PLEASE_PROVIDE_THE_FOLLOWING_INFORMATION.doc

PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) (FAR 52.204-3)(SEP 1989)

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) (USDA 452.204-70) (DEC 1989)

Please indicate if you accept VISA credit card for this order YES____ NO_____

This is a Buy Best Value acquisition. The Government will award a Purchase Order resulting from this Request for Quotes to the responsible offeror whose quote is conforming to the solicitation and represents the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

1. Past Performance - Quotes will be evaluated based on the offeror’s past performance as provided by the offeror’s references.

2. Offeror’s Technical Solution

The Government will evaluate the performance of the offeror’s product for capability and performance.

3. Quality and Reliability:

Quotes will be evaluated on the offeror’s capability to provide the product with the level of Quality and Reliability.

4. Price

NOTE:

All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. Factors and sub-factors are prioritized in the following order of importance (i.e. most important first, least important last) for award evaluation 2, 3, 1, 4.

The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes, considering the evaluation factors above, and will award to that offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government.

This request for quotation can be faxed to 402-762-4148 or emailed to donita.furman@ars.usda.gov