SPECIAL NOTICE
68 -- Urgent purchase of 100,000 cue lures
- Notice Date
- 1/24/2024 10:32:35 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 325320
— Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MN MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 USA
- ZIP Code
- 55401
- Solicitation Number
- PR1118351
- Response Due
- 2/5/2024 7:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 02/20/2024
- Point of Contact
- Carol Dingess, Phone: 9704947360
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.dingess@usda.gov
(carol.dingess@usda.gov)
- Description
- PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES OR PROPOSALS, NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)/Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) intends to award a sole source Purchase Order �to Scentry Biologicals, Inc /SAM ID:� QR8JYWNT3G19 CAGE Code: 3NUJ7 for an urgent purchase of 100,000 cue lures to support fruit fly quarantines in California.� � The �Cue Lure chemical insect attractant dispensers are used to capture certain species of exotic fruit flies of concern to U.S. agriculture. The Cue Lure dispenser is a primary surveillance tool used to detect new entries of Cue Lure-responding flies, such as Queensland fruit fly (Qfly, Bactrocera tryoni), Zeugodacus tau, and melon fly (Z. cucurbitae) and to delimit transient introduced populations of these species. The rationale or circumstances for limiting competition.� Unusual and compelling urgency In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i).� The Contracting Officer may solicit from one source only if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, etc.).� APHIS PPQ is responding to an unprecedented fruit fly emergency situation in California, where several simultaneous fruit fly outbreaks are occurring. Due to the sudden increased need for fruit fly trapping and delimitation surveys, there is an extraordinary demand for this product which has quickly depleted PPQ�s reserve. PPQ needs to procure this product immediately to ensure these critical trapping and survey activities can continue uninterrupted. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. �No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored.� However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services to the Contracting Officer by 8:00am (MST) �on the closing date of this notice.� �Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient specifications and �detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement.� The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 325320� Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, and the �Small business size standard is 1,150� Employees. Responses received after the response date or without the required information will be deemed nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. Capability statements may be sent (via email only) to: Carol Dingess, Contracting Officer /Carol.Dingess@usda.gov.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/5e352110b6b345328d1c0224312035bb/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Edinburg, TX 78541, USA
- Zip Code: 78541
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 78541
- Record
- SN06943551-F 20240126/240124230038 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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