000 $ $ Ordering Period 4 - (next 12 months) Ammonium Acetate Lure Dispensers per the statement of work/specifications 200,000 $ $ Ordering Period 5 - (next 12 months) Ammonium Acetate Lure Dispensers per the statement of work/specifications 200,000 $ $

Total: $

*Base Year Minimum Order Guarantee: 50,000 Ammonium Acetate Lure Dispensers

No Minimum Order Guarantee for Contract Ordering Periods 2-5: Estimated annual ordering amount is (each), ordered as needed, and the annual need will fluctuate depending on the severity of insect population outbreaks. Total contract ordering limit is not-to-exceed $600,000.00.

3. STATEMENT OF WORK/SPECIFICATIONS:

Ammonium Acetate Bait Enhancer Lures Dispenser

A. Scope:

The Government intends to procure Ammonium Acetate Bait Enhancer to target the European Cherry Fruit Fly, Rhagoletis cerasi.

B. Background:

Fruit flies, in particular European Cherry Fruit Fly, Rhagoletis cerasi and Mexican fruit (Anastrepha ludens) flies, are some of the most serious exotic plant pests threatening United States (U.S.) Agriculture. The cost of infestations to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the fruit industry can exceed $33 million dollars per year. If not eradicated or managed, the cost has been estimated at $821 million or more per year.

C. Objective

Ammonium Acetate dispensers are used as synthetic food attractants and attract both male and female flies. They are used to capture certain species of exotic fruit flies of concern to the U.S. agriculture. The requested supplies are needed to equip program personnel to detect fruit fly infestations. The synthetic food dispenser is a primary detection tool used to delimit, and survey the extent of the European Cherry Fruit Fly infestation and to manage introduced fruit fly populations. Without these dispensers defining the infestation might not be possible. The ultimate cost to the States and USDA and Cooperators eradication programs could exceed millions of dollars.

Some examples of the problems encountered in the past are difficulty removing the cellophane covers away from the dispenser. Sometimes about five percent of the product is unusable due to the difficulty of removing the film.

D. Contractor’s Duties:

APHIS seeks an attractant that can be used in European Cherry Fruit Fly, Rhagoletis cerasi, in the past APHIS has accepted ammonium acetate in a polycon dispenser.

APHIS is open to considering other options but must have supporting literature.

E. Package Marking:

Each individual product must be identified with the following information on the individual lure packet:

• Name of product – “Ammonium Acetate Bait Enhancer”

• lot number

• Manufacturing date

• Expiration Date

The shipping container shall have a permanently affixed label or printing that provides the following information with a minimum text height of 3/8 of an inch:

• Content: Ammonium Acetate Bait Enhancer”

• USDA APHIS PPQ

• Manufacturing date ______________

• Contract number ______________

• Do Not Crush ________________

• Manufacture’s Name _____________

A certificate of analysis and Material Safety Datasheet (MSDS) of the product being sold to the Government must accompany the sample submitted for testing (if requested).

A certificate of analysis of the product being sold to the Government must accompany the sample submitted for testing.

F. Packaging:

Each shipment shall include the following in a water proof plastic pouch affixed to the outside of at least one container/package per shipment:

• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

• Certificate of Analysis

• Packaging slip identifying the following:

o Contract Number o Item Shipped o Quantity o Manufacture

The products shall be uniformly packaged in boxes that are easily movable by a person.

For example, each box would contain 1,000 units each. Weight shall not exceed 30 pounds per box.

The packs shall be packaged in suitable cartons for shipment by common carriers. The carton shall protect the individual lure packets and be of sufficient strength to allow stacking to a height of 60 inches without crushing cartons any cartons.

All items are FOB destination to Edinburg, TX 78541, G. Government Testing

The government reserves the right to request the submittal of preproduction sample of chemical analysis and approval. Should this option be exercised the supplier will send 100 individual lures for testing to:

USDA APHIS PPQ

Moore Air Base, Warehouse Bldg. 6420 Edinburg, TX 78541 956-205-7608 Attn: Gabriel Lopez

Effectiveness of Attracting Flies: Generally speaking, the number of flies caught at 1 day, 6 weeks and 8 weeks during the field test is crucial in determining if it meets the effectiveness test. A test that does not meet the number of flies within one (1) day would not be considered acceptable for program needs.

50 % minimum fly capture at the 1 day, 6th weeks and 8th week against a Mcphail Trap freshly baited with Torula yeast pellets - Excellent

50 % minimum fly capture at the 1st day, 6th week against a Mcphail Trap freshly baited with Torula yeast pellets - Satisfactory

Less then 50% capture at the 6th week – Unsatisfactory

Durability

The dispensers are utilized in various Fruit Fly Trapping programs. Dispensers should be constructed in a fashion that is conducive to outside conditions. The dispensers should not leak liquids or deteriorate in the sunlight or dissolve in wet or damp conditions.

Adhesives will last at least as long as the effectiveness of the dispensers, not less than eight weeks.

H. Quality Assurance (QA)

It is important that USDA APHIS maintain a QA survey program (QA). USDA APHIS may conduct quality assurance testing of each batch/lot of the synthetic fruit fly bait for ammonium acetate content. For purposes of sampling, each group of the synthetic fruit fly bait dispensers filled ammonium acetate from the same lot, and on the same calendar day during a single, continuous (i.e., uninterrupted) production run is defined as a batch and the coded designation of a batch as the batch number.

To do so the dispensers must pass the same identified lot and batch tests after delivery of product. The manufacturer agrees these will be used in QA check test samples of the delivered product. The dispensers shall pass the same identified lot and batch tests post one and two year of the delivered product.

I. Placement of Orders

The contractor shall provide the products under this contract only as directed in the delivery orders. Each order will include:

(i) Date of order

(ii) Contract number and order number

(iii) Item number and description, quantity, and unit price

(iv) Delivery date

(v) Place of delivery or performance (including consignee)

(vi) Packaging, packing, and shipping instructions, if any

(vii) Accounting and appropriation data

(viii) Method of payment and payment office, if not specified in the contract

(ix) Any other pertinent information

J. AWARD DETERMINATION:

Evaluation of Offers The Government will award a contract resulting from this Solicitation to the responsible Offeror will the lowest cost, technically acceptable product. Technical acceptability will be determined based on past experience with manufacturing this type of insect lure. Offerors with no past performance history with this type of lure (or alternative lures to be offered for attracting the European Cherry Fruit Fly) are welcome to submit lures to the address listed above in Section G above at the contractor’s own expense for future contracting consideration.

K. INVOICE INSTRUCTIONS:

Invoices shall be submitted online through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). IPP is a secure, web-based system that manages government invoicing. Enroll at https://www.ipp.gov.

https://www.ipp.gov/