Intertek Testing Services (South Africa) (Pty) LTD

Intertek Testing Services (South Africa) (Pty) LTD, doing business as Intertek, is a global for-profit organization specializing in testing, inspection, certification, and verification services. As an international entity registered in South Africa and operating through the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) since April 2011, Intertek has established itself as a critical logistics and inspection partner for federal agencies supporting international humanitarian food assistance initiatives. The company leverages its expertise in quality assurance, supply chain management, and regulatory compliance to facilitate the safe and efficient delivery of U.S. government food donations and other commodities to food-insecure populations across multiple African countries.

Through federal contract awards, Intertek has provided extensive support services for U.S. government food donation programs funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), specifically through the Farm Service Agency's Kansas City Commodity Office and the Agricultural Marketing Service. The vast majority of Intertek's delivery orders and task orders involve marine cargo surveys, container inspections, bulk handling, and related logistical support at ports in African countries including Djibouti, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Mozambique, and Togo. Services include surveying containers at ports, devanning containers, performing inland transportation monitoring, and conducting bulk commodity handling with bagging operations. Individual delivery orders have ranged from under $400 to approximately $18,485, with the company receiving numerous small orders throughout the review period rather than fewer large awards. A significant contract was awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in July 2021 for $3,000,000 to provide inspection services for food and non-food items in support of USAID's agricultural and humanitarian aid programs, involving quantity counts, condition assessments, sample collection and analysis, and report preparation. All contract awards operated on a firm fixed-price basis with no set-aside designations, indicating Intertek was selected based on its specialized expertise in international food assistance logistics rather than through small business or other preference programs.

Intertek holds multiple Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) with USDA agencies to support international food assistance initiatives through September 2028 and beyond. The company maintains two high-value IDC vehicles awarded by the Agricultural Marketing Service with ceiling values of $100,000 each (awarded January 9, 2024), both structured as multiple award contracts with performance periods extending through September 2028 and covering support services for food donation programs across multiple African countries. Additionally, Intertek holds a $500,000 IDC ceiling value contract awarded November 6, 2023 by the Agricultural Marketing Service covering Djibouti operations, a $200,000 IDC for Mozambique operations awarded the same date, and a $2,000,000 multiple award IDC awarded November 18, 2021 for commodity cargo survey services in Tanzania. The company also maintains a $1,000,000 multiple award IDC for South Africa operations and a $50,000 single award IDC that expired October 31, 2023. Under these IDCs, the USDA Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office and Agricultural Marketing Service have issued hundreds of firm fixed-price delivery orders for Intertek's specialized survey and inspection services, enabling the agencies to efficiently procure logistical support on an as-needed basis throughout various African regions. These contract vehicles demonstrate the USDA's sustained reliance on Intertek's capabilities to support programs such as Food for Peace and other international humanitarian food assistance initiatives.