SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Caging systems for mouse and rats
- Notice Date
- 6/23/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 326199
— All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014
- ZIP Code
- 21702-5014
- Solicitation Number
- W81XWH14T0273
- Response Due
- 7/3/2014
- Archive Date
- 8/22/2014
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Hayden, 301-619-1363
- E-Mail Address
-
US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity
(jennifer.e.hayden.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) has a requirement for the United States Army Center for Environmental Health Research (USACEHR). This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-27. This requirement is restricted to Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 326199 with a size standard of 750 people. This code shall be listed in System for Award Management (SAM.gov) prior to award. The following are the Minimum Essential Characteristics for the requirement: The USACEHR requires two caging system to hold individually ventilated cages: one (1) for housing rats and one (1) for housing mice. Caging systems must meet currently available size, power, and HVAC capabilities. To minimize storage requirements for disposable cages, the new caging system must be able to use the same cages as the current racks in the vivarium (Innovive's Innorack IVC Rat and Mice caging systems). Requirements for caging system: 1.Caging system must be single sided. 2.Caging system must have blowers on both the exhaust and supply air. 3.Blowers must be attached to the rack to allow movement of entire system, but must also be easily detachable by an end user. 4.Caging system must have a digital controller for blowers. 5.Caging system must be capable of maintaining positive and negative air pressure in cages. 6.Caging system must be capable of 70 air changes per hour (ACH). 7.Caging system must provide dual HEPA filtration. 8.Caging system must have wheels. 9.The rack must hold at least 35 rat cages or 70 mice cages. 10.Dimension of system with blowers may not exceed 80 quote mark x 24 quote mark x 84 quote mark (l x w x h). 11.Caging system must be able to connect to the house HVAC through a 4 quote mark round duct. 12.Exhaust line must reach exhaust pipe located above the center of the cage system in the ceiling (9' high). 13.Maximum exhaust flow may not exceed 110 cfm. 14.Unit must include a 9 foot or greater electrical cord with a NEMA 5-15 plug. 15.Unit must operate at 120 10% VAC, 60 Hz, and 12 A. 16.Acoustic levels in cages when system is operating at 60 ACH: a. less than 30 dB at 1-2 kHz b. less than 15 dB at 2-5 kHz c. less than 1 db at 4-100 kHz 17.Air exchange efficiency should allow removal of greater than 90% contaminates in 2 minutes and greater than 98% in 4 minutes when operated at 60 ACH. 18.Supply air and exhaust air must be located at opposite ends of the cage. 19.In the event of a power outage, rack must be capable of restart on its own with previously selected operating parameters. 20.Racks must be suitable for disinfection with vaporized hydrogen peroxide, chlorine dioxide, bleach, and alcohol-based disinfectants. 21.Racks must be compliant with AAALAC guidelines for rats and mice. 22.Caging system must be able to use disposable cages that fit the Innorack IVC Rat 3.5 or Mouse 3.5 caging systems that are currently in the vivarium. While no cages are required for this solicitation, cages must be available for the caging systems that meet the following requirements: 1.Cages must be available pre-filled and without bedding. 2.Cages must be disposable. 3.Cages must be of a stackable design. 4.Water bottles that integrate with the cages must be available empty and filled. 5.Cages must arrive irradiated and bagged. 6.Plastics used in cages and water bottles must be recyclable. 7.Mouse cages must be suitable for 5 mice with a minimum floor area of 75 in2 and height of 5 in. 8.Rat cages must be suitable for 2 rats with a minimum floor area of 140 in2 and height of 7 in. All responsible sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered by the agency. The competitive solicitation, solicitation amendments and all questions and answers relating to this procurement shall be made available via the Internet at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/ or https://www.fedbizopps.gov. The solicitation is anticipated for release to the vendor community on or about June 23, 2014, and will only be available until July 3, 2014. Specifications of the requirement are provided in solicitation: W81XWH-14-T-0273. Potential offerors are responsible for accessing the website. Interested parties must respond to the solicitation in order to be considered for award of any resultant contract. To be eligible for an award, offerors SHALL be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and have completed its representations and certification completed via SAM. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via www.SAM.gov. All questions should be addressed in writing to Jennifer Hayden, Contract Specialist at jennifer.e.hayden.civ@mail.mil. Only one set of questions shall be received from each offeror. Numerous emails from one offeror shall not be accepted. Questions will not be accepted after June 30, 2014 at 02:00 p.m. EST. Bidder lists will not be maintained. All interested parties shall provide their quote to Jennifer Hayden at jennifer.e.hayden.civ@mail.mil by 02:00 p.m. EST on July 3, 2014 in order to be considered for this solicitation.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street Frederick MD
- Zip Code: 21702-5014
- Zip Code: 21702-5014
- Record
- SN03403347-W 20140625/140623234910-b31ef91e47139c23f4c47984839d3eb0 (fbodaily.com)
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