Insulated shipping boxes
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- Solicitation number
- 12639523Q
- Agency
- Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 322211 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8115 Boxes, Cartons, And Crates
- Place of performance
- Ames, Iowa 50010, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories requires four different sizes of insulated shippers, certified for shipping UN3373 Category B Substances. The shippers must be preassembled with specific dimensions for both the Styrofoam cooler and the outer cardboard box, and must be delivered on serviceable wooden pallets. The award will be made based on best value, considering both price and other factors.
- Insulated shipper “Box A” with specific dimensions.
- Insulated shipper “Box B” with specific dimensions.
- Insulated shipper “Box C” with specific dimensions.
- Insulated shipper “Box D” with specific dimensions.
- Delivery of all shippers on serviceable wooden pallets.
Notice text
A solicitation will follow this notice.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL), 1920 Dayton Ave, Ames, IA 50010, has a requirement for 4 different sized insulated shippers that have been certified to ship UN3373 Category B Substances:
- Insulated shipper “Box A” must have a minimum 1.5” thick Styrofoam cooler with usable inside space dimensions of: 8” length x 6” width x 5” height and outside cardboard box dimensions of: 11.25” length x 9.5” width x 8.5” height.
- Insulated shipper “Box B” must have a minimum 1.5” thick Styrofoam cooler with usable inside space dimensions of: 8.875” length x 6.875” width x 11.5” height and outside cardboard box dimensions of: 11.5” length x 10.5” width x 15” height.
- Insulated shipper “Box C” must have a minimum 1.5” thick Styrofoam cooler with usable inside space dimensions of: 13” length x 13” width x 11.5” height and outside cardboard box dimensions of: 16.5” length x 16.5” width x 17” height.
- Insulated shipper “Box D” must have a minimum 1.5” thick Styrofoam cooler with usable inside space dimensions of: 19.375” length x 15.375” width x 9.5” height and outside cardboard box dimensions of: 22.5” length x 18.75” width x 13.5” height.
The outside dimensions of the cardboard box must be within (+/- 0.25”) from the measurements above.
The inner dimensions of the Styrofoam cooler must be within (+/- 0.125”) from the measurements above.
Styrofoam sheet inserts in lieu of a Styrofoam cooler will not be accepted.
All shippers must have a box certificate, labeled on each shipper, of at least: Edge Crush Test – 32 lbs./In, Size Limit 75 inches, Gross weight 65 lbs.
All shippers must be delivered on serviceable wooden pallets and preassembled with the Styrofoam cooler inside the cardboard box and the bottom portion of the box taped up with a premium grade carton sealing tape.
All shippers must have package orientation arrows pre-printed on two sides of the box according to IATA 7.4.4 or 7.4.5.
The Buy American Act applies to this procurement.
Award will be made on the basis of best value with price and other factors considered.
Notice history
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| Insulated shipping boxes | Solicitation | |
| Insulated shipping boxes | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Insulated shipping boxes | Pre-Solicitation |
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