SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Babesia Test Kits
- Notice Date
- 3/29/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Procurement Branch, Marquette Plaza, 250 Marquette Ave, Suite 410, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55401-2329, United States
- ZIP Code
- 55401-2329
- Solicitation Number
- AG-6395-B-14-0054
- Archive Date
- 4/13/2018
- Point of Contact
- Leah H. Schultz, Phone: 6123363625
- E-Mail Address
-
leah.h.schultz@aphis.usda.gov
(leah.h.schultz@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- VMRD, INC. TO PROVIDE USDA LICENSED ELISA KITS FOR BABESIA CABALLI AND BABESIA EQUI. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a sole source BPA under the statutory authority permitting Other than Full and Open Competition 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), to VMRD, Inc. Based on unforeseen program usage, the BPA ceiling will be raised from $500,000 to $800,000. Further, the maximum order limit will be raised from $80,000 to $200,000. Raising these limits would not have impacted the sole source notice issued, or approvals required, before the BPA was awarded. VMRD, Inc. is the only licensed vendor that can provide these kitsThis notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. A determination by the Government not to complete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement, no later than 12:00 pm CT, April 12, 2018, by email to leah.h.schultz@aphis.usda.gov. VMRD, Inc. is considered a small business per the primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334516, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies, Small Business Size 500 employees.
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- Record
- SN04871425-W 20180331/180329231407-1d75e275b724fa7224bd9a248ec567fe (fbodaily.com)
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