SOURCES SOUGHT
F -- Sources Sought: Tropical Ash Foilage Collection - Project Description
- Notice Date
- 3/3/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 111421
— Nursery and Tree Production
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Purchasing, 100 North 6TH Street, Butler Square, 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403, United States
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- AG-6395-SS-17-0001
- Archive Date
- 4/15/2017
- Point of Contact
- Lisa A Draves, Phone: 612-336-3364
- E-Mail Address
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lisa.a.draves@aphis.usda.gov
(lisa.a.draves@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Project Description The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking capability statements from all firms interested in a proposed project to provide a continuous supply of fresh tropical ash (Fraxinus undei) foliage to the agency's Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Program. Work will involve, but not be limited to, growing tropical ash and collecting mature, dark green foliage weekly for shipments to a rearing facility in Brighton, MI. Foliage will be used to maintain insect colonies and ensure adequate production of biological control agents to support program needs. (See attached description.) All interested parties are invited to submit capability statements for acquisition planning purposes. The following outline is recommended (5-page limit): 1) Company name, address, and primary point of contact information 2) A statement of capability 3) Recent and relevant past performance information 4) Business Ownership and Self‐Certification information (i.e. Small Business, Women‐Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned) 5) Current Government Certifications (i.e. 8(a) certified, 8(a) joint venture, Small Disadvantaged Business HUBZone Certified) 6) List Pertinent Codes: NAICS Codes (numbers only), DUNS number, and CAGE code The appropriate NAICS code for this proposed project is 111421, Nursery and Tree Production, with a small business size standard of tiny_mce_marker.75 million. The USDA reserves the right to determine if a small business set-aside is appropriate based upon the capability information provided in response to this notice, and other pertinent information gathered by the contracting officer. Respondents should ensure the information provided is detailed, current, accurate, and complete. Please submit capability statements and questions by email to Lisa Draves at lisa.a.draves@usda.gov no later than March 31, 2017. This notice does not constitute a solicitation. This invitation for capability statements is for planning purposes only. The acquisition strategy for this proposed project has not yet been determined. Response to this notice is strictly voluntary. The Government will not reimburse any party for its participation in this effort. Information submitted in response to this notice is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge or provide feedback with respect to any information submitted under this notice.
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