IDIQ contract to provide Betadine & Betasept

The USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, (APHIA) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Mexican Fruit Fly Rearing Facility (MFFRF) In Edinburg, TX needs to find new sources for a new five year Indefinite Quantity, Indefinite Delivery Contract to provide Betadine & Betasept

STATEMENT OF WORK/ SPECIFICATIONS OF BETADINE & BETASEPT SOLUTION

Contractor shall furnish Betadine & Betasept antiseptic solution. It will provide sanitary conditions for
the safety of the Mexican Fruit Fly (MFF) rearing facilities personnel and the health of the various life
stages of the Mexican Fruit Fly (MFF). Betadine and Betasept will sterilize and disinfect all equipment,
building parts and materials used in the rearing of the MFF. Attachments 1 and 2, shall be the minimum
required Government specifications for the products.

The following minimum standards will be used in assessing technical capability. Any product that
produces results below the minimum standard for any of the technical considerations will be considered
technically unacceptable.

• Must meet the Active and Inactive ingredients in attachments 1 & 2.

• Note: The Betadine & Betasept with the specification that are found in attachments 1 & 2 has been used before in the facility. (Purdue Pharma Brand Name or Equal in accordance with 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal.)

• The Government shipments shall be in accordance with delivery orders issued against this contract. The initial shipment shall be made on or about on a monthly basis, where the final date required shall be coordinated by the Edinburg, TX government Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and contract awardee representative.

• Shipments shall be packaged in 1 gallon container in quantities of 25 gallons for Betasept and 1 gallon container in quantities of 25 gallons for Betadine.

SPECIFICATIONS
Betadine: Topical Antiseptic Bactericide/ Virucide
Betasept: Antiseptic Surgical scrub

ACTIVE INGREDIANTS SPRECIFICATIONS
Beta dine:
Povidone-iodine10%
Iodine 1%

Betasept:
Chlorhexidine gluconate 4%

INACTIVE INGREDIANTS SPECIFICATIONS
Betadine:
Pareth 25-29
Purified water
Sodium hydroxide

Betasept:
Cocamide DEA
Fragrance POFL 147
GIuco no-delta-lactone
Hydroxyethylcellulose
lsopropyl alcohol
Lauramine oxide
PEG-75 Lanolin
Purified water
Tridecyl Alcohol

STORAGE OF BETADINE & BETASEPT SOLUTION
Betadine & Betasept should be stores at 25-30 Celsius (59-86 Fahrenheit). Store in original container.

Interested sources are encouraged to complete and return Attachment 3 to the contracting office. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Please email all questions regarding subject item(s) prior to Sources Sought closing date to Carol.Dingess@aphis.usda.gov. 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 Duns Number, and point of contact information. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information or samples they provide. Information or materials provided is strictly voluntary.

Please mail, email or fax Attachment 3 to Carol Dingess at Carol.Dingess@aphis.usda.gov. fx# 970-472-1897 Email is the preferred method of communication. Please be sure to include notice # AG-6395-SS-17-0132 on subject line. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Closing date for submissions of Statement's of Capability is 07/28/2017 at 4:00PM MT.

Anyone wishing to do business with the USDA must first obtain a Dun and Bradstreet number. If your company does not have a Duns number, you may contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one by calling 1- 866-705-5711or via the following website:
http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform

Anyone wishing to do business with the USDA must be listed in the government's System for Award Management Registrar now known as SAM. You may register on line with http://sam.gov
A prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from a solicitation. Vendors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through http://sam.gov or by calling the Contractors Registration hotline @ 1-866-606-8220

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing. The Small Business Size Category is 1,250Employees.

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