B -- International open source reporting and translation services

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security program, located in Riverdale, Maryland has a requirement for services that involve the following:Using search terms provided by the government relevant to animal and plant health, including agricultural pest and disease outbreaks worldwide, to search and glean information from a wide variety of international and domestic sources, both in English and in foreign languages, including the internet, news feeds, listserves, etc.; providing easy-to-read, user-friendly summary reports on the relevant information collected, attaching and/or referencing source articles/documents where relevant information includes who, what, when, where, and how; providing these reports weekly (at a minimum) or daily, via email and posted on a secure website; having previous experience with open source information collection and organization (not necessarily analysis) and references for such; generating reports within 5 business days of receiving the search terms; providing translations of foreign language sources when requested and providing full source articles upon request. These services may be required for a period of up to five years beginning on or about July 1, 2006. The Government intends to award a competitive commercial contract resulting from the pending solicitation using trade-off evaluation procedures. The applicable NAICS code is 541990 with a size standard of $6.5 million. This requirement will utilize full and open competition, no small business set-asides apply. Offers from large businesses will be required to provide a small business subcontracting plan for approval. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. The solicitation is to be released on or about 05/22/06. Fax requests to Contracting Section at (612) 370-2106. To download a copy of the solicitation please visit the federal business opportunities web site at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. The Government intends to provide the solicitation and all amendments via this web site only. NOTIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE SENT TO OFFEROR REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF THE SOLICITATION NOR ANY OF ITS AMENDMENTS. IT IS THE OFFEROR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THIS WEB SITE PERIODICALLY FOR UPDATES. Telephone requests will not be accepted. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. This FBO notice has been prepared in accordance with FAR 5.207 acquisition requirements.