Seed Transformation Services

THIS IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SOLICITATION Agricultural Research Services (ARS) is conducting market research to support the Application Technology Research Lab with a service requirement for seed transformation. The ARS is seeking business sources, including small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, 8(a) certified companies, and other than small businesses. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541380 Testing Laboratories. Small Business Size Standard is $16.5M. The following information is provided to assist the ARS in conducting Market Research to identify potential contractors for this effort: The Government is seeking capability statements from businesses capable of meeting the below performance requirements: The Government will send 6 plasmids (pTF101 background) to the Contractor for Maize Hi-II transformation. The Government agrees to fully sequence these plasmids to ensure integrity and send confirmation to the Contractor. Contractor will move these into agrobacterium and then transform into Hi-II. Contractor will create up to 6 independent events for each plasmid. The events will be pollinated and taken tl T1 seed. T1 seed will be sent to the Government upon harvest. Place of Performance: Application Technology Research Lab 1680 Madison Avenue Wooster, OH 44691 Respondents shall furnish sufficient technical information necessary for the Government to conclusively determine that they are capable of meeting the technical requirements identified above. Firms believing they can meet the requirements are encouraged to respond electronically with no less than the following information: - Business name, DUNS number, business address, business website, business size status (i.e., SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, SDB, WOSB, LB), point of contact name, mailing address (if different from business address), phone number, and email address; - Sufficient descriptive literature that unequivocally demonstrates that offered services will meet or exceed above specifications; - Descriptive material necessary for the government to determine whether the service offered meets the technical requirements; - If a large business, provide if subcontracting opportunities exist for small business concerns; - Though this is not a request for quote, informational pricing is encouraged. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, not identified in the response. Interested Parties must respond with capability statements by email to contact@example.gov on or before December 9, 2019 at 3:00 PM Central Standard Time. Notice of Intent: Responses to this sources sought announcement will assist the Government in determining whether or not any future requirement similar to this one should be set aside for small business, made available to full and open competition, or procure through sole-source acquisition procedures. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Beta.SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).