Federal Bid

Last Updated on 03 Apr 2017 at 8 AM
Sources Sought
Location Unknown

Plum Pox Virus Testing, New York State

Solicitation ID AG-6395-S-17-0032
Posted Date 01 Dec 2016 at 5 PM
Archive Date 03 Apr 2017 at 5 AM
NAICS Category
Product Service Code
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Contracting Office Procurement Branch
Agency Department Of Agriculture
Location United states
Sources-Sought Notice for PPV testing services

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection, and Quarantine (PPQ) will soon have a requirement for diagnostic laboratory services, specifically, testing for the presence of plum pox virus (PPV) in prunus leaf samples by using the ELISA technique. Samples would come from New York State.

This sources-sought notice is a means of conducting market research to identify parties having the interest, resources, and capability to provide these services. In particular, the APHIS Procurement Branch seeks to identify interested and capable small-business concerns and to receive industry feedback to improve the acquisition process. The result of this research will contribute to determining the method of procurement.

We contemplate the award of a commercial, firm-fixed price contract with a base period and three option years. The applicable NAICS code assigned to this procurement is 541380, with a small business size standard of $15 million. The Government will not award a contract based on this sources-sought notice, the information received, nor reimburse participants for the information they provide.

This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals. There is no solicitation at this time. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is voluntary. If your organization has the capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: organization name, point of contact, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, DUNS number, and size and type of ownership of the organization.

Information provided will not be used as a part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. Responses are due no later than 12 p.m., Central Standard Time, on December 22, 2016, or sooner. Email to Jim Roloff at [email protected].

Based on the responses to this sources-sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses, or procured through full and open competition. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

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