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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services Division (VS), is seeking a contractor(s) to provide the following ear tags for ... The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services Division (VS), is seeking a contractor(s) to provide the following ear tags for sheep and goats: 1. Metal alphanumeric serial tags (tamper evident or resistant), OR 2. Plastic alphanumeric serial tags (tamper evident)Deliveries will be required nationwide. The Contractor(s) shall furnish all the needed supplies, shipping, and equipment, to provide the ear tags including applicators and provide the proper reporting for all orders in an APHIS database (Animal Identification Management System) and receipting in the Government Invoice Processing Platform. The award of one or more Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) commercial supply contract(s) are anticipated for these ear tags. The anticipated period of performance for this contract is five years from the date of award. This requirement will be issued as a Small Business Set set-aside in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-6. In accordance with Agricultural Acquisition Regulation ( AGAR )452.219-70 Size Standard and NAICS Code Information : The North American Industrial Classification System Code(s) and business size standard(s) describing the products and/or services to be acquired under this solicitation is listed below: NAICS 332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Size Standard 750 Employes Interested parties must be approved scrapie program tag manufacturers and the tags and applicators (devices) offered. must be approved scrapie program devices, or the offerors must have submitted an acceptable application for. approval prior to award. Please contact Diane Sutton at (301) 851-3509 or Diane.L.Sutton@aphis.usda.gov for questions regarding becoming an approved scrapie program ear tag manufacturer. The Government intends to provide the full package for solicitation number 12639523Q0177 and all amendments via this web site. The Federal Government is not responsible for notifications to interested parties regarding the issuance of the solicitation nor any of its amendments. It is the responsibility of interested parties to check this website periodically for updates. Telephone and email requests will not be accepted Anyone interested in doing business with the USDA must also first be listed in the government’s System for Award Management known as SAM.gov. You may register on line with www.SAM.gov. A prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from a formal solicitation. Interested persons may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through http://sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220 ***REGISTRATION IS FREE***