SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- 8 Rabbit 42 day Polyclonal Antibody Production Study
- Notice Date
- 11/18/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541711
— Research and Development in Biotechnology
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS), 4301 JONES BRIDGE ROAD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- HU000114ADV11
- Archive Date
- 12/17/2013
- Point of Contact
- Andrew E. Lee, Phone: 3012951914, Carolyn Randolph, Phone: 301-295-1379
- E-Mail Address
-
andrew.lee@usuhs.edu, carolyn.randolph@usuhs.edu
(andrew.lee@usuhs.edu, carolyn.randolph@usuhs.edu)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), located in Bethesda, MD, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Spring Valley Laboratories, Inc., located in Sykesville, MD, for a single award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) over a period of five (5) years for the purchase of SPF rabbits, immunization pick-up, serum delivery, daily housing for the rabbits, immunization of the rabbits, test bleeds of the rabbits, and production bleeds of the rabbits for a research in the EBV vaccine candidates and test immune responses in rabbits. The USU is the only Federal health sciences university and we are committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense (DoD) and the United States Public Health Service (PHS) and with scientists who serve the common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness. USU is located in Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda. This service will be procured in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Sole source determination is made in accordance with: FAR subpart 13.106-1 Soliciting Competition (b) Soliciting from a single source. (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. This is part of an on-going vaccine immunization research at USU and we must rule out the possibility of any known and unknown variables that may affect the research outcome. USU is aware that those factors such as the quality of alum based on the vendor's supplier, food, and housing could all affect the outcome. The principal investigator (PI) has already worked with Spring Valley Laboratories, Inc. for a number of years. For consistency sake, USU is intends to negotiate a sole source basis with the incumbent vendor, Spring Valley Laboratories, Inc., as changing to a different vendor could render the ultimate research findings inconclusive. Spring Valley Laboratories, Inc. is the only know source that can fulfill our requirement. This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ); therefore, we are not issuing a solicitation package at this time. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide the abovementioned requirement as specified. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be submitted via email to andrew.lee@usushs.edu by 10:00PM EST on December 2nd, 2013.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 4301 Jones Bridge Rd A1040C, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN03235817-W 20131120/131118233745-b0edccfa6d3ff0bb26f3b773ed5eaf49 (fbodaily.com)
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