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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 30, 2011 FBO #3658
DOCUMENT

Q -- EXCHANGE OF USE [ANIMAL RESEARCH SUPPORT] FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2012 - JUNE 30, 2012 - Attachment

Notice Date

11/28/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

621999 — All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Iowa City VAMC;601 Highway 6 W.;Iowa City IA 52246
 

ZIP Code

52246
 

Solicitation Number

VA26312Q0069
 

Response Due

12/14/2011
 

Archive Date

2/12/2012
 

Point of Contact

GARY L. ROGERS
 

E-Mail Address

Contract Specialist
(gary.rogers4@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, IA intends to negotiate a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302.1, with The University of Iowa, 7 Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242. Interested parties may identify their experience in providing these services to the Contracting Officer via e-mail at gary.rogers4@va.gov or fax 319-887-4957. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in 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 VA263-12-Q-0069 and issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-54, effective November 2, 2011. The associated NAICS code is 621999 and small business size standard is $10.0 Million. This is not set-aside and is being negotiated as a sole source procurement. The requirement for this acquisition includes the following: Resources to be furnished by the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, in accordance with the requirements of the contract for the CONTRACT PERIOD OF 1/1/2012 - 6/30/2012. 1. SpeciesEst. Qty/MoRate/day/animalEst. Monthly Total6 Month Total (Days/Month) Dog20$20.85$417$2502 Mice -9000 (cage)$.47$4230$25,380 Conventional Mice-12,000(cage)$.55$6600$39,600 Virus Free Rats400$.58$232$1392 Primates240$10.89$2613.60$15,681.60 2. Special Service ServiceQuantityRateTotal Vet Tech18$43$774 Caretaker100$31.25$3125 Administrative Costs = $1545.40 Est. Grand Total: $90,000 C.1 Sufficient husbandry and care shall be provided to maintain research animals housed in university vivarium in support of VA sponsored research in accordance with AAALAC (American Association for the Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care) and NIH (National Institute of Health) guidelines. C.1.1 Animals will be received at the Animal Research Facility. They will be placed in clean cages with fresh bedding, food and water. C.1.2 Animal Care Technicians will provide daily feeding and watering. Cage cleaning/changing shall be provided. Health problems shall be monitored and coordinated with veterinarian, as needed. C.1.3 Sanitation of the holding area and regular changing of egress filters on air handling units shall be performed. C.1.4 Removal of animals shall be coordinated with the principal investigator and noted in the University of Iowa's daily census. C.1.5 The University will notify the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Coordinator at the Iowa City VAMC of animal transfers and weans. This will be done through a transfer/wean slip. The date of delivery is ordered by purchase order with delivery being FOB Destination to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, 601 Highway 6 West, Iowa City, IA 52246. (Contact Kari Steinkamp at (319) 338-0581, ext. 7678 or Nick Beelner at 319-338-0581, ext. 7509 for questions. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition along with additional addenda. A statement regarding the applicability of the provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, is not applicable to this sole source acquisition. Offeror is to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, also applies to this acquisition and the following clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (June 2007) (15 U.S.C 632(a)(2)), 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755), 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2008) (E.O. 13126), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201). 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Aug 2007) (Applies to all contracts). 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007)(42 U.S.C. 8259b), 52.225-3, Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements-- Israeli Trade Act (Aug 2007) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, Pub. L 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 109-53 and 109-169), 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2006) (E.o.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury), 52.225-4 Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. The FAR clause at 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration applies to this acquisition as well. The VAAR Clauses applicable to this acquisition are 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising, 852.233-70 Protest content/alternative dispute resolution, 852.233-71 Alternate protest procedure, 852.246-70 Guarantee, 852.246-71 Inspection, 852.252-70 Solicitation provisions or clauses incorporated by reference, 852.273-70 Late offers, 852.273-71 Alternative negotiation techniques, and 852.273-74 Award without exchanges. Information concerning clauses and provision incorporated by reference may be obtained at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Quote is due by 3:00 pm CST on December 14, 2011. Proposal may be mailed, faxed or emailed to Gary L. Rogers at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, Contract Management (90C), 601 Highway 6 W, Iowa City IA 52246, fax: (319) 887-4957, or e-mail: gary.rogers4@va.gov. For additional information regarding this notice please contact Gary l. Rogers at the provided email address or by calling (319) 339-7158.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ICVAMC584/ICVAMC584/VA26312Q0069/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA263-12-Q-0069 VA263-12-Q-0069 (ANIMALS).doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=276949&FileName=VA263-12-Q-0069-000.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=276949&FileName=VA263-12-Q-0069-000.doc

 

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Place of Performance

Address: DVA MEDICAL CENTER;601 HWY 6 WEST;IOWA CITY

Zip Code: IA
 

Record

SN02629337-W 20111130/111128234003-cc375d1a75a20a61342099d8e73c88cb (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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