Honey Adulteration

SOLE SOURCE NOTICE In order to develop and validate this testing assay, pure honeys and sugar syrups that are used to adulterate honey must be acquired and analyzed to determine chemical markers that indicate addition of sugar syrups to honey. Below are the details for acquiring these sugar syrups. 1.) IDENTIFY VENDORS THAT SELL SYRUPS THAT ARE USED FOR HONEY ADULTERATION Assemble a list of greater than 50 adulterants suppliers with the following data (where available) that has been de-conflicted (as far as possible) to eliminate duplicated entries: • Listing URL • Seller Name • Seller Location • Product description 1.) IDENTIFY VENDORS THAT SELL SYRUPS THAT ARE USED FOR HONEY ADULTERATION Assemble a list of greater than 50 adulterants suppliers with the following data (where available) that has been de-conflicted (as far as possible) to eliminate duplicated entries: • Listing URL • Seller Name • Seller Location • Product description 1.) IDENTIFY VENDORS THAT SELL SYRUPS THAT ARE USED FOR HONEY ADULTERATION Assemble a list of greater than 50 adulterants suppliers with the following data (where available) that has been de-conflicted (as far as possible) to eliminate duplicated entries: • Listing URL • Seller Name • Seller Location • Product description 1.) IDENTIFY VENDORS THAT SELL SYRUPS THAT ARE USED FOR HONEY ADULTERATION Assemble a list of greater than 50 adulterants suppliers with the following data (where available) that has been de-conflicted (as far as possible) to eliminate duplicated entries: • Listing URL • Seller Name • Seller Location • Product description • Cost • Contact information • Supply Ability • Samples Offered • Minimum Order Quantity 2.) PROCURE PRODUCTS SELECTED FROM LIST NSL-G will select 50 samples from the list to have acquired. Full chain of title maintained from acquisition onwards to the recipients of the samples at NSL-G. Procure 1litre/1kg samples from each seller and send them unopened to the NSL-G. Follow-up with vendors will be handled by the contractor. A report for each purchase, detailing the seller, payment methods etc, must be provided that includes chain of movement from purchase information and tracking data provided by the seller to the end recipients. Todd K. Bierl Contracting Officer USDA APHIS Animal and Plant Inspection Service 250 Marquette Ave., Suite 410 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 Office#(612)336-3465 Cell# (612)500-1321 Email: [email protected]