99--AERIAL SERVICES

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Health Inspection Serivce (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS), Reynoldsburg, Ohio intends to acquire aerial services to distribute oral rabies vaccine baits in areas of west central Florida that encompass portions of Hillsborough, Hernado, Lake, Pasco, Polk and Sumter Counties through September 2003. The contractor shall provide aerial dispersal services which shall include aircraft, aviation fuel, pilots, vaccine delivery machinery, and flight engineers. This effort requires multi engine aircraft, a minimum of two (2) pilots per aircraft, a minumum of one (1) engineer per aircraft, baiting machinery, and baiting support staff as necessary. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR 12. This contract will be awarded as a fixed price contract, FOB destination, NAICS code is 481219. Please contact Charlene Lambert at (612) 336-3223, e-mail: [email protected], for a copy of description/specifications/workstatement and evaluation criteria.. All responible sources may submnit an offer which will be considered. All proposals shall have the solcitation number placed on the front of the proposal. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-10. Applicable FAR clauses are incorporated by reference; Prompt Payment 52.249-1 (4/84); Changes-Fixed Price 52.243-1(8/87); Instructions to Offeror-Commercial 52.212-1 (10/00); Evaluation-Commercial Items 52.212-2 (01/99); Offeror Representations and Certifications 52.212-3 (07/02); Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items 52.212-4 (02/02); Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implememnt Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items 52.212-5 (05/02).