Grain Inspection Equipment and Accessories

1. Brand Name Justification. 2. Authority FAR 6.302-1(C) 3. Agency and the contracting activity. The agency is the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS). Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRPBS) Administrative Services Division (ASD) intend to buy the following name brand Grain Inspection Equipment and Accessories. 4. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. GIPSA Strategic Objective(s) • Objective 2.1. Provide the market with terms and methods for quality assessments. • Objective 2.2. Protect the integrity of U.S. grain and related markets. 5. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs. Equipment purchased for official use must be in accordance to the Approved Equipment list published in Equipment Handbook, Active 9-08-06. 6. Equipment and Accessories: Item # Description Quantity 1. Boerner Divider pans 16 ea 2. Sound inhibitor kit for Boerner Dividers 4 ea 3. Cargo Divider 2 ea 4. 4 way rotary Divider - GAMET Brand 2 ea 5. 0.064 X 3/8 oblong sieve govt. insp. 6 ea 6. No. 2 Riddle - Carter Day 2 ea 7. S & J Mixing jars 12 ea 8. Ohaus scale model AVD 4102N ,4000 gram capacity X 0.01Div. 3 ea NOTE: Equipment in Items 1-8 are approved equipment as per FGIS Equipment Handbook. There is no Substitutes for this equipment. Shipping FOB to League City, TX 77575 Delivery Address: USDA GIPSA FGIS League City Field Office 1025 East Main Street, #104 League City, TX 77573 Phone 281-338-2787 7. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR12. Number note 22 applies. The Government reserve the right to make single or multiple awards for these requirements. Any inquires for this acquisition must be submitted in writing to the attention of Leigh Eberhart at [email protected] The NACIS Code for this acquisition is 333241 with a size standard of 500 people.