Aerial Application of Insecticide GF-120 Fruit Fly Bait

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), International Services (IS) Mediterranean Fruit Fly program in Guatemala is seeking to establish a contract for Aerial Application of Insecticide GF-120 Fruit Fly Bait. The contractor shall provide at least two (2) fixed wing aircraft to conduct Aerial Application of Insecticide GF-120 Fruit Fly Bait in all coffee growing areas of Guatemala in accordance with the USDA developed spray plans. The contractor is responsible for obtaining a runway/base of operations where services will be performed. This will be their base of operations. Contractors performing this service will be required to have the proper permits and licenses to operate flights in Guatemala and conduct agricultural operations for applying insecticide in accordance with the Direccion General de Aeronautica Civl (DGAC). The government anticipates awarding a multiple year firm fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity commercial services contract for these services. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 115112 with a size standard of 7.5 million dollars. Since services will be performed outside the United States, the solicitation will be released as a full and open competition. THIS NOTICE IS THE SYNOPSIS ONLY. The solicitation will contain the detailed information for this acquisition and will be released at www.fedbizopps.gov on or about Monday, July 29, 2019. After release, one may download a copy of the solicitation, 12639519R0047 at www.fedbizopps.gov. NOTIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE SENT TO CONTRACTORS REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF THE SOLICITATION NOR ANY OF ITS AMENDMENTS. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THIS WEB SITE PERIODICALLY FOR AMENDMENTS. Proposals shall be submitted to the contracting activity by the date and time indicated in the request for proposal.