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CATTLE CORRALS
Solicitation Number: AG-6395-S-17-0151
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Location: Administrative Services Division/Contracting

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Solicitation Number: Notice Type:
AG-6395-S-17-0151 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation GENERAL INFORMATION
Notice Type:
Synopsis:
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Added: Jul 27, 2017 5:44 pm
Posted Date:
1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in
July 27, 2017
accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart
12.6, "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Response Date:
Items," as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Aug 04, 2017 1:00 pm Central
This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being Archiving Policy:
requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. Automatic, 15 days after response
2. This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation date
document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect
Archive Date:
through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-88.
August 19, 2017

Original Set Aside:

3. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Portable Cattle Corral as N/A
defined herein. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase
Set Aside:
order as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the Total Small Business
terms and conditions set forth herein. This procurement is set-aside for small
Classification Code:
business only. The associated North American Industrial Classification
37 -- Agricultural machinery &
System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333111, Farm Machinery and
equipment
Equipment Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,250.
NAICS Code:
333 -- Machinery
4. Supplies Required Manufacturing/333111 -- Farm
The CFTEP requires five (5) Portable Corrals for the containment of both Machinery and Equipment
stray and producer owned cattle when dipping, examination, or other Manufacturing
treatment is in progress, or when dealing with small numbers of animals in
the large expanses of some Texas pastures and ranges. Stray livestock are
gathered in remote areas with rough terrain requiring durable equipment for
both operator and livestock safety that must also be capable of moving
across the counties to various sites necessitating travel at freeway speeds.
CFTEP offices in several counties are in need of Portable Corrals.

The specifications for a Portable Corral is below.

5. Product Specifications
The USDA requires Portable Corrals that meet the following minimum
requirements:
- The Portable Corral shall be of a suitable size and configuration capable of
confining approximately 100 head of cattle (See Attachment A and B)
- The Portable Corral shall come equipped with all lights, hookups, tires
(including a spare) and other DOT required equipment to be safely towed at
freeway speeds (Needs to have plug-in adapter to power lights from vehicle.
Needs to be equipped with brake lights and turn signals), but also be capable
of traveling over unimproved rural roadways and pastures to allow them to be
set up at remote sites (torsion axle suspension).
- The Portable Corral shall have a rear towing hitch (needs to be equipped
with a tongue receiver to fit either a 1 7/8" or 2" ball) for attachment of a
Panel Trailer configured for bumper hitch towing.

**See images in Attachment A&B

6. Delivery
The Portable Corral must be delivered in a fully functional state capable of
traveling at freeway speeds in a gooseneck towing configuration with a rear

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hitch for attachment of a bumper pull Panel Trailer. The Portable Corral shall
be delivered with proper freeway tires including a spare tire, all operable DOT
approved lights and towing attachments, and then be able to be set up for
cattle operations on site.

FOB destination to: USDA APHIS VS, CFTEP Webb County Office
7209 E. Saunders Ave. Suite #4, Laredo, TX 78740

Delivery within 2 weeks ARO

7. Award shall be made to the responsible quoter conforming to the

solicitation and who will be most advantageous to the Government. Award
will be made based on best value in accordance with FAR Part 13. The
government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation
criteria: (1) Technical Acceptability (3) Delivery Time and (2) price.

8. The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:

52.204-16, "Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting" Jul 2016
52.212-1, "Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items" (Jan 2017)
52.212-3, "Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items"
(Jan 2017) - The offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if
the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification
electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located
at http://www.sam.gov/portal.

9. The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

52.204-18, "Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance" Jul
2016
52.2124, "Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items" Jan 2017
52.232-40, "Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business
Subcontractors" Dec 2013
52.212-5, "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or
Executive
Orders" Jan 2017
The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.2125 are applicable:
(4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract
Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
(8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with
Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015)
(31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
(14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C.
644).
(22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul
2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).
(25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).
(26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Oct
2016) (E.O. 13126).
(27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).
(28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).
(30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29
U.S.C. 793).
(33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C.
chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).
(44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging
while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).
(48) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).
(51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008)
(E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

10. All quoters shall submit the following: (1) Quote (2) Delivery time frame
(3) Product offering specifications/literature (3) SAM Registration Information

11. Submission shall be EMAILED ONLY to Kimyen Tu, the Contract

Specialist, at kimyen.n.tu@aphis.usda.gov. Quotes are due not later than
August 4TH, 2017 by 1 p.m. Central time. Late submissions shall be treated
in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.2121(f). Any
questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in
writing ONLY via email to Kimyen Tu, the contract specialist. Quoter's are
responsible for ensuring completeness of quotations. The Government may
evaluate solely on the information provided in the quotation. Quoted price
shall include all costs necessary to supply and deliver FOB Destination to the
Laredo, Texas address.

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ATTACHMENT

Type: Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..)

Posted Date: July 27, 2017

Attachment_A_and_B.docx (297.33 Kb)

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Contracting Office Address:

100 North 6TH Street
Butler Square 5TH Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403

Primary Point of Contact.:

Kim Yen Nguyen Tu
kimyen.n.tu@aphis.usda.gov
Phone: 6123363602

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