5 year IDIQ contract Name Brand or Equal for FNI 205 Yeast Extract

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Fruit Fly Rearing Facility, in Edinburg, TX has a need for yeast extract. This product will be used in the production of sterile Mexican fruit flies. This procurement will be awarded as a commercial supply, firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract, for a period not to exceed 5 years. FOB destination.

This solicitation will be issued as a Full and Open competition. The Government anticipates awarding a fixed-price Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) type contract, Name Brand or Equal. The appropriate NAICS code for this procurement is 311999 - All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 500 employees.

An indefinite quantity of 1,300 kilograms are to be shipped per year. Shipments shall be packaged in bags of 52 bags of 25 kilograms.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT OBLIGATED TO SEND NOTIFICATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF THE SOLICITATION NOR ANY OF ITS AMENDMENTS. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INTERESTED PARTIES TO CHECK THIS WEB SITE PERIODICALLY FOR UPDATES.

In accordance with FAR 52.209-4 - First Article Approval -- Government Testing; quoters shall send a 5 pound sample for testing and must be received 5 days before solicitation close date; together with a certified analysis (physical, chemical, biological) of content in order to be considered for award. The First Article Test sample shall be delivered to the Edinburg, TX Facility for testing prior to the solicitation closing date when posted. The Government does not intend to pay for preparation of the sample nor the samples submitted by the respective quoter. The government does not intend to return any unused portion of the sample provided by the respective quoter.

All questions concerning this solicitation must be submitted in writing to Jeanine Goral at Jeanine.J.Goral@aphis.usda.gov. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE HONORED.

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