SOURCES SOUGHT
10 -- Contract for Universal (briefcase/pistol grip style) Captive Bolt Kits and Powerload charges - Attachment_1 APHIS/VNS-SS-808503
- Notice Date
- 6/23/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339999
— All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street, Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- APHIS-NVS-SS-808503
- Archive Date
- 7/29/2016
- Point of Contact
- Carol R. Dingess, Phone: 970-494-7360
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov
(carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- interested vendors please complete and return Attachment 1 by notice closing date and time The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Services, National Veterinary Stockpile seeks a contract to purchase a universal captive bolt kit for use in euthanizing all species from poultry to bulls during animal disease outbreaks such as Foot and Mouth disease (FMD), Classical Swine Fever, HPAI and African Swine Fever. The Contractor shall deliver the units to storage sites located in Kansas City, MO. The specific address will be provided prior to delivery. The following summarizes the procurement requirement: • Initial purchase of 4 captive bolt kits meeting the following specifications: - "Briefcase" style packaged kits containing all the tools necessary to euthanize all animal species from poultry to bulls including: -.25 heavy duty barrel assembly and action with pistol grip - long bolt muzzle assembly - medium bolt muzzle assembly - short bolt muzzle assembly - knocker head muzzle assembly - color-coded corresponding powerloads (charges) for bolt muzzle assembly/ animal species. - Kits must contain all maintenance tools. - Kits must be portable, durable and well engineered for ease of use and quality. - Each kit should include a quick reference guide for users. - Kits should be complete and ready for emergency use. In addition, the government requests purchasing two type of powerloads (charges) for use on swine, cattle and bulls. The two larger charge sizes are needed with 1,000 charges per container for each kit. Initial purchase of 2 powerloads (1 box of blue and (1) box of orange meeting the following specifications Other Kit Requirements - The Contractor shall equip government personnel to diagnose, fix, and restore systems on-site. Repair Parts and Special Tools (RPSTL): The Contractor shall identify and provide any special Support equipment / Special Test Equipment (SE / STE). The Contractor shall provide contingency operations repair parts list designed to support field level (on-site) maintenance during a deployment. The contractor shall provide updates to the list with engineering changes and safety issues as applicable. The list shall include any applicable repair parts for the contractor deems necessary for the list. Maintenance: The Contractor shall provide maintenance demonstration, instruction, video and written manuals. Warranty: Units shall be warranted for one year and replaced at no cost to the Government. Documentation: The Contractor shall provide the COTR a copy of all documentation regarding assembly/disassembly, operation, maintenance, storage, and cleaning prior to delivery of any system. The Contractor shall assist the government in processing discrepancy reports, maintenance requests, warranty forms, quality deficiency reports, and equipment improvement recommendations. The contractor shall provide technical assistance and support for field level maintenance (on-site). Training: Contractor shall provide on-site training for assembly, operation, maintenance and storage of the units. The contractor shall provide all training support products, video, training aids, common and special tools and technical literature to each student in training. The contractor shall collaborate with the NVS on the need to develop any additional training products. The contractor shall ensure instructor(s) are: • Able to read, write, speak, and comprehend the English language including technical language and terms associated with systems operation. • Proficient in both the technical and non-technical aspects of the systems and in methods-of-instruction techniques. • Proficient with all aspects of the systems operation and maintenance. • Present during the training session to ensure adequate supervision of student performance during classroom instruction, discussions, demonstrations and practical exercises. • Will provide the NVS a training roster of those in attendance. The Contractor shall provide a training leave behind package that is feasible to continue a Train-the-Trainer program. Delivery: The Contractor shall deliver the initial order within 30 calendar days of this contract. Specific locations will be provided prior to contract finalization. The Contractor shall provide After Actions Reports (AAR) for each delivery and shall document what was provided, items, still required, serial numbers of major components, lessons learned and recommendations. The Contractor shall follow-up and provide all items not available at initial hand-off. The Contractor shall assist with property book transactions required to establish the initial accountability for each system delivered. SURGE SUPPLY OF CHARGES (IDIQ portion of this contract) The Contractor shall provide a surge supply of approximately 500 containers (1,000 charges per container) of each type of charge (power loads) for use on swine, cattle and bulls within 3 of days of notification. The location of the delivery will be in the US or US territories and will be identified at the time of the incident. After this initial order surge order the Contractor can be expected to supply a minimum of 500 charges containers (1,000 charges per container) per week as requested for the duration of the emergency. ADDITIONAL BOLT KITS During an outbreak this contract may be used to purchase additional bolt kits. Please provide volume pricing for each year of the IDIQ portion of this contract. Interested vendors are encouraged to complete and return Attachment 1 to the contracting office. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Please email all questions regarding subject item(s) prior to Sources Sought closing date to Carol.Dingess@aphis.usda.gov. Small Business concerns are encouraged to participate. This is not a request for competitive proposals, but instead a market research method to determine interested sources. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. Please provide Number, Duns Number, and point of contact information. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information or samples they provide. Information or materials provided is strictly voluntary. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 339999 - All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing. The Small Business Size Category is 500 Employees. Please Email or Fax Attachment 1 to Carol Dingess at Carol.Dingess@aphis.usda.gov. fx# 970-472-1897 Email is the preferred method of communication. Please be sure to include notice # APHIS-NVS-SS-808503 on subject line. Closing date for submissions of Statement's of Capability is July 14, at 4:00pm ( MT). 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The Federal Government is not responsible for notifications to offerors regarding notices, solicitations or amendments. It is the Vendor's responsibility to check this web site www.fbo.gov periodically for updates. Telephone and email requests will not be accepted
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA APHIS VS, 1500 E. Bannister Rd Bldg. 41, Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States
- Zip Code: 64131
- Zip Code: 64131
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