GLYPHOSAE BASED AQUATIC HERBICIDE

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO CLARIFY THE QUANTITY AND PACKAGING OF CLIN 001 THE GLYPHOSATE-BASED AQUATIC HERBICIDE TO READ 1950 GALLONS PACKAGED IN 30 GALLON RECYCLABLE CONTAINERS FOR A TOTAL OF 65 CONTAINERS; AND CHANGE THE QUANTITY OF CLIN 002 90% NONIONIC SURFACTANT FROM 244 GALLONS TO 245 GALLONS PACKAGED IN 2.5 GALLON CONTAINERS FOR A TOTAL OF 98 CONTAINERS. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN THE SAME. i. This is a COMBINED/SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION for commercial supplies prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition (FAR) 12.6, and supplemental information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This combined synopsis/solicitation will result in a firm fixed price commercial supplies contract. ii. Simplified procurement procedures will be used for this acquisition per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. This requirement is set aside for small business. The NAICS code is 325320. The small business size standard is 500 employees. iii. This requirement is for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS), Bismarck, North Dakota. iv. The solicitation number for this effort is 08-174273 and this combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ.) v. The provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) may be accessed on the Internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ vi. REQUIREMENTS AND QUANTITIES: This requirement consists of two line items: CLIN 0001 - Glyphosate-based Aquatic Herbicide, Quantity 1950 gallons PACKAGED in 30 gallon recyclable containers FOR A TOTAL OF 65 CONTAINERS. Contractor shall be responsible for the return shipping of the 30 gallon recyclable containers; CLIN 0002 - 90% Nonionic Surfactant, Quantity 245 GALLONS PACKAGED IN 2.5 GALLON CONTAINERS FOR A TOTAL OF 98 CONTAINERS.. The contractor shall supply the quantity of line items listed above, and in accordance with the technical specifications outlined in this combined synopsis/solicitation. vii. Items to be provided under this contract consist of Glyphosate-based Aquatic Herbicide. The herbicide must be registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and meet the standards set forth for use in North Dakota and South Dakota. viii. The offerors price must include shipping to the FOB destination, Larimore, ND. Offers shall submit data outlining your firm's product specifications. Delivery and acceptance location: Larimore, ND. Delivery shall be no later than July 7, 2008 ix. The provision at 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-commercial applies to this solicitation x. The provision 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items apples to this solicitation; Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this combined synopsis/solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award without discussion, however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions later if determined necessary by the Contracting Officer. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable . xi. The provisions 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. The contractor shall either complete the online Offeror Representations and Certifications at www.bpn.gov or return a completed copy of the Offer Representations and Certifications with their quotation. A hard copy of the provision may be attained from http://www.arnet.gov/far xii. The clause at 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. xiii. The clause at 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, Alternate I; 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting; 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.2222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.22-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.225-1 Buy American Act- Supplies ; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases ; 52.323-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (CCR) xiv. To be awarded this contract, the offeror must be registered in the CCR. CCR information may be found at http://www.ccr.gov xv. QUOTATIONS ARE DUE the United States Department of Agriculture, Minneapolis Contracting Officer, 100 North 6 th Street, Butler Square 5 th Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403 by 1:00 PM CST, JUNE 20, 2008 Quotes may be sent via e-mail to [email protected] , by fax to 612 336 3550 or via mail to the above address. xvi. The point of contact for this synopsis solicitation is Joanne Mann who may be reached at [email protected] , or by phone at 612 336 3224. xvii. A COMPLETE QUOTE WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) Price for each line item, CLINS 0001 and 002, which provides the price per unit. See Addendum I. 2) Signature of the offeror on the page which lists the price. 3) A detailed narrative address how the Glyphosate-based Aquatic Herbicide meets the requirements/specifications outlined in this combined synopsis/solicitation. Quotes shall be of sufficient detail to determine their adequacy. 4) A completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items OR confirmation that this has been completed online. If an offerors quote does not contain all of the items listed above, the quote may be considered incomplete for evaluation purposes and no further consideration will be given to the offerors quote, thereby making an offeror ineligible for award.