SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT TO AAALAC
- Notice Date
- 7/1/2021 1:22:51 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- W4PZ USA MED RSCH ACQUIS ACT FORT DETRICK MD 21702-5014 USA
- ZIP Code
- 21702-5014
- Solicitation Number
- W81XWH21Q0104
- Response Due
- 7/16/2021 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 07/31/2021
- Point of Contact
- Alicia Maldonado Torres, Phone: 3016197632
- E-Mail Address
-
alicia.maldonadotorres.civ@mail.mil
(alicia.maldonadotorres.civ@mail.mil)
- Description
- This notice announces the intent by the U.S. Army Medical Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), 820 Chandler St, Fort Detrick, Maryland, 21702, intends to award a sole source contract to The Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International for an accreditation program which evaluates organizations that use animals in research, teaching or testing. �The proposed contract action is for an individual membership with AAALAC at MRDC animal facilities for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(2). The FAR citation is 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization.� The U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) is the Army's medical materiel developer, with responsibility for medical research, development, and acquisition and medical logistics management. The USAMRDC's expertise in these critical areas helps establish and maintain the capabilities the Army needs to fight and win on the battlefield.� The Veterinary Services Programs within the USAMRDC provide comprehensive animal care, protocol consultation and support, and pathology services. The Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International accreditation program evaluates organizations that use animals in research, teaching or testing. Those that meet or exceed AAALAC standards are awarded accreditation. This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under FAR 5.102(a)(6) and 5.203(a). �This Special Request for Information is not a request for competitive quotes. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. If no written responses are received by the date listed below, which reflects at least fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice, the solicitation will be issued as sole source. All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to Ms. Alicia Maldonado Torres at alicia.maldonadotorres.civ@mail.mil. Interested concerns must identify their capability to the above email address no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time, 16 July 2021.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
- Zip Code: 20910
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20910
- Record
- SN06048804-F 20210703/210701230113 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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