SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- COTS Software for Research Animal Management System
- Notice Date
- 7/19/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Eastern Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-32SC-SS-13-RAMS
- Archive Date
- 8/13/2013
- Point of Contact
- Rebecca A. Holzinger, Phone: 309-681-6616, Kristen Turner, Phone: 3096816624
- E-Mail Address
-
becky.holzinger@ars.usda.gov, kristen.turner@ars.usda.gov
(becky.holzinger@ars.usda.gov, kristen.turner@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY and a SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. This notice AG-32SC-SS-1 3-RAMS is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Government. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred associated to this request for capability information. The USDA, ARS, EBSC, National Center for Animal Health (NCAH) Ames Iowa has a need/requirement for the acquisition, implementation, legacy data migration, and support of Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software for a Research Animal Management System used in the tracking of research animals, their use histories, catalogues, various use protocols, and the veterinary care records of each animal in accordance with Federal and State Laws and Regulations. The Eastern Business Service Center (EBSC) is issuing this sources sought request as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to provide the aforementioned products for NCAH. The result of this market research will contribute to determining whether there are adequate sources are available from which to receive competitive proposals. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code to be assigned to this procurement is 511210. For a company to qualify as a small business, the small business standard is 35.5M or less. Submission Instructions: Interested parties, who consider themselves qualified to provide the product as detailed are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 4:00 PM (CDT) July 29, 2013. If your organization has appropriate qualifications and capacity to provide this product, please provide the following information: (1) A complete and current record of your SAMs Registration which includes DUNS number, Organization name, address, contact name, email address, Web site address, telephone number, type of organization, small business type (if any), etc; (2) A list of previous customers (Federal Preferred) which were provided products similar in nature. All questions or responses under this Sources Sought Notice shall be sent to Rebecca A Holzinger, Contracting Officer, USDA, ARS, EBSC, Contracting Office, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL 61604. Supporting documents may be furnished by mail, by fax at (309) 681-6683 or email at becky.holzinger@ars.usda.gov All communication shall be in writing referencing AG-32SC-SS-13-RAMS preferably by email. No information will be taken by telephone. Any additional amendments and/or documents related to this procurement will be available electronically at: http://www.fbo.gov. Contractors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of those documents related to this procurement, if any. THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. However, EBSC may contact sources to gather additional information as needed.
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