SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Laboratory Animal Feed and Bedding Supplies - Feed and Bedding Specifications
- Notice Date
- 2/18/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 311119
— Other Animal Food Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 5601 Fishers Lane, 3rd Floor MSC 9822, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-RML-E-2016-Feed
- Archive Date
- 3/15/2016
- Point of Contact
- Bevin L. Feutrier, Phone: 406-375-9826, Barbara Horrell, Phone: 406-363-9489
- E-Mail Address
-
bevin.feutrier@nih.gov, horrellb@niaid.nih.gov
(bevin.feutrier@nih.gov, horrellb@niaid.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Feed and Bedding Specifications & approximate quantities Introduction This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. Background, Purpose, Objectives The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Comparative Medicine Branch (CMB), is currently seeking sources capable of providing laboratory animal feed and bedding to multiple facilities located on the main NIH campus at 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD. The CMB is responsible for care, housing and husbandry for all DIR/NIAID research animals. The CMB operates 7 animal care facilities located in 6 buildings on the NIH campus. The animals housed and fed at any point in time may include mice, rats, ferrets, rabbits, chickens, guinea pigs and non-human primates. On average NIAID houses hundreds of various animals however the exact number fluctuates based on research priorities and funding. Project Requirements Successful offerors must have the knowledge, skill, ability, and resources to reliably provide animal feed and bedding for the CMB. The CMB generally places orders on a weekly basis to accommodate existing populations of research animals and in anticipation of new animal arrivals. These orders support all NIAID vivariums on the NIH campus. All research animals require routine feeding and cage bedding changing. Maintenance of these animals must be in accordance with research protocols and AAALAS certification requirements. Specific items for each weekly order will vary, but will be submitted by NIAID staff to the vendor at least 5 business days prior to delivery. Feed and bedding selections require prior scientific justification from the Primary Investigators and facility veterinarians as any variation in diet may change study variables and negatively impact research results. Therefore, once awarded, this acquisition will accept no substitutions of product. Products specifications are listed in an attachment to this notice. (See attachment 1: Minimum Feed and Bedding Specification). Animal feed and bedding will need to meet the following requirements in terms of certifications, contingency planning and quality assurances: Certification: Food safety management system based on FSSC 22000 requirements Contingency plan: Plan for local and country emergency Plant contingencies QA plans: Plan on raw material supplier Plan on flashed product Housekeeping and sanitation plan Product safety plan The Government anticipates making an award, firm fixed price purchase order for this requirement. Anticipated Period of Performance It is anticipated that an award will be made on or before May 01, 2016 for the base period of May 01, 2016 - April 01, 2017 with up to four option years. Capability Statement/Information Sought All capable vendors should respond with a brief capability statement by February 29, 2016 at 3:00 PM EST. Capability statements must reference similar work that has been performed by the contractor, the dollar value of that work and any past experience with contracts of similar size and scope. I f your organization has the potential capacity to support this requirement, please provide the following information: 1) organization name, address, point of contact, email address, website address, telephone number, DUNS number and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of capability. Respondents shall indicate if they are the manufacturer or the distributor of feed products and shall include basic information on product specifications and quality control standards. Capability statements should also include documentation indicating that offerors business size as determined by the Small Business Administration's Table of Size Standards located at: ( https://www.sba.gov/content/small-business-size-standards ) for NAICS 311119. This SBA size standard is currently 500 employees, but is subject to change. Prospective offerors may also note whether they meet any other socio-economic business categories such as 8(a), Hub-Zone, or Service Disabled Veteran when submitting their capability statement. Submission Instructions Interested businesses who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by February 29, 2016 at 3:00 PM EST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Bevin Feutrier: bevin.feutrier@nih.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/AMOB/NIH-RML-E-2016-Feed/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN04024206-W 20160220/160218235155-d258e309571f3e0092eecb907ba82811 (fbodaily.com)
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