Virtual Fencing System for cattle

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is 12905B20Q0002 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334220.

Requirement: USDA-ARS, wishes to evaluate the efficacy of virtual fencing for excluding livestock from recently burned areas at the ARS-managed Northern Great Basin Experimental Range in Harney County, Oregon, has a requirement to purchase a Virtual Fencing System for cattle.

Specification for Virtual Fencing system:

General description: Virtual fencing for large scale rangeland pastoral system, pastures within grazing allotments are often large (up to 10,000 acres or more)

Initial training and weekly system support while the trial is ongoing

GPS communication towers

20 GPS-activated collars that emit an audible que or mild electrical stimulus

Low bandwidth radio connection

Must and follow US codes and regulations.

The solicitation, with the attached clauses and provisions, is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) FAC 2020 03 and will be incorporated in the awarded firm-fixed price purchase order. Interested vendors should reference the solicitation documents for all terms and conditions. All interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure they have the most current information (i.e. Amendments) for the solicitation. No paper solicitation will be available.

Question Submission: Interested Offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond.

Address ALL questions in WRITING to the issuing office via email to Jeffery.ridenour@usda.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

This is a Best Value Acquisition. Award of the contract resulting from this solicitation will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal offers the "best value" to the Government, which may not necessarily be the quote offering the lowest price nor the highest technical advantage on or about January 24,2020. Therefore, each quote should be submitted in the most favorable terms, from a price and technical standpoint. See FAR 9.104-1.

FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

Offerors are to include a completed copy of FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer.

FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition.

USDA-ARS is Tax Exempt. Tax Exemption Certificate: 720564834F.

Contractor shall be registered at SAM.gov (System for Award Management) at

https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to quote submission.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. All quotes must be FOB Destination.

Please respond with a firm fixed price quote to the email address below. Offerors are encouraged to provide discounts in their pricing.

The quote should include any other documentation deemed necessary such as references. Quotes must be submitted via email by 05:00 PM Central Time, Wednesday, January 22, 2020, by email to Jeffery.ridenour@usda.gov.