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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Edinburg, TX, intend to procure 500 pounds of Liquid Cuelure insect attractant packed in 100 lb drums to be shipped to the USDA PPQ, 1320 12th St. East, Palmetto, FL 34221 Attn: Loren Carpenter 941-722-7307 and 300 pounds of Cuelure Liquid insect attractant packed in 5 lb drums to be shipped to USDA PPQ, 22675 N. Moorefield Road #6407, Edinburg, TX 78541 Attn: Ramon Benavides 956-580-7222. Small business set-aside under NAICS code number 325998. PROPOSALS ARE DUE BY December 03, 2004 10:00 a.m. central standard time (CST). Submit faxed quotations to Sheree Johnson, Purchasing section at fax number: 612-370-2136 with signed original forwarded by mail to: USDA APHIS Purchasing, Butler Square 5th floor, 100 North Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403. 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 Federal Acquisition Circular 01-16. Applicable Far clauses are incorporated by reference: Prompt Payment 52.232-25; Firm Fixed price 16.202-1; Fix Price 52.243-1; Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantage Business Concern 52.219-23; Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.212-1; Evaluation-commercial items 52.212-2 The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) past performance; (iii) price. Technical and past performance when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price; Offeror representations and Certifications 52.212-3; First article Approval Government Testing 52.209-4; Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items 52.212-5. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION FOR CONSIDERATION. Quotes must be for delivery F.O.B. Destination: 500 pounds of Liquid Cuelure insect attractant packed in 100 pound drums and shipped to: USDA PPQ, 1320 12th St. East, Palmetto, FL 34221 Attn: Loren Carpenter 941-722-7307 and 300 pounds of Liquid Cuelure insect attractant packed in 5 pound pails to: USDA PPQ, 22675 N. Moorefield Road #6407, Edinburg, TX 78541 Attn: Ramon Benavides 956-580-7222. All offers must be signed. Offers should include tax payer identification number, DUNS number, and business size. Purchase is conditioned upon passage of first article testing for purity and refractive index. Label must have lot number, Purchase Order number, Name of Vendor, Date of Mfg and content. Include MSD Sheet. The liquid Cuelure shall meet the following requirements: 1) A white liquid at room temperature, with a mild, pleasant, fruity order characteristic of the compound. All lots shall be uniform in composition. 2) A refractive index not more than 1,5090, nor less than 1,5060, at 25 degrees Celsius. 3) 95 percent pure by gas chromatographic analysis as described under Test Procedures. 4) A powerful attractant for Melon Fly, Dacus cucurbitae, when tested under standard laboratory conditions. 5) Non-corrosive. 6) Any Cuelure contaminated by chemicals, adulterants, additives, or other materials shall be rejected. 7) Any Cuelure which is dark colored, has an objectionable odor, is corrosive, or repels melon flies, shall be rejected. 8) A minimum of one Material Data Safety sheet shall be furnished with each carton. SAMPLE TESTING: Sampling: A lot is defined as all Cuelure manufactured as one batch and offered for delivery at the same time. The Contractor is responsible for testing to verify that all specifications are met. The Contractor may use any testing facility acceptable to the Government. Records of all tests performed shall be completed and a copy sent to the Contracting Officer. The government may perform any test to assure conformity to specifications. Preparation: Before testing, condition the column with 15 ul of hexamethyldislazane. Best results are obtained by on-column injection. Contamination in the injection part may cause difficulties. Allow about 45 minutes for pen to return to baseline. Clean electrodes with hydrofluoric acid. The first several runs shall produce weak peaks. Subsequent runs with equivalent amounts shall produce good peaks. Test Procedure: 1) Infrared and gas chromatographic analysis shall be used to identify fruit fly attractants. 2) Samples shall be well mixed. Samples which lack in homogeneity shall be rejected. Cuelure samples shall be placed in thin (short path) optical cell, or equivalent. A complete curve of optical absorbency shall be performed, as in the attached standard curve. The infrared spectrum of the sample shall be in close agreement with attached Cuelure spectrum. 3) For quantitative infrared analysis, the standard curve shall be prepared from 10-20 mgs of standard fruit fly attractant per ml of carbon disulfide. The standard curve shall be compared to the sample. The APHIS Standard is maintained at NMRAL. After appropriate mathematical conversions off the difference in concentration, the heights of at least three major peaks shall be compared. If the difference between the heights of the three peaks on the standard curve, compared to the sample curve, is greater than five percent, the lot represented by the sample shall be rejected. 4) Gas chromatographic analysis shall be performed using a gas chromatograph equipped with a flame ionization detector as follow: A) Column: DB-1,30 meter Megabore r, 0.53 mm inside diameter, or equivalent. B) Carrier gas: Helium at approximately 12ml/minute. C)Temperature: Column 130 degree centigrade holds 12 minute, then program at 30 degree centigrade/minute to 250 degree centigrade hold one minute. Injection port 250 degrees centigrade. Detector blocks 275 degree centigrade. Sample: Inject 1.0 ul of 1.0 percent solution of Cuelure in carbon disulfide or hexane. E) Retention time: 9.1 minutes (varies with temperature, flow rate, etc.). F) Purity: Shall be based on the area under curve exclusive of solvent peak. SAMPLING OF DELIVERED PRODUCT: Upon the delivery of the final product the Government shall take random samples from each lot for testing in the manner described in the test procedures. All samples will be analyzed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Monitoring and Residue Analysis Laboratory, Gulfport, Mississippi. The Contracting Office shall notify the Contractor within three (3) working days of any lots that have been rejected. In addition to chemical analysis testing of product quality, the Government reserves the option to conduct biological assay field tests prior to accepting the delivered product. The Contractor shall replace rejected lots within 30 days of notification, at no additional cost to the government. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to remove all packages, containers and any other materials within 30 days of being notified by the Contracting Officer that a lot has been rejected. PACKAGING AND MARKING: Packing for Domestic Shipment (USDA 452.247-72) (Feb 1988). Material shall be packed for shipment in such a manner that shall insure acceptance by common carriers and safe delivery at destination. Containers and closures shall comply with the Interstate Commerce Commission regulations, Uniform Freight Classification rules, or regulations of other carriers as applicable to the mode of transportation. Packing slip: Each shipment shall include a packing slip identifying the lot, purchase order number and quantity shipped. Packaging: Containers shall be clean, well-sealed and shall not contaminate or alter the contents. All packages shall contain at least on Material safety data sheet. Markings: Each package shall be clearly labeled identifying the material batch or lot number, manufacture’s name and date, and purchase order number. Each batch or lot number shall be unique.