Sole Source Justification Barley Lines_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Sole Source Justification for the generation of malting barley lines. The USDA/ARS intends to award a Firm Fixed Price sole source contract to the Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) for this requirement. The NAICS code is 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The objective is to procure the generation of malting barley lines in accordance with the Statement of Work. Responses from interested parties must be submitted by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on June 24, 2024 to the contracting officer, Joel Maas, at joel.maas@usda.gov. The government will determine whether to compete this proposed contract based on the responses received. No solicitation package will be issued, and no telephone requests will be honored.