Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office, 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE, Room 419, Atlanta, Georgia 30305

88 -- RHESUS MONKEYS SOL 98C325(C) DUE 092598 POC Dorothy Reed-Penix, Lead Purchasing Agent, (404) 842-6774 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number 98C325 issued as an Request for Quotation (RFQ). The Solicitation/Purchase Order will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 97-06. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this requirement is 0279. This requirement is not a Small Business Set-Aside. It is the government's intent to purchase (16) Juvenile Rhesus Monkeys; (12 Females/4 Males) on a Sole Source basis from Osage Research Primates, 54 Hospital Drive, Osage Beach, MO 65065. The monkeys shall be extremely naive, negative TB, STLV-1, SIV & SRV. In addition the animals must be physically sound and healthy, free of wounds, external parasites, and clinical signs of disease. History: A record of each individual animal shall accompany shipment to include, when possible, date of birth, sex and all medical records of clinical tests, treatments and results. No animal shall be shipped to the Destination that has a history of illness. The monkeys shall be shipped via air transportation, F.O.B. Origin to: NCID-Animal Resources Branch, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS-G28, Atlanta, GA 30333. The Government's desired and required delivery time frame is on or about September 30, 1998. It is the Government's desire that the awardee contact the CDC well in advance to coordinate a feasible delivery time. The bidder shall submit with their quotation evidence that they are able to meet the item, testing, shipping and delivery specification as described above. The bidder shall submit an itemized price schedule as follows: (1) monkeys, (2) serology tests, (3) crates, (4) Transportation, and estimated per diem rates where applicable. The offeror must include a completed copy of the provision of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations & Certification-Commercial Items (January 1997) with its offer. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (April 1998), applies to this acquisition. The following clauses are provided as an addenda to FAR Clause 52.216-2-Economic Price Adjustment -Standard Supplies (January 1997) FAR Clause 52.216-21-Requirements (October 1995) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to implement Statutes or Executive Order-Commercial Items (April 1998), applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses are applicable to this acquisition. (1) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246). (2) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212). (3) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Worker (29 U.S.C 793).(4)52.225-03, Buy American Act-Supplies (41 U.S.C. 10). (5) (i) 52.225-21, Buy American Act -North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program 52.225-2. The Quotations are due September 15, 1998 by 2:00, Eastern Standard Time (EST). To deliver quotations by the U.S. Postal Service the address is: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Attention: Dorothy Reed-Penix, Mail Stop E-04, Atlanta, Georgia 30305. To send a quotation via facsimile the number is: (404)842-6896, Attention: Dorothy Reed-Penix, Quotation Number 98C325. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely receive shall be considered by the Agency. Posted 08/31/98 (I-SN243789). (0243)

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