This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS and is for informational / market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or on any follow up information. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. The purpose for this synopsis is to conduct market research to help identify capable, potential sources and to establish if this unrestricted requirement can (other than sole sourced). The synopsis and solicitation, if issued, will be made available on FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov). It is the potential offeror’s responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for issuance of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Synopsis. NAICS Code: 325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical manufacturing Small Business Size Standard: 1000 employees Product and Service Code (PSC): 6840 Pest Control Agents and Disinfectants GENERAL INFORMATION: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Contracting and General Services (CGS) Region 1 has a requirement to procure a firm fixed price order to 9,000 lbs Agrid3 Pellets, Active Ingredient: Cholecalciferol (0.075%) (EPA Reg. No. 12455-117). Pesticide will be used at Midway Atoll National wildlife Refuge to suppress the mouse population to reduce the number of attacks on adult albatrosses. FOB is destination to the USFWS Midway Atoll NWR, C/O Chugach DBSI, 1082 Makepono St, Honolulu, HI 96819. Vendor shall manufacture and ship nine thousand pounds of Agrid3 pellets to 1082 Makepono Street, Honolulu, HI 96819 no later than July 31, 2018. The shipping containers used to transport the pellets must be kept to a minimum and should be made of card board boxes, bags, and/or super sacks. Plastic buckets are not allowed. The 9000 lbs of Agrid3 pellets may be divided into no less than 50 lbs per box and/or bag and must be transported on pallets or super sacks for easy transfer between shipping vessels CAPABILITIES: Firms shall demonstrate the following: 1. Product Ingredients and EPA documents: At a minimum, firms shall provide the following information on a product ingredients and EPA documentation. Firms shall provide the proper documentation of a product with the same active ingredients of those as those for Agrid3 Pellets, Active Ingredient: Cholecalciferol (0.075%) (EPA Reg. No. 12455-117). Additionally, firms shall supply proper documentation that they have required permits from EPA to sell these product to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND TO SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS: Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this synopsis. Firm’s responses to this synopsis shall be limited to ten (10) pages and at a minimum, shall include the following information: 1. Name and address 2. Point of contact name, phone number and email address 3. CAGE Code and DUNS Number (if applicable) 4. Interest in working as a prime contractor, subcontractor or other (please explain) 5. Capabilities: Firms shall demonstrate their ability to meet the requirements in the section titled ‘CAPABILITIES.’ 6. Business size based on the listed NAICS Code, as well as any socioeconomic categories (Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, EDWOSB and SDVOSB) Responses will be shared within the Government’s project team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence. Interested firms shall respond to this synopsis no later than 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PDT) on March 2, 2018. All responses shall be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist, Karl Lautzenheiser (
[email protected]).