The USDA, APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Pink Bollworm Rearing Facility (PBWRF) in Phoenix, AZ intends to negotiate a multiple year contract (base year and 4 option years) solely with Oliver Products, located at 445 6th St NW, Grand Rapids, MI for their lidding material p/n 85853. Oliver Products is the only known source that can produce the required 25 lb poly medical packaging grade fiber-free peelable paper lidding material which provides a strong non-porous substrate with sterile barrier properties to serve as a lidding material for the Pink Bollworm (PBW) rearing containers. The lidding material must have specific moisture vapor transmission rate and specific oxygen transmission rate which has been previously identified by in house PBW rearing studies. The material must also have a non-toxic hot melt sealable adhesive transfer onto rigid PVC plastic. The specificity of these parameters are necessary to successfully rear moths at the PBW. The material consists of Oliver products P/N 85853, 25 pound Poly coated / 29LP specialized material and adhesive, will be 401mm wide, each roll will be 4,300 linear feet, each roll on a 3” I.D. Core and Maximum OD is 19” with adhesive side wound down. This specialized material and adhesive are proprietary by Oliver Products and unique and specif to the PBW operation. Estimate requirements: 2009 = 110 rolls 2010 = 80 rolls 2011 = 80 rolls 2012 = 66 rolls 2013 = 60 rolls The proposed contract action is for supplies and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Numbered Note 22 applies. Any questions or inquiries must be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to the Contracting Office, to the attention of the point of contact listed in this notice. Requests by telephone will not be honored. Point of contact: Leigh Eberhart, Contracting Specialist, (612) 336-3206, FAX: (612) 336-3550, E-mail:
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