Name | Type | Posted | Actions |
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AMENDMENT 1_Solicitation Package No. 12639524R0022.pdf | Jun 12, 2024 | ||
Attachment.4_Sample Format SB Subcontracting Plan.doc | DOC | May 23, 2024 | |
Attachment 3_Small Business Subcontractin Questionnaire.docx | DOCX | May 23, 2024 | |
Attachment 2_Prior Experience Questionnaire.pdf | May 23, 2024 | ||
Attachment 1_Double Box Insect Release Machine Assembly.pdf | May 23, 2024 | ||
Solicitation Package No. 12639524R0022.pdf | May 23, 2024 |
FL Aerial Release of Fruit Flies
Contact and place of performance
Kim Yen Tu
FL
USA
06/12/2024 Amendment 1 to solicitation posted. QUESTION & ANSWER Question: Would the USDA considering removing the requirement for a FAR 91.313 Waiver or change the requirement to having a FAR 91.313 Exemption, if necessary. FAA FSDO has indicated the FAA will no long issue Certificates of Waiver for 91.313. That now must be done through the FAA Exemption process. The FAA FSDO also communicated that an exemption for...
View moreThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) is soliciting proposals for aircraft and crew services to support the Fruit Fly Preventive Release Program. This requirement involves the aerial release of sterilized fruit flies across designated areas in Florida, as well as additional aerial release programs within the state as necessary. The agency intends to award a firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to fulfill these operational needs.
Formal solicitation 12639524R0022 is classified under NAICS 481219, Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation, and PSC F001, NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- AERIAL FERTILIZATION/SPRAYING. Contractors are responsible for obtaining all necessary federal, state, and FAA approvals, permits, and licenses required to perform the services. While initial inquiries regarding FAR 91.313 waivers were addressed in a June 12, 2024, amendment, the USDA maintains that all other certification requirements specified in the statement of work remain in effect.
The response deadline for this solicitation is June 14, 2024. Performance will take place at various locations throughout Florida, managed by the USDA APHIS MRPBS office. Documentation supporting this request includes a solicitation package, an amendment, a double box insect release machine assembly guide, a prior experience questionnaire, and small business subcontracting materials. Point of contact for this requirement is Kim Yen Tu.
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