LF RFID 840 USDA Official ID button-type Tags
ID: 12639525Q0002xType: Sources Sought
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AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OFANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICEMRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MNMINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55401, USA

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Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (334419)

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MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (5999)

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https://sam.gov/opp/9c0165878b944a8b9de958cd49c9e15b/view
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    The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is seeking manufacturers to supply plastic tamper-evident low frequency radio frequency identification (LF RFID) 840 USDA Official ID button-type ear tags for swine. The procurement aims to identify qualified manufacturers who can provide these tags, which are essential for the official identification of swine across the nation, ensuring compliance with USDA regulations. Interested manufacturers must be USDA approved low frequency 840 device manufacturers, or have submitted an acceptable application for approval prior to the solicitation closing date, with the anticipated contract being a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for a period of five years. For further inquiries, interested parties can contact Jason L. Wilking at Jason.L.Wilking@usda.gov or by phone at 612-336-3210.

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    Jason L Wilking
    (612) 336-3210
    Jason.L.Wilking@usda.gov
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