Sources Sought for the Identification and Rapid Sorting of Wood-Feeding Beetles

Added: Nov 16, 2017 6:22 pm The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) division located in Raleigh, NC is seeking qualified, and experienced sources interested in establishing a firm-fixed priced Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for ongoing rapid sorting and identification services of wood-feeding beetles. The government is requesting that interested concerns capable of satisfying the requirements in Attachment 1 (Statement of Work) furnish a Capability Statement that includes past experience with this type of service, along with the following information:

(1) Company name, address, point of contact, telephone number and e-mail address.
(2) Size and type of business (i.e., small business - disadvantaged, woman-owned, Hub Zone, serviced-disabled veteran-owned small business, or large business, etc.) under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541990, with a size standard of $15.0 million in annual sales.
(3) Company DUNS Number to confirm current www.SAM.gov registration.

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. 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 email Capability Statements to Michael Chiodi at michael.j.chiodi@aphis.usda.gov. Email is the preferred communication method for any questions.

The closing date for submissions of Capability Statements is Monday, October 27, 2017 at 2:00PM CT.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code - 541990 for All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services. The Small Business Size Standard = $15.0 million in annual sales.