99--SOIL WASHER ASSEMBLY WITH CASTERS

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), specifically the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) office in Idaho Falls, Idaho, plans to issue a sole source purchase order to Standard Industries, Inc. for an emergency program involving the procurement of twenty soil washer assemblies with casters. This procurement will be conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302, allowing the government to solicit and negotiate with only one source without competitive bidding. The acquisition will use simplified procurement procedures and adhere to commercial item acquisition regulations in FAR Part 12, with the relevant NAICS code identified as 339999. This notice signals an intent to contract exclusively with Standard Industries, Inc. and is not a solicitation for competitive proposals. The decision to forego competition is at the government’s sole discretion, and any information submitted in response to this notice will inform whether a competitive procurement is pursued. The contract is associated with an emergency program requirement, emphasizing an expedited acquisition process. Questions about the contract can be directed to the specified USDA contact via email. The contract also lists the Department of Agriculture office in Minneapolis, MN, in its administrative details, although the place of performance details are unspecified.