The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS), National Veterinary Stockpile (NVS) is requesting information regarding the availability of swine backtags.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES:
The primary objective of issuing this sources sought notice is to seek information from vendors with the capability of providing swine backtags. Swine backtags shall be 10 MM material, printing grade, weatherproof rigid vinyl material. Tags shall be white. The tags shall be oval in shape.

CAPABILITIES
Please provide a description of your company's capability to supply these backtags including estimated pricing information.

This is not a request for proposals, but instead market research to determine interested vendors prior to issuing a solicitation. Pricing information provided is for estimation purposes only. A determination by the Government on the method of competing this requirement has not been established. The Government will not award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice or the information received, nor will it reimburse participants for the information they provide. If you are an interested vendor, please provide the following information: 1) Business name and point of contact; 2) DUNS number and CAGE code; 3) business size; and 4) a brief statement of Capability (no more than three pages) which demonstrates the ability to meet the specialized work requirements above. Include any past performance information on contracts of similar size and scope. Electronic responses are preferred. Information provided will not be used as a part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses are due no later than 12 p.m., Central Time, on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, to the attention of Leah Schultz, Contract Specialist, via e-mail to [email protected].