5year IDIQ Contract to provide Pink Boll Worm Delta Traps IAW Specifications

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) division, is seeking the manufacture and delivery of Pink Boll Worm Paper Delta Traps. This requirement is being fulfilled through a firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a performance period not to exceed five years. The estimated annual quantity ranges from 5,000 to 120,000 traps, with final acceptance conditioned upon approved lots of paperboard. All manufacturing must align with the provided specifications and drawings, with the primary place of performance located in Brownsville, Texas.

This solicitation is designated as a Small Business Administration (SBA) set-aside under NAICS code 339999, All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing, and PSC 6840, Pest Control Agents and Disinfectants. Interested vendors must submit their quotes and a completed SF1449 to the contracting officer, Carol Dingess, via email by the response deadline of January 22, 2021. As part of the evaluation process, offerors are required to submit a Phase 1 First Article Sample to the Otis Laboratory in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, by the solicitation closing date for testing. Incomplete quote packages or the failure to provide the required First Article Sample will result in a quote being ineligible for award.

Solicitation 1263921Q0043 includes three attachments: an SF30 amendment form, a solicitation instructions document, and detailed drawings for the Pink Boll Worm Delta Traps. Amendment 1 specifically updates the point of contact for the First Article Test item delivery to Natalie Leva. Vendors must include the solicitation number in the subject line of their electronic submissions and ensure all items listed in the attachment instructions are completed for evaluation.