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87 -- Agricultural Farm Chemicals
Program Summary
Title: 87 -- Agricultural Farm Chemicals
GovCB Opps ID : ADP11993199990000812
Document Type: Combine Solicitation
FSC Code: 87 - Agricultural Supplies
NAICS Code: 424910 - Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Solicitation No.: AG349BS088110
Source: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/ARS/NAA%2DAFRS/AG349BS088110/Combine%20Synopsis%5FSolicitat...
Place of
Performance:
Address: 2217 Wiltshire Road, Kearneysville, West Virginia Postal Code: 25430 Country: UNITED STATES
Posted Date:
Jan 02, 2008
Last Update: Jan 02, 2008
Due Date: Jan 14, 2007

Description
General Information

Document Type: Combine Solicitation
Solicitation Number: AG349BS088110
Posted Date: Jan 02, 2008
Original Response Date: Jan 14, 2007
Current Response Date: Jan 14, 2007
Original Archive Date: Jan 29, 2007
Current Archive Date: Jan 29, 2007
Classification Code: 87 -- Agricultural supplies
Naics Code: 424910 -- Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Contracting Office Address
Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Atlantic Area/Kearneysville, WV, 2217 WILTSHIRE ROAD, KEARNEYSVILLE, WV, 25430, UNITED STATES
Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number AG349BS088110 is being issued as a request for quotation. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-22. This requirement is unrestricted for NAICS 424910. Contractors are responsible for reading and complying with this entire combined synopsis/solicitation and monitoring website, http://www.fbo.gov for any additional information relating to this requirement. Submission of quotations shall be in accordance with the instructions identified under Item A.7, Instructions for submission of quotations listed below. All information requested as identified under Item A.7, Items A through G shall be submitted with the quotation.

The USDA, Agricultural Research Service requires a Contractor to furnish and deliver F.O.B. Destination various Agricultural Farm Chemicals to the USDA, Appalachian Fruit Research Station located in Kearneysville, West Virginia.

SCOPE OF WORK - The USDA requires various agricultural chemicals to be furnished and delivered to the USDA facility in Kearneysville, WV, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications contained in this document. These chemicals include fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides used for soil preparation and conditioning.     Required delivery date is on or before February 29, 2008.     The Contractor is required to ship items in accordance with all Department of Transportation, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Environmental Protection Agency Regulations. All shipments shall include Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). Companies with the demonstrated capability and financial capacity to provide these items on or before February 29, 2008 in accordance with the specified delivery schedule on an - ALL or NONE - basis are invited to respond to this request.

(A.1) SCHEDULE OF ITEMS - Furnish and deliver ALL agricultural chemicals listed below. If the offeror cannot furnish the specified quantity listed, quote to the next highest pound, gallon, etc. in accordance with FAR 52.211-16.

Offeror shall provide a quotation FOR ALL LINE ITEMS specified to include the Unit Price and Total Dollar Amount for each of the following 56 line items, and the Final Cost for all of the following line items:

Item 01, Agricultural Spray Lime, Quantity- 250 Pounds;
Item 02, Agri-Mek 0.15 EC Miticide/Insecticide, Quantity- 1 Gallon;
Item 03, Agri-Mycin 17 Agricultural Streptomycin, Quantity- 54 Pounds;
Item 04, Apogee Plant Growth Regulator, Quantity- 15 Pounds;
Item 05, Asana XL Insecticide, Quantity- 1 Gallon;
Item 06, Assail 70WP Insecticide, Quantity- 216 Ounces;
Item 07, Avaunt Insecticide, Quantity- 45 Ounces;
Item 08, Basagran T/O Herbicide, Quantity- 1 Gallon;
Item 09, Brigade 2EC Insecticide, Quantity- 1 Quart;
Item 10, Calcium Chloride Foliar Fertilizer, Quantity- 300 Pounds;
Item 11, Captan 80 WDG Fungicide, Quantity- 570       Pounds;
Item 12, Casoron 4G Herbicide, Quantity- 300 Pounds;
Item 13, Chateau WDG Herbicide, Quantity- 12.5 Pounds;
Item 14, Copper Sulfate, Quantity- 250 Pounds;
Item 15, Devrinol 50DF Herbicide, Quantity- 12 Pounds;
Item 16, Dormant Spray Oil 100, Quantity- 55 Gallons;
Item 17, Elevate 50WDG Fungicide, Quantity- 4 Pounds;
Item 18, Entrust Insecticide, Quantity- 2 Pounds;
Item 19, Epsom Salt Fertilizer, Quantity- 400 Pounds;
Item 20, Ethephon 2 Plant Growth Regulator, Quantity- 2 Gallons;
Item 21, Foam Buster Defoamer, Quantity- 120 Pints;
Item 22, Fruitone L Plant Growth Regulator, Quantity- 2 Gallons;
Item 23, Gramoxone Inteon Herbicide, Quantity- 20 Gallons;
Item 24, Hi-Dep Broadleaf Herbicide, Quantity- 17.5 Gallons;
Item 25, Imidan 70W Agricultural Insecticide, Quantity- 256 Pounds;
Item 26, Indar 75WSP Fungicide, Quantity- 6 Pounds;
Item 27, Induce Nonionic Low Foam Wetter/Spreader Adjuvant, Quantity- 40 Gallons;
Item 28, Lannate SP Insecticide, Quantity- 6 Pounds;
Item 29, Lime Sulfur Solution Fungicide/Insecticide/Miticide, Quantity- 5 Gallons;
Item 30, Lorsban 4E Insecticide, Quantity- 15 Gallons;
Item 31, Matran EC Herbicide, Quantity- 7.5 Gallons;
Item 32, MaxCel Plant Growth Regulator Solution, Quantity- 3 Gallons;
Item 33, Orbit Fungicide, Quantity- 3 Quarts;
Item 34, Penncozeb 75 Dry Flowable Fungicide, Quantity- 270 Pounds;
Item 35, Poast Herbicide, Quantity- 5 Gallons;
Item 36, Pristine Fungicide, Quantity- 400 Ounces;
Item 37, Procure 50WS Agricultural Fungicide, Quantity- 13 Pounds;
Item 38, Provado 1.6 Flowable Insecticide, Quantity- 1 Gallon;
Item 39, Provide 10SG Plant Growth Regulator, Quantity- 10.5 Ounces;
Item 40, Pyganic Crop Protection EC 1.4 Insecticide, Quantity- 2 Gallons;
Item 41, Pyrellin EC Insecticide, Quantity- 2 Gallons;
Item 42, Regulaid Spreader/Activator, Quantity- 2 Gallons;
Item 43, Retain Plant Growth Regulator Soluble Powder, Quantity- 333 Grams;
Item 44, Ridomil Gold EC Fungicide, Quantity- 1 Gallon;
Item 45, Roundup Original Herbicide, Quantity- 25 Gallons;
Item 46, Rubigan EC Fungicide, Quantity- 12 Quarts;
Item 47, Sevin XLR Plus Carbaryl Insecticide, Quantity- 22.5 Gallons;
Item 48, Silwet L-77 Surfactant, Quantity- 1 Gallon;
Item 49, Solicam DF Herbicide, Quantity- 20 Pounds;
Item 50, StorOx     Broad Spectrum Bactericide/Fungicide, Quantity- 5 Gallons;
Item 51, Surflan AS Herbicide, Quantity- 5 Gallons;
Item 52, Topsin-M WSB Fungicide, Quantity- 90 Pounds;
Item 53, Ultra Fine Spray Oil Insecticide/Miticide/Fungicide, Quantity- 10 Gallons;
Item 54, Warrior Insecticide, Quantity- 1 Gallon;
Item 55, Wettable Sulfur 90% Fungicide/Insecticide, Quantity- 1170 Pounds;
Item 56, Ziram Granuflo Fungicide, Quantity- 440 Pounds.

All shipments shall be made in new containers.     Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS) are required in accordance with FAR 52.223-3.    

(A.2)     52.216-2 ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT - STANDARD SUPPLIES - The Contractor warrants that the unit price stated in the Schedule for _______[offeror insert Schedule line item number or ALL] is not in excess of the Contractor applicable established price in effect on the contract date for like quantities of the same item.

(A.3) BRAND NAME REQUIREMENT -In accordance with FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal, products are listed by brand name. Brand Name products are required for the reason that product changes would severely impact ongoing research projects. Proposed equal substitutions must include sufficient detailed product literature with quotation.

(A.4)     SHIPMENT AND DOCUMENTATION - Shipment shall be FOB Destination and shall be made between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays to USDA-AFRS - Farm Manager, 2217 Wiltshire Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430 on or before February 29, 2008.     The Contractor shall provide one (1) copy of the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) with each chemical at time of shipment in accordance with FAR clause 52.223-3. The order number shall be included on all documentation and shipments.

(A.5) The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are available in full text at: http://www.arnet.gov                                

52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration;
52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal;
52.211-16 Variation in Quantity;
52.211-17 Delivery of Excess Quantities;
52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items;
52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items;
52-212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items;
52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items including subparagraphs:
(1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I;
(16) 52.222-3, Convict Labor;
(17) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies;
(18) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities;
(19) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity;
(20) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans;
(21) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities;
(22) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans;
(24) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons
(27) 52.225-1, Buy American Act - - Supplies;
(30) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases;
(35) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration;
(37) 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party;
52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language;
52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency;
52.223-3 Hazardous Material and Identification and Material Safety Data
52.225-8 Duty-Free Entry;
52.227-3 Patent Indemnity;
52.242-17 Government Delay of Work;
52.247-15 Contractor Responsibility for loading and unloading;
52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination;
52.247.21 Contractor Liability for Personal Injury and/or Property Damage

(A.6)     EVALUATION CRITERIA - - The Government contemplates award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered.          

(A.7)       *** INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF QUOTATION ***          

OFFERS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ATTENTION OF: Timothy Smearman, USDA, AFRS, Administration Office, 2217 Wiltshire Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430.

OFFERS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED ABOVE PRIOR TO:     3:00 P.M. (EST) ON JANUARY 14, 2008.

** NOTICE: QUOTATIONS SENT BY FAXSIMILE OR ELECTRONIC MAIL (E-MAIL) ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE, WILL BE CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE, AND WILL BE REJECTED.

** OFFERORS SHALL SUBMIT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

(a) Submit Quotation for ALL Line Items specified under (A.1) Schedule of Items to include total price per unit, total dollar amount per line item, and the final cost for all line items:

(b) If substitutions are proposed, submit sufficient descriptive literature in accordance with FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal. (See Item A.3). All substitutions will be reviewed based on information provided and must be approved prior to acceptance of quotation.     Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an equal product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

(c) Submit Certification Statement specified under (A.2)     52.216-2 ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT - STANDARD SUPPLIES (JAN 1997) - The Contractor warrants that the unit price stated in the Schedule for ______[offeror insert schedule line item number (IF ALL LINE ITEMS APPLY STATE     -ALL-) is not in excess of the Contractors applicable established price in effect on contract date for like quantities of the same item.

(d)     Submit three separate Past Performance References with contact information for three recent contracts (within past three years) of contracts similar to the scope of this requirement.     Offerors that are newly formed individual entities, without prior Federal, State or Local Government Contracts, may list work contracts, subcontracts or other related work experience.
      
(e) Submit statement that the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website at     http://orca.bpn.gov     By submission of an offer the offeror acknowledges that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation as of the date of this offer.     Reference FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items identified under (A.5).

(f) Submit statement indicating that Offeror is registered in the Central Contractors Database in accordance with FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration.     (Reference Section A.5.)     By
submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that the prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database (http://www.ccr.gov) prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract
resulting from this solicitation.

(g)     Submit Statement indicating acceptance or non-acceptance of payment via the Government Visa Credit Card.

(A.8) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - - Questions shall be submitted in writing to: Timothy Smearman, USDA, ARS, NAA, AFRS, Administration Office, 2217 Wiltshire Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430 or by electronic mail to:     tim.smearman@ars.usda.gov
Point of Contact
TIMOTHY SMEARMAN, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, Phone 304-725-3451 EXT 341, Fax 304-728-7182, Email TIM.SMEARMAN@ARS.USDA.GOV
Place of Performance
Address: 2217 Wiltshire Road, Kearneysville, West Virginia
Postal Code: 25430
Country: UNITED STATES




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