SOLICITATION NOTICE
L -- Kennel Technician
- Notice Date
- 7/7/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 812910
— Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Acquisition and Property Management Division, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Room 3290, Washington, DC, 20226
- ZIP Code
- 20226
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-650100000385RQ
- Response Due
- 7/24/2006
- Point of Contact
- Amanda Boshears, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 927-8027, Fax (202) 927-8688, - Amanda Boshears, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 927-8027, Fax (202) 927-8688,
- E-Mail Address
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amanda.boshears@atf.gov, amanda.boshears@atf.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation with additional information included in this notice. The requiring office is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Canine Training and Operations Support Branch. This branch trains canines to detect accelerant and explosives for State, Local, and other Federal and foreign law enforcement agencies. The Accelerant Detection Canine Program places accelerant detection canines with State and local law enforcement and fire service agencies to support their arson investigation activities. The Explosives Detection Canine Program was initiated through an agreement with the Department of State to train explosives detection canines to be used overseas in the war against terrorism. In addition, the Explosives Detection Canine Program trains explosives detection canines for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. ATF is contracting for a skilled technician with specialized knowledge and ability in the care, safe handling, and health management of canines. The ATF canines are housed at the ATF Canine Center located in Front Royal, Virginia. The contractor employee will work at the ATF Canine Center in Front Royal, Virginia. The workforce at the Center is composed of six canine technicians and a canine center supervisor who are responsible for the care and health of approximately 45-70 canines. The contractor employee will supplement the work of six canine technicians. The contractor employee must adhere to the following requirements: 1) possess a valid State driver’s license to transport canines to veterinary clinics; 2) not violate the Code of Virginia Title 3.1, Chapter 27.4, Article 6; Warren County, VA Code 66-6; and Town of Front Royal, VA Municipal Code 66-4; 3) follow all established guidelines and procedures set by ATF, the Canine Center supervisor and the Branch Chief; 4) have knowledge of the manual labor tasks relative to the maintenance of a large kennel facility and experience in working with a veterinary in the proper care and health management of canines; 5) work both indoors and outdoors during all types of weather and may be required to work in areas which are hot, cold, dusty, odorous, or with high humidity, as well as in closed areas and cramped spaces; 6) considerable walking, standing, heavy lifting of up to 100 pounds, stooping, and other types of physical effort and dexterity in moving and distributing canines, animal food, and equipment, and in opening and closing kennel doors and gates. Although safety measures are taken, there is a hazard of injury or canine bites in working with unpredictable and new canines; 7) utilize proper and prescribed safety methods and safety procedures in handling trained and untrained canines in the kennel areas, public environment, and veterinarian clinic. The contractor employee is required to report all injuries and canine bites to ATF authorized personnel located at the Canine Center; 8) abide by the rules and regulations governing the conduct of personnel; and 9) need to pass a security background investigation. The contractor must be available seven days a week but cannot work more than 40 hours a week and cannot exceed 240 days a year. The working hours of the contractor employee may be any 8-hour shift during the 24 hours of operation and is subject to call at any time. The contractor employee must be available for duty on holidays. The following Federal Holidays are observed by ATF: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Inauguration Day (every 4th year, Washington DC Metropolitan area). There are certain types of irregularly occurring circumstances that prompt the government to close its offices where contractor personnel are working, either on a national or local basis (i.e. bomb threats, inclement weather, power outages, death of national figures, or funding lapses). In the event of an emergency and the facility is closed, the contractor may work if given prior approval. The Government will provide a monthly work schedule to the contractor on the first of each month. The contractor employee will not be reimbursed for inability to work due to the government closing its facility. However, if government operations are curtailed for the balance of a workday that has already commenced, the contractor employee may bill for the balance of the scheduled workday with the written acknowledgement of the COTR and approval of the contracting officer. The period of performance shall be 12 months from the date of the award of the contract, with four option years. The contractor employee shall perform the following tasks: 1) clean and disinfect kennel areas and/or canine housing and equipment, which include sweeping, scrubbing, and removal of canine’s stools, hair, and other debris; 2) administer functions relative to the health, safety, and general care of the Bureau-owned canines, which include, but are not limited to, grooming, bathing, exercising, feeding, socializing, and medicating; 3) assist the veterinarian and technicians in the positioning and restraining of canines for examination, treatment, and emergency procedures as required; 4) transport canines to veterinary appointments or from one kennel facility to another. The contractor will ensure safe handling of canines during transportation; 5) observe the appearance and activity of canines for signs of illness, wounds, disease, and discontent and will report abnormalities or noted changes immediately to the supervisor or proper authority; 6) assist in administering veterinarian-prescribed medication to canines on a timely basis; 7) maintain proper and accurate daily records and documentation relative to the health of the canines; 8) assist the Canine Technicians in cleaning of the Branch’s fleet of vehicles and will assist in transporting the vehicles to maintenance and service appointments; 9) perform tasks relative to the maintenance of the kennels and other Training Center facilities; 10) set up the canine transport vehicles to provide for the safe transport of canines; 11) prepare training aids to support the program and accurately maintain all training aid documents; 12) may assist in the procurement of canines; and 13) may assist in training support activities as assigned. The contractor employee at a minimum shall meet the following qualifications: 1) knowledge and experience working with a veterinary to properly care for ATF detection canines. The contractor employee will administer functions relative to the health, safety, and general care of the Bureau-owned canines, which include, but are not limited to grooming, socializing, bathing, exercising, feeding, and medicating; 2) knowledge of the manual labor tasks relative to the maintenance of a large kennel facility; 3) experience specific to veterinary health care in order to safely care for and recognize factors necessary to maintain the basic well-being of ATF canines; 4) experience restraining and handling canines; 5) knowledge of canine care and health; 6) ability to perform the administrative functions of a kennel and training center; 7) operate a computer and be familiar with the Microsoft Word Program and Microsoft Outlook in order to maintain and create canine health documents and reports; and 8) ability to meet and deal effectively with managers, coworkers, colleagues, and customers. The contractor employee shall sign a non-disclosure agreement. The COTR will be responsible for monitoring contractor performance and keeping the contracting officer informed of any issues that may affect performance under the contract. Pricing shall be submitted on a firm-fixed price basis for support services at a fixed daily rate. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this requirement is 650100000385RQ. The following provisions and clauses are incorporated into this RFQ by reference and no addenda apply: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; FAR 212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, and FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. Each offeror shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with their proposal. The above clauses may be found at: http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/52_212_213.html. No additional FAR clauses apply. This requirement is a set-aside for small businesses. The NAICS code is 812910 with a size standard of $6,000,000. Award will be made on a best value basis and a firm-fixed price contract will be issued for this requirement. Monthly invoices for fixed fee for service must be submitted to the COTR assigned to the Canine Training and Operations Support Branch, who will, upon approval for payment, forward the invoices to ATF’s Financial Management Division (FMD) for payment. ATF highly recommends that the contractor employee submit invoices electronically to financebranch@atf.gov. All potential offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database (www.ccr.gov) prior to award. This solicitation closes on July 24, 2006 at 5:00PM EDT. Please submit your responses via email to amanda.boshears@atf.gov. The point of contact for this requirement is Amanda Boshears, Contracting Officer, 202-927-8027 or amanda.boshears@atf.gov. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (07-JUL-2006). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 04-OCT-2006, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Front Royal, VA
- Zip Code: 22630
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 22630
- Record
- SN01161777-F 20061006/061004222922 (fbodaily.com)
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