SPECIAL NOTICE
F -- Sole Source Notification for Wood-Feeding Beetle Identification and Rapid Sorting Services
- Notice Date
- 10/24/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street, Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- PR613731
- Archive Date
- 11/15/2012
- Point of Contact
- Michael J. Chiodi, Phone: 6123363203
- E-Mail Address
-
michael.j.chiodi@aphis.usda.gov
(michael.j.chiodi@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) division located in Raleigh, NC intends to issue a sole source purchase order award to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History located in Pittsburg, PA for exotic wood-feeding beetle identification and rapid sorting services for the eastern United States under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). Exotic beetle surveys are conducted under the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Management program, and the APHIS PPQ division needs an expert source for the rapid identification and sorting of exotic beetles for the early detection of target pests and any necessary mitigative response. The Carnegie Museum of has an extensive comparative beetle collection, and expert staff members are available to perform the identification and sorting services. No other provider with similar expertise has been discovered to date that can offer the required identification services. A firm-fixed price purchase order will be awarded to cover services from 11/01/2012 through 12/31/2012. The total purchase order value is not-to-exceed $37,750.72. A future 5-year blanket purchase agreement or IDIQ contract will likely be established after 12/31/2012 through a separate procurement for services. This notice is for informational purposes only. No formal solicitation will be issued. Any questions or inquiries must be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to the Contracting Officer, to the attention of the point of contact listed in this notice. Point of contact: Michael Chiodi, Contracting Specialist, (612) 336-3203, FAX: (612) 336-3550, E-mail: michael.j.chiodi@aphis.usda.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/APHIS/Contracting/PR613731/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA APHIS PPQ ERO, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27606, United States
- Zip Code: 27606
- Zip Code: 27606
- Record
- SN02918797-W 20121026/121024234352-9c72bcad02898677cc1c8979d33be27b (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |