View Changes This Is A Combined Synopsis Solicitation For Commercial Items Prepared In Accordance With The Format In Far Subpart 12 6 As Supplemented With Additional Information Included In This Notice The Solicitation Number Is 1021297 And Is Issued As A Request For Quotation Rfq Unless Otherwise Indicated Herein This Announcement Constitutes The Only Solicitation Quotations Are Being Requested And A Written Solicitation Will Not Be Issued The Associated North American Industrial Classification System Naics Code For This Procurement Is 115112 Statement Of Work Hop Early Line Evaluation Germplasm This Project Will Involve Planting Germination Screening And Selection Of Resistant Hop Germplasm Offspring From Seed To Whole Plants Specific Temperature Requirements For Disease Screening Periodic Trimming Of Plants Under Consultation With Usda Staff Daily Watering And Regular Fertilizer Applications Will Be Required Specific Steps Are As Follows 1 Hop Seeds Will Be Planted By The Contractor Into 100 Cell Flats Approximately 40 60 K Seeds Per Year Will Be Provided By Usda Staff Goal For Completion November 20Th 2 Contractor Keeps The Flats And Flats Will Be Kept Moist And Stored Under Cold Conditions 5 Deg C For 8 Weeks 3 Contractor Moves Flats Into A Hot House For Germination Typical Germination Rates Range From 50 80 Of Total Seeds Planted Goal For Completion January 15Th 4 Usda Staff Will Enter The Contractor Facility And Will Inoculate Plants With Powdery Mildew Disease The Powdery Mildew Disease Is An Obligate Pathogen And Its Primary Host Plant Is Hops And Is Not A Disease Threat To Any Other Plant Species Usda Staff Will Mark Or Designate Plants For Retention Plants Not Marked For Retention Are Discarded By The Contractor Typical Culling Rates Vary Among Crosses But Can Range From 40 50 Of All Germinated Seedlings Are Culled Remaining Seedlings 20 40 K Goal For Completion February 15Th 5 Contractor Will Transplant Retained Plants Into 2 Pots With Labels For Each Flat Goal For Completion March 1St 6 Transplanted Seedlings Will Be Moved Into A Warm Glasshouse Usda Staff Will Enter The Contractor Facility And Will Inoculate The Plants With Powdery Mildew A Second Time Goal For Completion March 10Th 7 Usda Staff Will Enter The Contractor Facility And Mark Or Designate Plants For Retention Plants Not Marked For Retention Are Discarded By The Contractor Goal For Completion March 30Th Remaining Seedlings Will Range From 15 30 K 8 Retained Plants Will Be Potted Up Into 4 Pots And Placed In A Warm Humid Greenhouse With Overhead Irrigation Misting For Inoculation With Downy Mildew Spores Goal For Completion Is April 15Th 9 Usda Staff Will Enter The Contractor Facility And Will Inoculate Plants With Downy Mildew Disease The Downy Mildew Disease Is An Obligate Pathogen With Primary Host As Hops It Is Generally Not A Disease Threat To Any Other Plant Species Usda Staff Will Mark Or Designate Plants For Retention Plants Not Marked For Retention Are Discarded By The Contractor 10 Usda Staff Will Mark Or Designate Plants For Retention Plants Not Marked For Retention Are Discarded By The Contractor The Goal Of Completion Being May 15Th Contractor Will Re Pot Retained Seedlings Into 1 Gal Pots Remaining Seedlings Will Range From 5 10 K 11 Selected Offspring Will Be Returned To Usda Ars For Further Handling Agar Clauses 452 211 71 Equal Products Offered As Prescribed In 411 171 Insert The Following Or Substantially The Same Clause In Solicitations Seeking Offers On A Brand Name Or Equal Basis To Allow Offerors The Opportunity To Clearly Identify The Equal Item Being Offered And To Illustrate How That Item Meets The Salient Characteristics Requirements Of The Government Equal Products Offered Nov 1996 A Offerors Proposing To Furnish An Equal Product In Accordance With The Brand Name Or Equal Provision Of This Solicitation Shall Provide The Following Information For Each Offered Equal Product Contract Line Item Number If Any Brand Name Or Equal Product Identified By The Government In This Solicitation Offered Product Name Catalog Or Part Number Manufacturer s Name Manufacturer s Address B Offerors Are Responsible For Submitting All Additional Information On The Above Product Necessary For The Contracting Officer To Determine Whether The Product Offered Meets The Brand Name Or Equal Product s Salient Characteristics Listed In The Solicitation End Of Clause Solicitation 102197 Is Issued As A Rfq The Solicitation Document With The Attached Clauses And Provisions Is Issued In Accordance With The Federal Acquisition Regulation Far And Will Be Incorporated In The Awarded Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order Interested Vendors Should Reference The Solicitation Documents For All Terms And Conditions All Interested Parties Are Responsible For Monitoring This Website To Ensure They Have The Most Current Information I E Amendments For The Solicitation No Paper Solicitation Will Be Available Question Submission Interested Offerers Must Submit Any Questions Concerning The Solicitation At The Earliest Time Possible To Enable The Buyer To Respond Address All Questions In Writing To The Issuing Office Via Email Jennifer Olson2 Usda Gov No Telephone Inquiries Will Be Accepted The Offeror Must Comply With The Following Commercial Item Terms And Conditions Far 52 252 1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference Far 52 212 1 Instructions To Offerors 52 212 3 Offeror Representations And Certifications Far 52 211 6 Brand Name Or Equal Quote Submission Instructions 1 Read The Solicitation In Its Entirety Including The Specifications Documents 2 The Quote Should Include Any Other Documentation Deemed Necessary Such As References 3 Quotes Must Be Submitted Via Email By 12 00 Pm Pacific Time Thursday January 21 2021To Jennifer Olson2 Usda Gov 4 This Is A Best Value Acquisition Award Of The Contract Resulting From This Solicitation Will Be Made To The Responsible Offeror Whose Proposal Offers The Best Value To The Government Which May Not Necessarily Be The Quote Offering The Lowest Price Nor The Highest Technical Advantage In The Event Two Or More Offerors Within The Competitive Range Are Considered Essentially Equal In Terms Of Technical Competence The Government Reserves The Right To Award To The Offeror With The Lowest Realistic Price Far 15 101 2 5 The Government May Elect To Conduct Discussions With Offerors Whose Quotes Are Technically Acceptable Or Which May Be Expected To Be Made Acceptable By Moderate Modification And Fall Within The Competitive Price Range The Government Reserves The Right However To Award A Contract Based On Initial Offers Without Conducting Discussions Therefore Each Quote Should Be Submitted In The Most Favorable Terms From A Price And Technical Standpoint See Far 9 104 1 6 Usda Ars Is Tax Exempt Tax Exemption Certificate 720564834F 7 Gsa Discounts The Usda Is Requesting That Schedule Contractors Extend Additional Discounts To The Usda When Making Responses To This Solicitation Gsa Contract Schedule Holders Are Able To Offer One Time Discounts From Established Schedule Contracts Schedule Contractors Can Give One Buying Member A Discount Without Passing The Discount On To The Entire Federal Government This Provision Allows The Contractor To Offer And The Government To Avail Itself Of Spot Pricing In The Commercial Market 8 Contractor Must Be Registered At Sam Gov System For Award Management At Https Www Sam Gov Portal Public Sam Prior To Quote Submission The Government Will Award A Contract Resulting From This Solicitation To The Responsible Offeror Whose Offer Conforming To The Solicitation Will Be Most Advantageous To The Government All Quotes Must Be Fob Destination Please Respond With A Firm Fixed Price Quote To The Email Address Below Offerors Are Encouraged To Provide Discounts In Their Pricing The Government Will Evaluate Prices Offered For Reasonableness In Accordance With Far 13 106 3 A Basis For Award The Clause 52 214 4 Contract Terms And Conditions Commercial Items And 52 214 5 Contract Terms And Conditions Required To Implement Statues Or Executive Orders Commercial Items Apply To This Acquisition Commercial Items Clauses Are Attached
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