Intend to Award Sole Source for Geranyl Acetol Lure

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

 Purchase of Geranyl Acetol Lure

Announcement No.: 12639524Q0170

The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source firm fixed price 5-year IDIQ Contract Geranyl Acetol Lures.  All cost to include but not limit to: overhead, general and administrative, profit, insurance, and transportation.

CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

The geranyl acetol lure is the male-produced sex pheromone emitted by Tetropium fuscum (F.) and Tetropium cinnamopterum (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) (Silk and Sweeney, 2007; Silk et al., 2007).
Insect attractants are sensitive detectors of insect populations at the group, genus, or species level, depending on the type of attractant. Attractants allow for detection and monitoring of non-indigenous insect pests and aid in a variety of control strategies. Forest pests are some of the most serious exotic plant pests threatening United States agriculture. If not detected, monitored, and managed in the early stages of a new infestation, these pests can cause tremendous damage. The cost of eradication could be in the millions of dollars.  

The requested supplies are needed to equip program personnel to detect and monitor exotic pest infestations. The lures are a primary tool used to detect the initial infestation, delimit the extent of the infestation, and manage introduced pest populations. Without these lure dispensers, detecting and defining the infestation might not be possible. Early detection can reduce the costs of an eradication program and make it more likely to succeed, potentially saving the USDA, the States, and cooperators millions of dollars.

The period of performance for this effort will be a 1 base year plus 4 option year periods. 

Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing This procurement is being conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1The statutory authority is 41 U.S.C. 253(c )(1)
The property or services needed by the executive agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the executive agency.
And 6.302-1 (ii) Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in-
(A)    Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition; or
(B)    Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements. 41 U.S.C.
3304(b)(2).)g evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of the national solid waste recycling measurement initiative.
The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

This is NOT a request for quotes or proposals.

Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contracting Officer, Latisha Hollman, at latisha.a.hollman@usda.gov via e-mail only (no phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Question Submission –12639524Q0170.

Thank you.