SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- High Density Mouse Caging
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 339999
— All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Diseases, 2 Democracy Plaza, Suite 700W, 6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5455, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5455
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5455
- Solicitation Number
- NICHD-14-067
- Archive Date
- 8/22/2014
- Point of Contact
- Tina Robinson, Phone: 301-443-7796
- E-Mail Address
-
robinsti@mail.nih.gov
(robinsti@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number is NICHD-14-067 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-75. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 339999 and the business size standard is 500 employees. However, this solicitation is not set aside for small business. This acquisition is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) intends to procure on a sole source basis with Tecniplast USA, Inc. -PO BOX 1209- West Chester, PA to supply the NIH animal Facility in Rockville, MD the following items below necessary for expansion of their existing mouse caging system: 1.ITEM# 2T81MAC30CA - Sealsafe rack, 81 cages 1145T, s/s mm 1677x545x2015(+82 plenum) h - QTY (3) EA 2.ITEM# ACSCVF70M08BL - Flexible hose, diameter 76mm, length 0,8 meters - Blue Line - QTY (3) EA 3.ITEM# ACSCVF70M11BL - Flexible hose (d.76) complete w/two silicone sleeves (76-76) for interlinking (1,1m) - QTY (3) EA 4.ITEM# 1145T00SUV - Cage body, H-Temp w/label holder coupling clips - QTY (243) EA 5.ITEM# 1145T199 - Lid, s/s w/nylon seal - QTY (243) EA 6.ITEM# 1145T481SU - H-Temp TopFlow top, external bottle - large filter media - new clip to support label holder - QTY (243) EA 7.ACBT0262SU - Polysulfone Water Bottle w/Silicon Ring (260 ml) - QTY (243) EA 8.ACCP6521 - Cap, nozzle mm 65, hole mm 1,8, s/s - QTY (243) EA 9.ACPC0065PL - Label holder, horizontal w/hook, mm 130x77, plastic (QTY) 243 EA BACKGROUND: For several years the Fishers Lane Animal Center (FLAC) has been equipped with mouse caging systems designed and manufactured by Tecniplast USA. Existing mouse racks and components with FLAC are all designed and manufactured by Tecniplast USA. Cross compatibility with existing and future equipment is critical to daily management and function of the FLAC animal facility program. For consistency and reliability regarding behavioral testing it is very important to use the same caging accessories we have been using for over the last several years (cages, blue flow tops, seal safe tops, wire lids, supply and exhaust units) and the same concept we learned from our previous experiences using the same equipment. Finally it is important to mention that we are using exclusively 3 types of rodent caging equipment at the Fishers Lane Animal Center (FLAC): Vendor X for rats, Tecniplast for mice, and Vendor X (disposable caging) for quarantine area and toxicological studies. Adding a 4th type of caging equipment will create a problem storage given the limited storage space we have. The current ventilated caging equipment currently used for behavioral characterization, learning and memory and psychopharmacological studies conducted in mice are very efficient and respond to the NIH/FLAC investigator need. Also the FLAC has on hand extra accessories that only fit the Tecniplast racks, thus a savings to the lab. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of the 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1), FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations however, all responses received, within seven days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. The offeror must include a completed copy of the provision of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with its offer. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items - Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions applies to this acquisition. The offeror must include their Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the product specified in this synopsis should submit a copy of their quotation to the below address or via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov. Offers must also be accompanied by descriptive literature, delivery timeframe, warranties and/or other information that demonstrates that the offer meets all of the foregoing requirements. Quotations will be due seven (7) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis or by August 7, 2014 by 10am, EST. via email or postal mail. The quotation must reference "Solicitation number" NICHD-14-067. Quotations sent by postal mail or other mailing services must be submitted to the following address: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 5C01, Bethesda, MD 20852. Attention: Tina Robinson, by the date and time mentioned above. Any questions must be sent via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov and must include solicitation# NICHD-14-067 in the subject line of email. Faxed copies/responses will not be accepted. Note: In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered and have valid certification in the SAM database @www.sam.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
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