The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Is conducting market research to support the USDA ARSS PWA FSCRU Aquaculture Division for a Dual Algae Bioreactor.

This is a Sources Sought notice.  This is NOT a solicitation for quotations.  The purpose of this notice is to obtain information.  North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquitition, 334516.  Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible.

The government is seeking capability statements from businesses capable of meeting the below minumim specification requirments:

Fully automated dual algae photobioreactor..  A fully sutomated algae photobioreactor that will enhance the poduction of algaie in the shellfish hatchery.  Breeding and rearing the quatity of oyster larvae and spat that are desired for this research program is curretnly a limiting factor.  Annual PlanktonCare 2.0 for PBR 2500L and 4 day installation and training is requested.

Respondents shall funrish sufficient technical information necessary for the Government to conclusively determine that they are acapable of meeting the technical requirments identified above.  Firms believing they can meet the requirements are encouraged to respond electronicaqlly with no less than the following information:

• Business name, DUNS number, business address, business website, business size status (i.e., SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, SDB, WOSB, LB), point of contact name, mailing address (if different from business address), Phone number and email address;
• Sufficient descriptieve literature that unequivocally demonstrates that offered equipment will meet or exceed above specifications;
• Descritptive material necessary for the government to determine whether the service offered meets the technical requirement;

Interested Parties must respond with capability statements by email to [email protected] on or before August 31, 2020 at 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time.

Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this requirement are strongly discouraged and will NOT be scheduled.  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE.

Disclaimer and Important Notes:

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherside pay for the information provided in response.  The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate.  Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Governmnet to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work.  The government is not responsible for locating or securing any inforamtion, not identified i nthe response.  Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information submitte.  After a review of the responses received, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in beta.SAM.gov.  However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.