The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Edinburg, TX, requires powdered agar in the diet for rearing sterile fruit flies at multiple locations in the continental United States (U.S) and outside the U.S.  Pricing for items must include cost of delivery to anywhere in the continental United States. Shipping costs on orders bound for outside of the continental U.S. will be negotiated at the time they are required. The onsite Government point of contact for delivery will be specified on each delivery order.

The intent is to award a firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for a five-year period. This procurement is a small business set-aside. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) is 8970 - COMPOSITE FOOD PACKAGES. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 424690 Food additives, chemical, merchant wholesalers with a small business size standard of 150 employees. Any questions or inquiries must be sent by email message to the Contracting Office, to the attention of the point of contact listed in this notice. Requests by telephone will not be honored.  Point of contact:  Martha Worlein, Contracting Specialist [email protected].