Attachment 3_Small Business Subcontractin Questionnaire.docx

Attachment 3 - Small Business Subcontracting Questionnaire

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is committed to the participation of Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Women‐Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses in the performance of work under this solicitation and resulting contract. Your attention is directed to solicitation clauses 52.219‐8 entitled "Utilization of Small Business Concerns," and 52.219‐9 entitled "Small Business Subcontracting Plan" Alt II.

Submission of a Subcontracting Plan in accordance with the above clauses is required for proposals exceeding $700,000.00. The Contracting Officer will review the plan using the following goals to assure that it represents your best efforts to maximize subcontracting opportunities. Award will not be made until the Contracting Officer approves the Subcontracting Plan. The offeror’s subcontracting plan shall meet or exceed the goals expressed below, in terms of percentages of total planned subcontracting dollars. See Attachment 4, Sample Format SB Subcontracting Plan. The accepted plan shall be included in and made part of the resultant contract. The minimum required goals expressed in percent of total planned subcontracting dollars are:

a. Small Business 21.0%

b. Small Disadvantaged Business 5.0%

c. Women‐Owned Small Business 5.0%

d. HUBZone Small Business 3.0%

e. Service‐Disabled Veteran‐Owned Small Business 5.0%

f. Reporting (ISR/ESR through www.esrs.gov) 100%

It is the offeror’s responsibility to propose goals that are achievable. Adjustments to the above goals may be proposed and may be considered for negotiation by the Contracting Officer. The subcontracting plan will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 19.704 Subcontracting Plan Requirements, which can be accessed at the following website: https://www.acquisition.gov/

Offerors should be aware that failure to meet subcontracting goals in the performance of the contract may negatively impact performance evaluations, See also Clause 52.219‐16 Liquidated Damages – Subcontracting Plan.

Please fill out Questionnaire below to see if Subcontracting Plan applies to your business:

1. My firm is considered a large business based on NAICS code 481219 with a size standard of $25M

____ NO – Stop here.

____ YES – Please see next question.

2. Are there opportunities to provide small business subcontracting plan? If no, please provide statement as to why there are no small business subcontracting opportunities. If yes, contractor must submit a subcontracting plan by using Attachment 4, Sample Format SB Subcontracting Plan with the solicitation.

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