Specifications.pdf

Specifications

SHIPPING SERVICE AGREEMENT

GENERAL INFORMATION

1.0 Background and Purpose:

A scientist at the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) is shipping verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) strains to a collaborator at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland. The collaborator needs these strains to fulfill their part of a grant.

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

2.0 Technical Requirements/Tasks:

The service agreement will provide shipment of a package containing VTEC strains, a UN3373 category A infectious substance, from the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center to a collaborator at the Roslin Institute. This includes all the necessary risk analysis and security for shipping a category 5 organism to Scotland as required by the UK government. The service agreement shall remain in effect until the package has been deliver to the Roslin Institute. The company must be able to ship the package two weeks after the contract is awarded.

3.0 Deliverable / Schedule/ Address:

Period of performance is until the package is delivered to the Roslin Institute.

Pick up address:

USDA-ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center 844 Road 313 State Spur 18D Clay Center, NE 68933

Deliver to:

The Roslin Institute Edinburgh University Easter Bush Campus Midlothian EH25 9RG United Kingdom

Key Deliverables

Item No.

Deliverable

Objective

Due

1 Shipment of a UN3373 category A infectious substance package to the Roslin Institute

Deliver package to Roslin Institute Within 2 weeks of the contract being awarded.

4.0 Government Furnished:

A person trained to ship a UN3373 category A infectious substance will pack a certified shipping container with the strains and provide the labeled package with necessary permits, certificates, dangerous goods statement, and commercial invoice for shipment.

5.0 Performance Requirement Measures:

1-shipment of a package containing a UN3373 category A infectious substance.

6.0 Government Point of Contact:

Jim Bono, phone (402) 762‐4363, jim.bono@usda.gov