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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JULY 16, 2020 SAM #6804
SPECIAL NOTICE

99 -- USDA Frozen Pea and Peanut Butter Color Standards

Notice Date
7/14/2020 10:59:02 AM
 
Notice Type
Special Notice
 
NAICS
325510 — Paint and Coating Manufacturing
 
Contracting Office
USDA APHIS MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 USA
 
ZIP Code
55401
 
Solicitation Number
12639520P0311
 
Response Due
7/17/2020 7:00:00 AM
 
Archive Date
07/18/2020
 
Point of Contact
Beverly Brown
 
E-Mail Address
BeverlyS.Brown@usda.gov
(BeverlyS.Brown@usda.gov)
 
Small Business Set-Aside
SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
 
Description
Pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b), the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS), intends to award a sole source contract to Color Communications, LLC located in Chicago, Illinois for the USDA Frozen Pea and the USDA Peanut Butter color standards.� These standards are the official visual aids used by USDA.�� These color critical color standards are used for classifying colors of frozen peas, and peanut butter, as specified in the U.S. Standards for Grades of Frozen Peas and U.S. Standards for Grades of Peanut Butter respectively.� Color Communications is the USDA approved source that can provide the official visual aids.� The contract will be issued under FAR PART 12 Acquisition of Commercial Services. �� Specific characteristics of the USDA Frozen Pea color standards and the USDA Peanut Butter color standards that limit the availability to a sole source are the high standards and tolerances required for color standard visual aid production. �Color standards developed for USDA are developed using CIELAB notation and primary light source to be D75, 10 degree observer and a secondary light source of D65, 10 degree observer.� In general, preproduction samples must match both visually and instrumentally to within a range of ?E = � 1.0 of the original sample. �Once the prototypes have been approved, the preproduction samples and production samples must match both visually and instrumentally. �The ?L*, ?a*, and ?b* values must be within � 0.25 of the approved preproduction samples. �The original USDA Frozen Pea color standards and the USDA Peanut Butter color standards that are currently in use were developed by Color Communications, LLC. �Color Communications, LLC is an approved vendor of USDA color standards and has demonstrated their ability to meet such stringent requirements. All responsible sources capable of meeting the requirement above may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. The response must explain completely and in detail how you can meet the requirement. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government will not reimburse participants for information they provide. This is a notice of intent to sole source with fair opportunity for all responsible sources to see the solicitation and respond if capable. Information provided is strictly voluntary. �Please email responses to Beverly Brown no later than the time indicated below. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Closing date for submission is July 17, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 325510 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.
 
Web Link
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/10d75f3c94464846acbf7929060ee3e0/view)
 
Record
SN05720128-F 20200716/200714230154 (samdaily.us)
 
Source
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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