Consulting Services with Intact US

The USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service intends to award a contract to Intact US, Inc. located at 1620 NW Blvd, Suite 301, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815. The contract will be for one base year and four option years. The scope of the contract will be to provide Ecert licenses and technology consulting services to support the Organic Integrity Database development effort. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541618 with a small business size standard of $27.5 million in annual receipts. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.202-1 Definitions; FAR 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees; FAR 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures; FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights; FAR 52.216-24 Limitation of Government Liability; FAR 52.216-25 Contract Definitization; FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management: AGAR 452.204-70 Inquiries; FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interests when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended or Proposed for Debarment; FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offers-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders-Commercial Items; AGAR 452.219-70 Size Standard and NAICS Code Information; FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity Employment; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons; FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.225-25 Prohibitions on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Reps and Certs; FAR 52.232.39- Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations: FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest; FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award; FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract; FAR 243-3 Changes - Time-and Materials or Labor Hours; FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items; FAR 52.246-6 Inspection - Time and Material and Labor Hour; FAR 52.252-1 Solicitations Provisions Incorporated by Reference; FAR 52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity; FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; and FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive quotations. Award of the contract is estimated to be January 4, 2020. Questions concerning this acquisition must be in writing and directed to [email protected]. Responses must be received by 10:00 A.M. eastern time December 30, 2019.