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THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This procurement will be processed pu... THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This procurement will be processed pursuant to FAR part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. No solicitation will be issued. All responsible sources who believe they can provide the services listed may submit, in writing to the identified point of contact, a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Responses are to be received within one day of this notice. No telephone calls are being accepted. The United States Department Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plains Area, Kerrville, TX currently intends to award a firm-fixed price contract to Texas A&M Agrilife Research for the purchase of 11,600 Adult Amblyomma Mixtum Ticks for an Industry Study. NAICS Code is 112111. Award is in accordance with both 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 13.106-1 (b)(1)(i).

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1. Type of Notice: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. This notice is for informational a... 1. Type of Notice: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. This notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation or commitment by the Government, nor is it a Request for Proposal (RFQ) at this time. Responses to this Notice must be in writing. 2. Purpose: The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to conduct market research to determine, in particular; the capability of sam.gov registered Small Business entities to provide the commercial service described below. ARS will accept responses from ALL socioeconomic categories in order to gain a more complete understanding of the market for these supplies. 3. Requirement Description: 3.1. Requirement Location: See Place of Performance above. 3.2. The USDA-ARS has a need for 11,600 total adult Amblyomma Mixtum Ticks for industry study. Species: Ambylomma mixtum, Age: 45-90 days post-nymphal molt. Ticks cannot be less than 45 days post-nymphal molt or more than 90 days post-nymphal molt. Government will transport. 4. Response Minimum Information: Responses to this notice shall include the following: 4.1. Business Entity Name and UEI Sam number that align with sam.gov registration data. 4.2. Name and Email address of primary point of contact. 4.3. Technical/capability statement. This statement must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that the business entity possesses the necessary technical expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. 5. Response Instructions: 5.1. Please email Minimum Information identified in Section 4 above to James Porter at james.porter@usda.gov by the “Response Date and Time” noted above. 5.2. Email response Subject Line must contain following language “12805B24Q0178 Ticks Sources Sought.” 5.3. Responses that do not include the minimum information noted in Section 4 and section 5.2 above will not be considered. 5.4. Phone communication will not be accepted. 5.5. Responses submitted late, defined as past the “Response Date and Time” will not be considered. 6. Further Notice Information: 6.1. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. 6.2. Respondents are also advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information or provide feedback about any of the information received. 6.3. In order to protect the integrity of any future procurement that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made. 6.4. After review of the responses received, the Government may issue a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation on sam.gov Contract Opportunities. Any subsequent procurement is expected to be conducted as a commercial service purchase in accordance with FAR Part 12 and as a Simplified Acquisition Procedure in accordance with FAR Part 13. 6.5. No proprietary, sensitive, confidential, or classified information shall be included with your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation.