SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- Transporatation, Travel and Relocation Services
- Notice Date
- 7/30/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, MSC 4811, Bethesda, MD, 20817
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ3036
- Response Due
- 8/14/2003
- Archive Date
- 8/29/2003
- Point of Contact
- Guy Barratte, purchasing agent, Phone 301-402-6656, Fax 301-480-3695, - Rosie Owens, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-402-6545, Fax 301480-3695,
- E-Mail Address
-
gbaratte@niaid.nih.gov, rowens@niaid.nih.gov
- Description
- 17. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation to procure commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.6, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being issued as a request for quotation. Submit offers to RFQ #3036. This solicited document and its incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-14. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a Small Business Set-Aside. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the acquisition is 481219 and the small-business size standard is $6,000,000. The International Center for Excellence in Research (ICER) is supporting the continuing research efforts of the Rakai Project in Uganda. The Rakai Project, established in 1988, is a research and training collaboration between the Uganda Virus Research Institute/Uganda Ministry of Health; researchers at Makerere University in Kampala; Columbia University; Johns Hopkins University; and intramural scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The project operates in the rural Rakai District in Southwestern Uganda, and has established one of the largest HIV and reproductive health population-based cohorts in the world. Currently, the cohort population is approximately 12,000 persons, aged 15-49, residing in 50 rural communities. The project performs many research activities on HIV and STDs (HSV-2, HPV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia and Trichomona, Bacterial Vaginosis/BV), including their effects on pregnancy, fertility, infant survival, placental pathology and mother-to-child HIV transmission. To assist in this project, the NIAID is sending approximately 12,000 lbs. of laboratory materials via airfreight. Additionally, three (3) forty (40) foot containers of laboratory materials will be shipped by sea freight. We are seeking a shipping company ? contractor that can meet the following requirements: The shipping company must receive the freight in a warehouse (at no additional cost to the NIAID) and do a detailed inventory of each item that comes in. The shipping company must note shortages, overages, expiration dates, voltages, and other crucial information relevant to the items that will be shipped. The shipping company must hold the cargo at the warehouse until all items for a particular shipment have arrived and/or until the NIAID Project Officer has given them authorization to ship. Each time that a new item is received in the warehouse, a material receipt must be sent by email to the person involved for them to check and also let him/her know what we have received. Once the shipping company has received shipping authorization, they must assemble the items on hand and pack them into tri-wall boxes or crates in order to eliminate any potential damage. (The choice of container is at the contractor?s discretion; however, the container must provide optimal protection at the least expense to the government.) The contractor must do a detailed inventory of each item packed per box. This inventory must be completely accurate to facilitate customs inspection in Uganda by enabling the customs agent to look at a specific item quickly and easily. The contractor must pack and inventory the items in a fashion that alleviates the necessity for customs agents to search through each and every box. If there is anything delicate in the shipment, the shipper must insure that it will not be broken in transit by using void packs or any other means necessary. The shipper must also keep items refrigerated that need to be refrigerated, both in the warehouse before shipment and during transport. Once the items are packed, the shipper must produce a full set of documents for the shipment. These shall include, but not be limited to, packing list, valued inventory, and commercial invoice. The shipper must also prepare all of the export documentation such as the air waybill and the export declaration filing. The shipper must e-mail and fax all of these documents (or whatever is stipulated by the NIAID Project Officer) to the people involved in the shipment several days prior to the shipments arrival in Uganda. This will allow the agent in Uganda to begin the customs process; moreover, it allows the goods to be delivered in a timely manner. The shipper must then transport the goods to the airport that they will be shipped from. Once the shipment has left the shipper's warehouse, the contractor must trace the shipment before and after each flight. Updates must be sent to the Project Officer accordingly. Upon the shipments? arrival, the shipper must contact the agent to confirm and then send confirmation to all of the parties involved. The shipper must then stay in contact with the agent in Uganda to make sure the delivery goes smoothly. The shipper must then send confirmation of safe passage via email to the NIAID Project Officer. The shipper must be responsible for all aspects of the shipping. At no point should NIAID personnel be involved in getting the shipment through customs. The shipper must demonstrate at least five (5) years of experience shipping research equipment and reagents to Uganda. The government intends to make a best value buy to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the government. The evaluation criteria will include 1) price, 2) technical experience and 3) ability to meet the government?s delivery schedule. FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition are FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contractor Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items. Offerors must include with their offer a completed copy of the provisions of FAR 52.212-3, Offerors? Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items. Offers must be submitted not later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, August 14, 2003. For delivery of responses through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, MSC/4812, Room/2NE70D, Bethesda, MD 20817-4812. Electronic submissions will not be accepted. Requests for information concerning this requirement are to be addressed to Guy Baratte at (301) 594-3419. Collect calls will not be accepted.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Kalisizio, Uganda
- Zip Code: N/A
- Country: Africa
- Zip Code: N/A
- Record
- SN00386993-W 20030801/030730213418 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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