THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF TAGS FROM 60,000 TO 40,000 AND TO CORRECT THE TITLE TO SCRAPIE RFID TAGS, ALL OTHER INFORMATION REMAINS THE SAME............The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspections Service (APHIS) and VS NAHP RHP, Unit 43, Cubicle 4B02.21, 4700 River Road, Riverdale MD 20737-1231, has a requirement for sixty thousand (60,000) ea Scrapie RFID Full Duplex B tags. (i) 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. (ii) The solicitation number is AG-6395-P-07-0094 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). (iii) The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect at the time of publication. 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 Regulations (FAR) and Agriculture Federal Acquisition Regulations supplement (AGARs) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far and http://www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html. (iv) This solicitation is a small business set-aside. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 332999, Size standards in number of employees for this code is 500 employees. (v) (vi) This requirement consists of 1 line item to purchase SCRAPIE RFID TAGS, FULL DUPLEX B EAR TAGS, 134.2 KHz THAT ARE OF TAMPER EVIDENT CONTRAUCTION (devices that have an established history of satisfactory use in the target species may receive preferential consideration). Pricing should be quoted in the following increments with a 50ea minimum:50 - 100 and 100 - 500 and 500 - 1,000 and 1,000 - 10,000 and 10,000 - 30,000. Request a Statement of Work by emailing
[email protected]. It is anticipated that a firm-fixed price contract will be awarded. The Government intends to issue a single solicitation and make a single award to one offeror. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR 12. The solicitation and all subsequent notices and amendments will be posted on the Internet at: http://www.fedbizopps.gov. (vii) Delivery and acceptance of line item 1 will be FOB Destination, Riverdale MD 20737-1231. Applicable FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: (viii) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerers commercial Items (01/04); (ix) 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items (01/99); (x) 52.212-3 Offerers Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (01/04) ? THE CONTRACTOR SHALL RETURN A COMPLETED COPY OF THIS PROVISION WITH ITS QUOTATION, a copy of the provision may be attained from http://www.arnet.gov/far; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (10/03); (xii) 52.212-5 Contracts Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (03/04); (xiii) 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (10/03); 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (10/03) applies to this acquisition. The following text is added to Paragraph (a) of FAR 52.212-2: The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technically acceptable, past performance and price. Technical and past performance when combined, are approximately equal to price. Referenced FAR clauses can be accessed for review on the Internet at: http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following FAR clauses identified at paragraph b of FAR 52.212.5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (02/99); 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (04/02) (E.O. 11246); 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (12/03); 52.232-33 Payment Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (10/03) (31 U.S.C. 3332); 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (06-03) (15 U.S.C. 644); 52.222-19 Child Labor ? Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (01-04) (E.O. 13126); 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (12/01) (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (06/98) (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (12/01) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not Applicable to this acquisition. (xv) Number Note 1 applies to this acquisition. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION FOR CONSIDERATION. All offers must be signed. Offers must include tax payer federal identification number, DUNS number, and business size. Failure to provide this information will result in the vendor not being considered for award. Effective October 1, 2003, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), requires that contractors be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) System before they can be awarded contracts. Vendors may register with CCR online at www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-800-324-3414. (xvi) QUOTES ARE DUE BY: November 21, 2006 4:00 p.m. central time. (xvii) Submit faxed quotations to Sheree Johnson, Purchasing section at fax number: 612-370-2136 with SIGNED ORIGINAL FORWARDED BY MAIL TO: USDA APHIS Purchasing, Attn: Sheree Johnson, Butler Square 5th floor, 100 North Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403.