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Qualification Requirement Notice FAR 9.205

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The USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS), through its Animal Disease Traceability Program (ADT), has issued a qualification requirement for the procurement of USDA Approved Animal Identification Number (AIN) low frequency RFID cattle ear tags. These Half Duplex (HDX) Low Frequency (LF) RFID button ear tags must comply with USDA AIN standards to support livestock traceability efforts. Due to the lengthy approval process that can take up to 24-30 months, including laboratory testing and field trials, immediate qualification is not feasible before the 2020 award. To address urgent needs, tags currently not qualified may still be procured for now, but all manufacturers are encouraged to begin the approval process to meet future procurement requirements, which will mandate USDA approval. The approval process involves multiple stages, including 6-8 weeks of laboratory testing, 12 months of field data collection for conditional approval, and an additional 12 months of market validation for full approval. There is also a fast-track option for tags already approved in other countries that meet international standards, evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the ADT program. Communication and submissions related to the qualification and future procurement should be directed to Jeremy Pouliot, the USDA APHIS Contracting Officer, based in Minneapolis, MN. Awards for the current requirement were anticipated around mid-May 2020, and detailed information including testing criteria and submission procedures is available through the USDA APHIS traceability website.

General Info

USDA requires USDA-approved HDX LF RFID cattle ear tags; approval process up to 30 months.

Agency

Department Of Agriculture → Mrpbs Minneapolis Mn

NAICS

334419 - Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Kansas City, MO, 64147, USA

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PostedApr 15

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → Mrpbs Minneapolis Mn

Contacts1 person available

OfficeMINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55401, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → Mrpbs Minneapolis Mn

Office AddressMINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55401, USA

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Jeremy A Pouliot

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS), Animal Disease Traceability Program (ADT) has determined that a qualification requirement is necessary for the procurement of USDA Approved Animal Identification Number (AIN) low frequency RFID cattle ear tags in support of the ADT program. Due to the length of time to go through the approval process, and the immediate need for the approved AIN RFID Tags, it is not possible to give sufficient time to arrange for qualification before the 2020 award. USDA APHIS urges all potential manufactures to review the approval process and, if applicable, submit tags for approval. Future procurement requirements will be for approved AIN devices. This notice is posted in compliance with FAR 9.205. The USDA APHIS intends to establish a qualification requirement and has completed the written justification in compliance with FAR 9.202. Name of Product required: USDA approved, AIN compliant, Half Duplex (HDX) Low Frequency (LF) RFID button ear tags All Requests for information regarding this and future opportunities can be submitted to: Jeremy Pouliot, USDA APHIS Contracting Officer, 250 Marquette Ave, Suite 410, Minneapolis, MN 55401, contact@example.gov, +1 (555) 000-0000 The USDA anticipates issuing awards for the current requirement on or around May 11, 2020. When a product is submitted for qualification testing, the applicant must furnish any specific information that may be requested of the manufacturer before testing will begin. Please see the specific testing requirements and minimum requirements for approval at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/SA_Traceability. Full approval can take upwards of 24-30 months from the start of a new submittal for approval. Laboratory testing alone takes between 6-8 weeks. It take an additional 12 months of field trial data to obtain a conditional approval. Conditional approval allows for a specific number of tags to be manufactured and sold. Then, after another 12 months of selling tags without issues in the market, full approval can be obtained for unlimited numbers of tags. Fast tracked approval can be obtained for tags approved in other countries that meet international standards. These fast tracked approvals are done on an individual basis by the ADT Program based on various information such as country tags are approved in, that country's standards for testing, length of time tag has been approved and sold in country, etc. Please contact the traceability team if you have an approved tag in another country you would like fast tracked for approval by USDA at contact@example.gov.