Incline Tubular Screw Conveyor

The USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, is conducting a Market Survey for the Plant Protection and Quarantine, Mexican Fruit Fly Rearing Facility located in Edinburg, TX. We are looking for a product that would be comparable to the Astro Engineering & Mfg Incline Tubular Screw Conveyor This equipment is used in a processes involved in the rearing of Mexican Fruit Flies which requires the use of such a high quality industrial pumping device designed to disperse large quantities of a diet aggregate. Product Specifications: Incline Tubular Screw Conveyor, 611 dia., 13' - 6" long - Stainless steel for contact surfaces, carbon steel frame - Nominal incline angle of 45 deg. - Nominal discharge distance = 9'-1" - end seal - Inlet hopper 36" wide x 36" plus w/ protective grate - hinged tube with bottom access panel - Safety switch for access panel - Operators case, mounted - 2 hp worm gear drive w/ motor 3ph/60/230/460 - Portable transport assy. Interested sources with a comparable product are encouraged to complete and return Attachment 1 to the contracting office. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Please email all questions regarding subject item(s) prior to Sources Sought closing date to Carol.Dingess@usda.gov. Small Business concerns are encouraged to participate. This is not a request for competitive proposals, but instead a market research method to determine interested sources. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information or any samples provided. Information or materials provided is strictly voluntary. Please include any Supporting product literature. **** specs must contain sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the notice requirement. Please Email or Fax Attachment 1 to Carol Dingess at Carol.Dingess@aphis.usda.gov. fx# 970-472-1897 Email is the preferred method of communication. Please be sure to include notice # PR-SS-PPQ-959842 on subject line. Closing date for submissions of Statement's of Capability is May 13, 2019 at 4:00PM MT. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 332322 - Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing. The Small Business Size Category is 500 Employees. The USDA buying activity is committed to participation of small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business (including 8(a) participants), and women-owned small business concerns in the performance of work under solicitations and resultant contracts. The Government intends to provide all information regarding this notice via this web site . The Federal Government is not responsible for notifications to offerors regarding notices, solicitations or amendments. It is the responsibility of interested parties to check this web site www.fbo.gov periodically for updates. Telephone and email requests will not be accepted