Presolicitation Notice – BSE Sample Collection Services

General Information

Document Type: Presolicitation Notice
Solicitation Number: 006-M-APHIS-05
Posted Date: Oct 19, 2004
Original Response Date: Nov 03, 2004
Current Response Date: Nov 03, 2004
Original Archive Date: Nov 18, 2004
Current Archive Date: Nov 18, 2004
Classification Code: H — Quality control, testing & inspection services
Naics Code: 562910 — Remediation Services

Contracting Office Address

Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, MN, 55403

Brief Description

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS), in cooperation with the Food Safety Inspection Service, (FSIS), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has implemented a national Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance program.     APHIS is soliciting offers for collection, packaging, and shipping of brain stem samples from cattle that meet the definition for target high-risk cattle population within the State of Pennsylvania, and storage and disposal of carcasses as specified in the request for proposal ? RFP (The Solicitation). For complete description and more information, please click on the following link:

http://www2.eps.gov/spg/USDA/APHIS/Contracting/006%2DM%2DAPHIS%2D05/SynopsisP.html