r--Agricultural Pesticide Usage Data

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Acquisition Management (OAM) intends to award a sole source contract for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Biological and Economic Analysis Division (BEAD) under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 ?Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements? to GfK Kynetec (GfK) for Agricultural Pesticide Usage Data. The EPA requires a 2-year subscription to the 2011 & 2012 GfK Kynetec AgroTrak which includes the following: a) All crops and all pesticide types-database access; b) Base year - historical years database access 1998-2010; Option year 1- historical years database access 1998-2011; c) 20 GfK AgroTrak Licenses; d) 2011 and 2012 Percent Crop Treated, Specialty and Row Crops ? AI, US and state level (in Excel and Access) with the following fields: crops, AI, acres grown, base acres treated, percent crop treated, total area treated, pounds AI, and sample size; e) 75 Client service hours: 70 hours table fulfillment and 5 programming hours; f) One day of on-site AgroTrak Robust Training (2 Sessions). The required period of performance for this purchase is: Base year May 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013 Option year 1 May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014 Before the EPA takes regulatory actions on pesticides, studies are conducted on human health, environmental, economic and social impacts as required by FIFRA 92-515, as amended. In order to adequately evaluate health, environmental, social and economic aspects of the use of substitutes for pesticides, a database is needed which contains accurate, current usage data for agricultural pesticides by chemical active ingredient, end-use product, pesticide type, and crop protected. The type of usage data needed includes the following: total and base acres treated, total pounds applied, the number of farms treated, the time of application, the stage of the pest infestation, pesticide prices and expenditures, the rate of application, target pest and pest complex, the method of application, and other related factors, by state or designated region.This purchase will make available to EPA pesticide market survey data and reports for 1998-2012 and the associated Percent Crop Treated files, which will serve as a critical input in conducting economic and related analyses of pesticide regulatory matters. These data are for internal use within the EPA, not for release to nonsubscribers or the general public without prior permission of the contractor. The market studies should provide current data for herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and other pesticides used on various agricultural crops or sites.NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROCUREMENT. It has been determined that GfK is the only source for this data that meets the Governments requirements. No other source has been located which can provide as robust data that is required. Notwithstanding, any firm that believes it is capable of meeting EPAs requirement as stated herein, may submit its capability by 8:00 am on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, which may be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete the purchase order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All questions or comments regarding this procurement shall be addressed in writing to Abbie Jemmott at contact@example.gov. http://www.epa.gov/oam/hpod/index.htm#announcehttp://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/12jg008/index.htm