SOLICITATION NOTICE
88 -- Live Animals
- Notice Date
- 8/23/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-PS-2002-127
- Response Due
- 9/9/2002
- Point of Contact
- Deborah Coulter, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 435-0366, Fax (301) 480-3345, - Debra Hawkins, Chief, Procurement Section, Phone (301) 435-0366, Fax (301) 480-3345,
- E-Mail Address
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dc143b@nih.gov, dh41g@nih.gov
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is NHLBI -PS-2002-127, and is issued as a Request For Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-07. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 112930 and the Size Standard - $0.75M employees are used for this requirement. There are no small business set-aside restrictions for this requirement. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute intends to purchase (64) sixty-four each: Monkey, Macaca fascicularis (cynomolgus); Mauritius origin, male; weight 3.0 to 5.0 kg (avoirdupois) upon arrival at destination. Monkeys shall be quarantined and screened in the USA for a minimum of thirty-one (31) days and be in overt good health upon arrival at destination. Prior to arrival, monkeys shall be tested negative for Tuberculosis a minimum of three (3) times one within ten (10) days of shipment and never tested positive for TB, test negative one (1) time for Herpes B virus, SRV1, SRV2, SRV5, SIV and STLV-I by serology within the past (90) ninety days and be negative for pathogenic parasites. In addition the animals must be naive, physically sound and healthy, free of wounds, external parasites, and clinical signs of disease. Animals shall be returned to the vendor and replaced at the vendors cost if animals convert to any of the above mention disease within 35 days after receipt at the NIH destination. If animals test positive by PCR, culture/isolation, or serology, then the animal is considered positive. Animals can be previously used on Polio or similar vaccine studies but the agent and dosage history must be made available to the project officer for review and approval prior to award. History: A record of each individual animal shall accompany shipment to include all medical records of clinical tests and results, treatments, complete and chroniclogical history of animal from capture or birth to present, date of birth, sex, and when possible sir and dam. No animal shall be shipped to the NIH destination that has a history of illness. Animals shall be identified by individual tattoo numbers. Animals should be delivered prior to 9/15/02. PACKAGING, MARKING AND SHIPPING: Transportation shall be in compliance with CDC and Animal Welfare Act requirements Title 9, Sub-chapter A, Part 3, ?Transportation Standards?. The contractor shall be responsible for meeting all requirements associated with shipment and delivery of animals to US port of entry and within the US. It is recognized that breeders and suppliers of laboratory animals have no direct control or jurisdiction over public carriers used for transporting animals. However, they shall maintain close liaison with carrier personnel in order to assure their cooperation for proper care of animals during transit. The contractor shall submit to the project officer by phone the actual shipment schedule and proposed method of transport (airline or ground) no less than 48 hours prior to shipment. Any changes or delays in that schedule shall be made immediately to the project officer or his representative. Monkeys shall be delivered in properly ventilated escape-proof , disposable, nonreturnable crates (cages) furnished by the contractor. Each compartmentalized crate (cage) shall have separate water and feed containers for each compartment. Crates shall be in accordance with the country of origin regulations, USDA, CDC and IATA guidelines. Standard commercial marking shall be used. Exterior shipping containers and material not shipped in containers shall be marked, labeled or tagged as applicable and shall include (a) contractor?s name and address; (b) delivery order number; and (c) total number of cartons in shipment. DELIVERABLES: Address for deliveries: NIHAC, Building 103, 16701 Elmer School Road, Poolesville, MD 20837 or facility designated by the project officer. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Government?s desired and required delivery date is September 15, 2002. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The Evaluation procedure is based upon the Monkeys to be purchased and delivered. The award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable quote meeting the Government?s requirements. The quoter must submit an itemized price list. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the initial offer should contain the offeror?s best terms from a technical and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. The offeror must include a completed copy of the provision of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with its offer. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The addenda to the clause read as follows: The offeror must include in their quotation, the unit price, the list price, shipping & handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. The FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items - Deviation For Simplified Acquisitions, applies to this acquisition. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.arnet.gov/far . Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the items specified in this synopsis should submit two (2) copies of a quotation to the below address. The quotation must reference ?Solicitation number? NHLBI-PS-2002-127. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814-7902, Attention: Deborah Coulter. Fax quotations will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative.
- Record
- SN00148648-W 20020825/020823213250 (fbodaily.com)
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