# FIFRA GLP Product Chemistry Studies for Spinosad Fruit Fly Bait

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/12639525q0129

- Solicitation number: 12639525Q0129
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Smithers Ers LLC for $47,505.00
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Contracting office: MRPBS Minneapolis MN (126395)
- NAICS: 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Product or service code: B504 Chemical/Biological Studies and Analysis
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Fort Collins, Colorado
- County: Larimer County (FIPS 08069). https://abierto.us/counties/larimer-county-co-08069
- City: Fort Collins. https://abierto.us/cities/fort-collins-co-0827425
- First posted: May 29, 2025
- Last posted: September 25, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9aaed858460442caabefc4dda0cfa15b/view

## Description

This modification is to change this solicitation to Full and Open and extend the response deadline until July 8, 2025 @ 10:00 AM. All other terms and conditions remain the same. USDA-APHIS-PPQ requires a set of product chemistry registration studies to be completed on a pesticide end use product called “Spinosad Fruit Fly Bait” which contains 1.8% w/w Spinosad in accordance with Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) [1].

These product chemistry studies must follow the EPA study guidelines OPPTS 830.6317 (storage stability), 830.6320 (corrosion characteristics), 830.6302 (color), 830.6304 (odor), 830.6303 (physical state), 830.7300 (bulk density), 830.6313 (stability to normal and elevated temperatures, metals, and metal ions) [2].

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Smithers Ers LLC (UEI M1LMBGBVLZQ9)
- Contract: 12639525P0305, purchase order
- Obligated: $47,505.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 4 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 12639525Q0129 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 126395 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_12639525P0305_12K3_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 29, 2025: Solicitation, due June 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 9c8a730050e842ccb450761071f1a3cc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9c8a730050e842ccb450761071f1a3cc/view
- June 18, 2025: Solicitation, due June 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 233ebf71223a426f973cc3988f684f19. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/233ebf71223a426f973cc3988f684f19/view
- June 18, 2025: Solicitation, due June 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice a6359b75e10c4d3ea2c7ce6178a39349. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a6359b75e10c4d3ea2c7ce6178a39349/view
- June 23, 2025: Solicitation, due July 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice cdb6117baa2149eebb4ef800981e4ebf. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cdb6117baa2149eebb4ef800981e4ebf/view
- June 30, 2025: Solicitation, due July 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice ce1a0cd265724f838bc138991ea59e2b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ce1a0cd265724f838bc138991ea59e2b/view
- September 25, 2025: Award notice. Notice 9aaed858460442caabefc4dda0cfa15b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9aaed858460442caabefc4dda0cfa15b/view

## Points of contact

- Latisha Hollman, latisha.a.hollman@usda.gov
- Kathy Melby, kathleen.melby@usda.gov

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