USED LIGHT DUTY PICK UP

The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspections Service (APHIS), National Veternarary Service Laboratory (NVSL), Orient Point, NY, Intends to procure one used truck. Dealer must be located within 50 mile radius of USDA APHIS NVSL Office located at Rte. 25, Orient Point, NY. Truck must be American made light duty half ton pick up, 2007 or newer, regular cab, with minimum of 500 miles and a maximum of 40,000 miles, Automatic Transmission, V8/5.3L or larger. 8 Foot bed, cruise control, dark tinted glass, power windows and door locks, and remote keyless entry This will be a FIRM-FIXED price award. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to USDA VS NVSL, Rte. 25 Orient Point, NY. NAICS Code: 441229. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR 12. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses which are in effect through the current Federal Acquisition Circular. Applicable FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: Prompt Payment 52.249-1; Changes--Fixed price 52.243-1; Instruction to Offerers - Commercial Items 52.212-1; Evaluation-Commercial items 52.212-2; Offerer Representations and Certifications 52.212-3; Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items 52.212-4; Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items 52.212-5; ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION FOR CONSIDERATION. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Technical and past performance, when combined are significantly more important than cost or price; trade-off process. Quotations are due by Thursday July 16, 2009, 4:00 PM local time. Submit faxed quotations to 612-336-3550, Attn: Dennis Barry with signed original forwarded by mail to: USDA APHIS Purchasing, Butler Square 5th Floor, 100 North Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Effective October 1, 2003, the Federal Aquistion Regulation (FAR), requires that contractors be registered in the Central Contractors Registration (CCR) System before they can be awarded contracts. Referenced FAR clauses can be accessed for review on the Internet at the following web site: http://www.arnet.gov/far. All offers must be signed. Offers should include tax payer identification number________________________, DUNS number_______________________and business size_____________.