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99 -- TEST KITS SOL 54-M-APHIS-95 DUE 040395 POC POC: Robert J. Crowther is the Contracting Officer. He can be reached at Area Code (612) 370-2115 Under the U.S. Grain Standards Act the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) formerly known as the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) provides deoxynivalenol (DON) testing of wheat and other commodities. This notice announces that GIPSA intends to acquire quantitative DON test kits needed to analyze a minimum of 1500 samples per year. The contract period will be from date of award through September 30, 1995, with up to four one year options. Offered quantitative test methodologies must have a GIPSA Certificate of Conformance and shall be capable of analyzing deoxynivalenol (DON) in wheat and as many of the following commodities as possible: barley, malted barley, corn and oats. Fixed price requirements contract for GIPSA and other official inspection agencies. Total Government costs shall include fixed and variable costs, including disposal of hazardous wastes. Specifications for a Certificate of Conformance may be obtained by Robert J. Crowther, Area Code (612) 370-2115 or Lori L. Lind Area Code (612) 370-2117. All required data supporting the request for a Certificate of Conformance for any product must be received in duplicate no later than January 27, 1995. A fixed price requirements contract. F.O. B. destination. The solicitation will be released on, or about March 1, 1995. For copy of solicitation, submit written or Faxed request stating name, address, telephone number and solicitation number. Fax requests to ''Contracting Section'' at Area Code (612) 370-2083. Telephone requests will not be accepted. (0003)

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