Coated and Laminated Packaging Paper

The United States Department of Agriculture - Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protections and Quarantine (PPQ), Pink Bollworm Rearing Facility (PBWRF) in Phoenix Arizona intends to solicit and negotiate a one year contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 with Oliver Products, located at 445 6th Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI 858853. Oliver Products is the only know source that can provide the required 25 lb (pound) poly medical packaging grade fiber-free peelable paper lidding material which provides a strong non-porous substrate with sterile barrier properties to serve as a lidding material for the Pink Bollworm (PBW) rearing containers. The lidding material must have specific moisture vapor transmission rate and specific oxygen transmission rate which has been previously identified by in house PBW rearing studies. The material must also have a non-toxic hot melt sealable adhesive transfer onto rigid PVC plastic. The specificity of these parameters are necessary to successfully rear moths at the PBWRF. The material consist of Oliver Products P/N 85853, 25 pound Poly coated 29LP specialized material and adhesive will be from 401mm wide, each roll will be 4,300 linear feet, each roll on a 3" I.D. Core and Maximum OD is 19" with adhesive side wound down. This specialized material and adhesive are proprietary to Oliver Products.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture operates a laboratory in Phoenix. AZ whose current mission it is to develop, adapt and implement control technology for pink bollworm and rangeland pests. The Phoenix laboratory has specialized equipment for entomological studies. The laboratory must maintain it protocols to develop methods and technology for area-wide control programs.

Interested sources that are capable of providing the equivalent supply listed above are encouraged to submit statements of capability to the contracting office. Small business concerns are encouraged to participate. This is not a request for competitive proposals, but instead a market research method to determine interested sources. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. Please provide past performance and references regarding your ability to provide this supply and service along with your Statement of Capability. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information they provide. Information provided is strictly voluntary. Please fax Statements of Capability to Gloria Benson at 612-336-3552 or e-mail to gloria.j.benson@aphis.usda.gov. E-mail is the preferred method of communication. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Closing date for submission of Statement's of Capability March 24, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. CST. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 322221 with a small business size standard of 500 employees