This is a solicitation for shipping boxes and inserts for emergency and preventative medfly projects by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) in Waimanalo, Hawaii. The contract will be a firm fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity commercial supply contract awarded to the responsible quoter whose quotation is the best value. Quotes will be evaluated based on the lowest price technically acceptable criteria. Questions are due by April 8, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST, and quotes are due by April 23, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST. Offerors must provide pricing for the base and all ordering periods. Technical acceptability requires quoted products to meet or exceed all salient characteristics of the brand name product, be clearly identified, and include sufficient descriptive literature. Delivery is requested F. O. B. destination.
The solicitation does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the items. However, it mentions that the quoted product must be available for delivery within the timeframe specified in the solicitation, and the offeror agrees to hold prices firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.
The bid notice mentions that any quantity price discounts and discounts for prompt payment should be included in the offeror's quotation. It also references FAR clauses related to payment, such as **** Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management and **** Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Other Than System for Award Management, but specific payment terms are not detailed.
The bid notice states that the government will award a firm fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity commercial supply contract to the responsible quoter whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation, is the best value. The evaluation method is the lowest price technically acceptable criteria.
To be considered technically acceptable, the quoted product must meet or exceed all salient characteristics of the brand name product as specified in the solicitation, be clearly identified by brand name, make, and model number, or identified as an equal product, and include sufficient descriptive literature or documentation to demonstrate how the proposed product meets or exceeds the required salient characteristics.
The bid notice mentions a USDA Ombudsman Program for agency protests, encouraging parties to resolve concerns through the agency's internal ADR process before pursuing external forums. Informal forum with the ombudsman does not suspend any time requirement for filing a formal protest with the agency or other forums. Specific deadlines for formal protests are not detailed within the provided text.