87 -- JAPANESE BEETLE DUAL LURE

The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspections Service (APHIS), Plant and Protection Quarantine (PPQ), Edinburg TX 78541, intends to procure 58,582 Japanese Beetle Dual Lure, with no EPA number printed on package. This will be a FIRM-FIXED price award. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to Moore Air Base Edinburg, TX 78541. NAICS Code: 339999. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR 12. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses which are in effect through the current Federal Acquisition Circular. Applicable FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: Prompt Payment 52.249-1 (4/84); Changes--Fixed price 52.243-1 (8/87); Instruction to Offerers - Commercial Items 52.212-1 (10/00); Evaluation-Commercial items 52.212-2 (10/97); Offerer Representations and Certifications 52.212-3 (10/98); Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items 52.212-4 (4/98); Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items 52.212-5(10/98); ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION FOR CONSIDERATION. Award will be made on past performance and to the lowest technically acceptable priced responsive, responsible offerer. Quotations are due by Thursday December 29, 2005, 10:00 AM local time. Submit faxed quotations to 612-370-2136, Attn: Dennis Barry with signed original forwarded by mail to: USDA APHIS Purchasing, Butler Square 5th Floor, 100 North Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Effective October 1, 2003, the Federal Aquistion Regulation (FAR), requires that contractors be registered in the Central Contractors Registration (CCR) System before they can be awarded contracts. Referenced FAR clauses can be accessed for review on the Internet at the following web site: http://www.arnet.gov/far. All offers must be signed. Offers should include tax payer identification number________________________, DUNS number_______________________and business size_____________.