SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Replacement Animal System Rack, Cage, and Blower Unit Components
- Notice Date
- 6/9/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 3165, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SS-17-430
- Archive Date
- 7/4/2017
- Point of Contact
- Lauren M. Phelps, Phone: 3014802453
- E-Mail Address
-
lauren.phelps@nih.gov
(lauren.phelps@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE 1.Solicitation Number: HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SS-17-430 2.Title: Replacement Animal System Rack, Cage, and Blower Unit Components 3.Classification Code: 66 4.NAICS Code: 334516 5.Description: 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 both large and small to perform a potential requirement. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Background: The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Animal Resources Program owns and uses a Lab Products, Inc. animal cage racking system that requires replacement racks, cages and blower unit components to continue full function. The owned system is proprietary to Lab Products, Inc. To ensure the replacement components fit together with the existing system, the replacement components must be Lab Products, Inc. manufactured. Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this acquisition is to procure replacement Lab Products, Inc. animal racks, cages, and blower unit components for an existing Lab Products, Inc. system owned by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Animal Resources Program. Project requirements: The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Animal Resources Program requires the following Lab Products, Inc. equipment: •Five (5) RAIR HD Super Mouse Rack Systems (Product No. K77180ARM) •Two (2) RAIR HD One Cage (2100) Interchangeable microisolator unit with stainless steel casters, touch latches and Zyfone canopies. (Product No. K83164ARM) •Ten (10) H2O Trolleys (Product No. 44410M) •Two hundred sixty-seven (267) Diet Delivery Systems (Product No. 75034-HYP) •Six hundred (600) 15-Ounce Water Bottles; super mouse 750 (Product No. 75043) •Six hundred (600) H2O Twist Caps (Product No. 30211ZF) •Six hundred (600) H2O Sipper Tubes (Product No. 30110S) Anticipated period of performance: The Contractor shall deliver the required equipment within twelve (12) weeks after receipt of order. Delivery must be FOB Destination. The equipment shall be delivered between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, Baltimore, MD local prevailing time, Monday through Thursday. Capability statement /information sought. Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required equipment should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. Responses shall include a capabilities statement and the following information: •information regarding respondents' commercially available equipment and technology related to this requirement; •respondents' opinions about the difficulty and/or feasibility of the potential requirement or proposed acquisition, possible solutions and approaches that may currently exist in the marketplace, and information regarding innovative ideas or concepts; The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2" x 11" paper size, with 1" top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. The information submitted must be must be in an outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response is limited to five (5) page limit. The 5-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested. The response must include the respondents' technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to Ms. Lauren Phelps at e-mail address lauren.phelps@nih.gov. The response must be received on or before the closing date and time of this announcement. 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 presolicitation 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/NIDA-2/HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SS-17-430/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
- Record
- SN04539958-W 20170611/170609234940-96486b77d28c31b387df608d035689d8 (fbodaily.com)
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