Chemically analyze final egg samples, poultry meat samples, fish meat samples, layer hen diet samples, broiler chicken diet samples, and fish diet samples

This is a Sources Sought Notice only.  This Sources Sought Notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract.  The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only.  Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.  Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement.  No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement.  Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary. 

The USDA/Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is conducting market research to support the USDA/ARS/SEA, Food Science and Market Quality and Handling Research Unit, Raleigh, NC location.

This Sources Sought Notice is ONLY for 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside small businesses that can provide the required services under the NAICS Code.  The anticipated North American Classification Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

Seeking contractor to provide:

Services to chemically analyze 100 total samples consisting of final egg samples, poultry meat samples, fish meat samples, layer hen diet samples, broiler chicken diet samples, and fish diet samples from poultry (egg producing birds, broiler meat chickens) and striped bass feeding trails conducted in 2022.

• Egg analysis - 14 samples
• Chicken meat analysis - 10 samples
• Layer feed analysis - digestiblility - 10 samples
• Broiler feed analysis - digestiblity - 10 samples
• Fish sample analysis - 36 samples
• Fish feed digestibility - 20 samples

Responses should include:

1. Organization name, address, organization contact, contact phone number, email address, and web site address.
2. Business Size.  (Small business versus large business), other socio-economic categories such as Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUB-ZONE), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged, and Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB).
3. DUNS Number and CAGE Code.
4. Tailored capability statements addressing the salient characteristics listed with appropriate documentation supporting capability.

Responses to this Notice must be in writing only.  Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

Interested parties should email response to Monte Jordan @ monte.jordan@usda.gov on or before Tuesday, February 22, 2022, no later than 3:00 p.m. Central Time (CT).  Hard copies of the responses are not required and will not be accepted.