Due Diligence Posting- AGR-RawMilkTesting-FY20

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is seeking to establish a service agreement with DairyOne Cooperative, Inc. for FDA-certified lab testing of independent dairy farmers' raw milk samples. This is a Due Diligence Posting pursuant to the Commonwealth's policy, wherein MDAR announces its intent to enter into this service agreement, pending the results of this notice. The contract will require the selected provider to perform timely delivery of test results, maintain responsiveness to departmental inquiries, ensure quality of deliverables, facilitate timely billing to end-user farmers, and maintain the required FDA certification. Responses from other interested and qualified offerors, who must be FDA-certified laboratories for raw milk testing, are due by April 1, 2020 by 4:00 PM via COMMBUYS. MDAR plans to review all responses and determine whether to accept the offer from DairyOne Cooperative or withdraw the notice of intent, with an estimated agreement start date of May 1, 2020.

This is a limited user contract, restricted to use by MDAR only. The posting does not provide details on any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, nor does it list any incumbent vendors or current contractors. Additionally, the available information does not include the possible award value or budget range for this contract opportunity.