Cuelure Plugs

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES OR PROPOSALS, NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government, nor will the U.S. Government pay for information solicited. The USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, is conducting a Market Survey for the Plant, Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Facility in Edinburg, TX. Item Description: Cuelure Plugs in accordance with specifications Background Solid Cue Lure (CL) dispensers are used to capture certain species of exotic fruit flies of concern to U.S. agriculture. The Cue Lure dispenser is a primary surveillance tool used to detect new entries of Cue Lure-responding flies, such as Queensland fruit fly (Qfly, Bactrocera tryoni ), Zeugodacus tau , and melon fly ( Z. cucurbitae ) and to delimit transient introduced populations of these species. Without these Cue Lure dispensers, early detection and efficient delimitation of introduced fruit fly populations may not be possible, prolonging the successful eradication of infestations and resulting in increased costs to USDA, State cooperators and producers of host commodities. See Attachment_1 Specifications Interested sources with a comparable product are encouraged to complete and return Attachment 2 to the contracting officer via email only. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Please email all questions regarding subject item(s) prior to Sources Sought closing date to [email protected]. Small Business concerns are encouraged to participate. This is not a request for competitive proposals, but instead a market research method to determine interested sources. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received. Any submission of information or materials will be provided on a strictly voluntary basis and are non reimbursable. Please include any Supporting product literature. **** specs must contain sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the notice requirement. Please Email (only) Attachment 2 to Carol Dingess at [email protected] . Please be sure to include notice # SS24Q0122 on subject line. Closing date for submissions of Statement’s of Capability is April 5, 2024 at 4:00PM MT. Anyone wishing to do business with the USDA must be registered in the government’s System for Award Management Registrar now known as SAM . You may register on line with http://sam.gov A prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from a solicitation. Vendors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through http://sam.gov or by calling the Contractors Registration hotline @ 1-866-606-8220 ****SAM REGISTRATION IS FREE**** The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing. The Small Business Size Category is 1,150 Employees. The USDA buying activity is committed to participation of small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business (including 8(a) participants), and women-owned small business concerns in the performance of work under solicitations and resultant contracts. The Government intends to provide all information regarding this notice via this web site . The Federal Government is not responsible for notifications to interested parties regarding notices, solicitations or amendments. It is the responsibility of interested parties to check this web site http://sam.gov periodically for updates. Telephone and email requests will not be accepted