The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS) program in Bismarck, ND intends to award a sole source Purchase Order to Reed-Joseph International Co. located in Greenville, MS for 100 (each) Single Piezo Scareaway bird hazing cannons along with associated parts and accessories. This purchase will be conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1)(i). Reed-Joseph is the manufacturer and the only authorized source for the purchase of these supplies.

The bird hazing cannons will be used in support of the statewide blackbird damage management program. The North Dakota Wildlife Services program has used Reed-Joseph propane cannons for many years, and the program staff are well-trained for their usage. The new cannons will augment existing inventory, and the specific parts will be used to repair and maintain the current cannons that are already owned by the program.

The Item # and Description of the cannons, parts, and accessories include:
# M-4 CANNON, SINGLE PIEZO SCAREAWAY
# PO 125, CLOCK TIMER
# 102, 15MM SCREAMER SIREN
# 104, 6MM BLANKS
# 106, 15MM SINGLE LAUNCHER
# PO 021, 123-140
# PO 050, DIAPHRAM -PO 24/PO 24A - #64
# PO 054, GAS RELEASE VL VE -M3/M4 -#1-28
# PO 066, CLIP - PO 47 -#41
# PO 093 J, PIEZO IGN CMPLT - M4 M8# 909-935
# PO 102, IMPACT CAPSULE - PO 93 J #922
# PO 102 D, 0 RING - PO 102 #903
# PO 047 A, BRAD - PO 47 -#40
# PO 030, Y109-127 - PRESSURE REDUCER VALVE

The anticipated Purchase Order value is $75,305.00, including shipping. This notice is for informational purposes only. No formal solicitation will be issued. Any questions or inquiries or statements of equivalent capabilities must be e-mailed to the Contracting Specialist [email protected] as the point of contact in this notice by 3:00pm central time on August 14th, 2018.

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