PRESOL | 89 | The USAMRAA intends to award a Sole Source contract to Hills Nutrition, Inc. for Hills Pet Food Science and Prescription Diet products for the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe and the Army Veterinary Service.

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 28, 2006 FBO #1858
SOLICITATION NOTICE

89 -- The USAMRAA intends to award a Sole Source contract to Hills Nutrition, Inc. for Hills Pet Food Science and Prescription Diet products for the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe and the Army Veterinary Service.

Notice Date: 12/26/2006
Notice Type: Solicitation Notice
NAICS: 453998 — All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)
Contracting Office: US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014
ZIP Code: 21702-5014
Solicitation Number: W81XWH07T0013
Response Due: 1/19/2007
Archive Date: 3/20/2007
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation,Request for Quotes number W81XWH-07-T-0013, for commercial products, prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcem ent constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) in behalf of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe (USAMMCE) and othe r activities of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) with veterinary activities that have recurring requirements for pet food, intends to award a sole source contract with Hills Pet Nutrition, Inc, Topeka, Kansas for Hills Pet Fo od Science and Prescription Diet product lines. Most of these products are issued by USAMMCE to fulfill needs at veterinary clinics in Europe, Iraq and Afghanistan and other areas of the Middle East. USAMMCE has requirements world wide. Stateside activit ies are veterinary clinics. Army Regulation 40-905 Veterinary Health Services confirms the Army Veterinary Services as the Executive Agent for DoD and the Director, DoD Veterinary Services Activity, has directed that Hills Pet Nutrition Science? product as the standard diet for Military Working Dogs (MWD). However, the Veterinary Service also uses and prefers the Prescription Diet. Hill Pet Foods Prescription? Diet products are only sold through Veterinarians and the Science? Diet product line is sold through discriminating retail vendors. Hill has no wholesaler for the entire Hills Pet Nutrition product line and no one company other than Hills Pet Food could provide the entire product line. In addition, the DoD Veterinary Service has determined t hat all Military Working Dogs will be fed a standard commercial diet consisting of Science Diet Active Maintenance Formula, however, this is only one product of 153 products desired by the Army veterinarians. Special diets other than the above diet may be fed to individual Military Working Dogs (MWD) only if prescribed by the attending Army veterinarian on a case-by-case basis. The DoD Veterinary Services has also indicated that the preferred pet food for the DoD Veterinary Clinics is Hill's Pet Foods Sci ence and Prescription Diet since they provide an entire line of nutritional products that cater to the routine as well as special needs for canines and felines. Further, it is desirable to procure directly from Hills Pet Food since they also monitor the q uality control on their products and warranty their product. This IDIQ contract will be used to provide a procurement instrument for use by USAMMCE and other activities of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, however, demand data provided in this synopsis only reflects requirements from USAMMCE. The Government intends to issue an IDIQ contract for Science Diet and Prescription Diet food products to Hills Pet Foods, the only known authorized source for these products. The contract shall co nsist of one Base Year and four One Year Option Periods. CLIN 0001 BASE YEAR - 0001AA Canine Products & Feline Products; 0001AB Shipping Charges. CLIN 0002 Option Year 1; CLIN 003 Option Year 2; CLIN 0003 Option Year 3 and CLIN 0005 Option Year 4, all co nsists of the same SUB-CLINS as in CLIN 0001. All products are identified on Enclosure A which lists all products and also indicates annual estimated quantities of each product. Annual estimated expenditures are approximately $200,000.00. The list at En closure A shall be the basis for the quote on this solicitation. Contractors shall provide firm fixed-price for each product number identified on Enclosure A for the base year and each option year of the contract. The Government reserves the right to add new products from Hills Pet Foods as required. The IDIQ contract will be awarded based on best value, considering (1) Technical Acceptability ability to pr ovide entire product line and ensure any product from the entire product line is available so that orders can be shipped and received within 30 days ARA; (2) Past Performance demonstrated history of providing Hill's Pet Food products; and (3) Price. Aft er contract award, Delivery Orders will be issued by USAMRAA, USAMMCE and other authorized USAMRMC activities. Credit Card payments must be accepted by the contractor. Delivery dates and backorders greater than 30 days must be acknowledged and accepted by the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel orders prior to shipping at no additional charge. Most of the items ordered under this IDIQ contract are destined for overseas and will be delivered (FOB Destination) to the Medical Air Bridge ( MAB) at Hanover, Maryland. The Government assumes responsibility for transportation from the MAB to Germany. Stateside deliveries shall be specified as FOB Other in the delivery orders and shipping will be computed based on destination. Any vendors requ esting consideration must provide written certification from Hills Nutrition, Inc. that they are an authorized distributor and can provide the entire product line and any products ordered can be delivered within 30 days ARO. Two enclosures are part of thi s solicitation; Enclosure A Product Listing and Estimated Usage (PLEASE CONTACT THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST OR CONTRACTING OFFICER - david.d.denton@us.army.mil for a copy); and Enclosure B The Justification and Approval for the Sole Source Procurement of these products from Hills Nutrition Inc. (Go to the ASFI to view attachments). The Solicitation document and incorporated Provisions and Clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2006-12. The North American Industry Classificati on System (NAICS) code is 339112. The following Provisions and Clauses are incorporated and shall remain in full force in any resulting purchase order: FAR Part 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-2 EvaluationCommercial Items . Quotes will be evaluated by the following criteria which are listed in relative order of importance. (1) Technical acceptability; (2) Past Performance; and (3) Price. Delivery schedule quoted by vendors should provide the best delivery time that can re alistically be met. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (JAN 2006); 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (Jan 1999); FAR 52.212-3 Officers Representations and Certification-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Condition s - Commercial Items(SEP 2005); FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (FEB2006), FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference ( FEB 1998); FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (FEB 1998; DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (DEC 2005); 52.216-18 Ordering (O CT 1995); 52.216-19 Order Limitations (OCT 1995); 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity (OCT 1995); 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000); and Export Act Compliance. The government reserves the right to make award on the initial quote rece ived without discussions. Note: THE FULL TEXT OF THE Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) can be accessed on the Internet at www.deskbook.osd.mil. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplemental www.dtic.mil/dfars. All interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Register (CCR) in order to receive an award. Interested parties shall provide detailed information on proposed products, which clearly meet the requirements stated above. Quotes from qualified parties meeting the requ irements will be considered. Response(s) may be via E-mail or on company letterhead; include companys name, point of contact, address, phone number, Duns Numb er, Tax ID, and Solicitation Number. Responses may be faxed to 301-619-2195, ATTN: Chris Gloyd or e-mailed to christopher.gloyd@det.amedd.army.mil. Enclosure A - Contact the Contract Specialist of Contracting Officer Enclosure B - Justification and Approval for Prescription? and Science? Diet Feline/Canine Pet Food; Estimated $1,080,000.00 / 5 YEARS ($216,000/YEAR) 1. Contracting Activity: This requirement is for the United States Army Medical Material Center Europe (USAMMCE), Germany and the United States Army Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC), Fort Detrick, Maryland. The contracting office is the Uni ted States Army Medical Research Acquisition Agency (USAMRAA), 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702. 2. Description of Action: This will be an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity award for Prescription? and Science? Diet. The estimated value of this award is $1,080,000.00 over five years. However the contract amount shall not exceed $4,999,000.00 ov er the five years. 3. Description of Supplies/Services: This award is for various types of canine and feline veterinary foods. These products are used in the Iraqi and Afghanistan theaters as well as the European Command. The DOD Tri-Service Veterinary Group supports Veteri nary Clinics in the European Theater as well as Military Working Dogs, of which, the Department of Army is the Executive Agent. USAMMCE supports both missions and requirements. 4. Authority Cited: FAR Part 6.302-1 (b) (2) Only One Responsible Source due to existence of limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights for Prescription ? and Science? Diet Pet Food manufactured by Hills Pet Nutrition 5. Reason for Authority Cited: Army Regulation 40-905 Veterinary Health Services confirms the Army Veterinary Services as the Executive Agent for DoD. DoD Letter dated 24 May 2005 signed by Colonel Scott Severin, Director, DoD Veterinary Services Activit y, directing Hills Pet Nutrition Science? product as the standard diet for Military Working Dogs (MWD). However, the Veterinary Service also uses and prefers the Prescription Diet which demand data supports Furthermore, discussion between Hills Nutrition representative, Joyce Schloetzer Waida, the Contracting Officer, and the Contract Specialist, revealed that Prescription? Diet products are only sold through Veterinarians and the Science? Diet product line is sold through discriminating retail vendors. Retail pricing would be much higher than ordering directly from the manufacturer. However, neither can provide the entire product line which includes the Prescription Diet and Science Diet products. As per Hills representative, there is no wholesaler f or the entire Hills Pet Nutrition product line and no one company other than Hills Pet Food could provide the entire product line. In addition, DoD has determined, all Military Working Dogs will be fed a standard commercial diet procurred through the Fe deral Supply System, however, this is only one product of 153 products desired by the Army Veterinarians. The standard diet is Hills Science? Diet Active Maintenance Formula. Special diets other than the above diet may be fed to individual MWDs only if p rescribed by the attending Army veterinarian on a case-by-case basis. The Director DoD Veterinary Services has also indicated that the preferred pet food for the DoD Veterinary Clinics is Prescription Diet since they provide an entire line of nutritional products that cater to the routine as well as special needs for canines and felines. Further, it is desirable to procure directly from Hills Pet Food since they also monitor the quality control on their products and warranty their product. Product Qualit y is closely monitored by Hills Pet Food and coordianted with the FDA. 6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: A Sources Sought was conducted on 8 20 December 2005. Although several possible vendors inquired of this action, discussions with the manufacturer, indicate that Hills s Pet Nutrition is the sole manufacturer for these products and no one distributor could provide the entire product line at a reasonable price. Further, Hills Pet Nutrition does not provide its products for resale through distributors. 7. Actions to Increase Competition: The needs of the Government dictate that these products be obtained through the manufacturer in order to be assured of the needs of the AMEDD. 8. Market Research: Market research indicates that Prescription? and Science? Diet products are only legitimately available through the manufacturer although several wholesalers and retailers can provide some of the products. 9. Interested Sources: Manufacturer and several vendors claiming to be able to provide these products. 10. Other Facts: This action will be synopsized as a sole source acquisition. This acquisition is strictly to obtain canine and feline pet nutrition products for use in veterinary clinics and to support Military Working Dogs. It shall not be used to obtai n product for support Post exchanges or commissaries. Prescription? and Science? Diet canine and feline nutrition products are evaluated and selected by the Veterinary Tri-Service Product Review Board, as governed by Army Regulation 40-905. The Army is the DOD Executive Lead Agent for Veterinary Services. 11. Technical Certification: Include the following statement: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my kn owledge and belief. ORIGINAL SIGNED BY - Kevin Ridderhoff, CPT,MS, Chief, CASD, 19 Oct 2006. 12. Requirements Certification: Include the following statement: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, a re accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. ORIGINAL SIGNED BY - Marla Ferguson, MAJ, MS, Accountable Officer, 19 Oct 2006. 13. Fair and Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable. ORIGINAL SIGNED BY - David D. Denton, Contracting Officer, 20 Oct 2006. 14. CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION: Certification shall be made by the contracting officer who will sign the contract resulting from this justification and approval. Include the following statement: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. ORIGINAL SIGNED BY - DAVID D. DENTON, 20 Oct 2006. ************************************************************************************ APPROVAL - Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of the Prescription Science Diet Canine and Feline foods manufactured by Hills Pet Nutrition on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (b) (2) Only One Responsible Source due to the existence of limited rights in data, patent rights, copyrights, etc., subject to the availability of funds, and provided that the services and property herein described have otherwise been authori zed for acquisition. ORIGINAL SIGNED BY - Gilbert Hovermale, Competition Advocate, USAMRAA, 31 October 2006.
Place of Performance: Address: US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street Frederick MD; Zip Code: 21702-5014; Country: US
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89 -- The USAMRAA intends to award a Sole Source contract to Hills Nutrition, Inc. for Hills Pet Food Science and Prescription Diet products for the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe and the Army Veterinary Service.