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Contract Opportunity: Sources Sought – Yorkshire Swine, various genders and weight. PSC: 8820 NAICS: 112990 This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals or quotes and... Contract Opportunity: Sources Sought – Yorkshire Swine, various genders and weight. PSC: 8820 NAICS: 112990 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. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to conduct market research to determine the capability of United States based commercial manufacturing to provide the end products described below. For an end product to be considered manufactured in the United States, all manufacturing processes must take place in the United States and the cost of components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States must exceed 60 percent of the cost of all the components. The USDA-ARS, in Orient Point, NY requires Yorkshire Swine, various genders and weight. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine a business entity’s ability to compete for this acquisition. ARS will accept responses from ALL socioeconomic categories in order to gain a more complete understanding of the market for these supplies. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name; (b) address; (c) point of contact; (d) phone and email address; (e) ueiSAM Number; (f) a technical/capability statement and; (g) any relevant GSA Schedule numbers. Please email capability statements to Connie Faulkner at connie.faulkner@usda.gov by the date and time stated in the Date Offers Due section noted above. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Please note "Yorkshire Swine" in the subject line of the email. 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. 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. In order to protect the procurement 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. After review of the responses received, the Government may issue a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation on sam.gov Contract Opportunities. 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.