DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505-2888

66 -- NOSE-ONLY ANIMAL EXPOSURE CHAMBER SOL RQ99-038 DUE 072199 POC Brenda Goodwin, 304/285-5882; Contracting Officer, Rex S. Wolfe, Jr., 304/285-5883 THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; BIDS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is issued as Request for Proposal No. RP99-038. This procurement is being issued unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Classification is 3826 with a size standard of 500 employees. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Morgantown, WV has a requirement for a nose-only chamber for inhalation exposure studies. The nose-only exposure system will be used to expose rats and mice to chemicals found in work place environments. Contract Line Items: (001) Inhalation System, 1 each; (002) Mouse cage, 24 each; and (003) Mouse Trumpet, 2 each. SPECIFICATIONS: 1. The nose only exposure chamber shall be modular in design capable of exposing up to 24 rats or mice at one time. The exposure system shall be designed to deliver the test agent to each animal separately, preventing potential exhalation products from adjacent animals. 2. The chamber shall be constructed of stainless steel. Verification of the ability to run the chamber, leak free, under negative pressure conditions with animal holders in place is required. System shall not require grease type sealants to seal system. 3. Rat and mouse (sealed type) exposure holders (24 each) shall be included. The chamber shall also be able to run with Skornik-Harvard plethysmograph tubes in line. 4. All accessories for sealing the system and immediate use of exposure of animals shall be included. FAR Clause 52.211-9 "Desired and Required Time of Delivery" applies to this solicitation. The Government desires delivery within 6 weeks after receipt of order. If an offeror is unable to meet the desired schedule, it may without prejudicing evaluation of its offer, propose a different delivery schedule provided it does not extend beyond the Government's required schedule as follows: 60 days after receipt of order. Offers shall propose based on a delivered price, F.O.B. Destination (Morgantown, West Virginia) and the requirements at FAR 52.214.21 "Descriptive Literature" apply. Information provided must demonstrate the unit's ability to meet the stated Technical Criteria (specification) or your offer may be rejected. The Government anticipates one award to the responsive, responsible offeror whose proposal is considered most advantageous to the Government. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. Additionally, the following FAR clauses citedin Clause 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition as follows: 52.222.26 "Equal Opportunity"; 52.222-35 "Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era"; 52.222-36 "Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities"; 52.222-37 "Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era"; 52.225-3 "Buy American Act -- Supplies"; 52.225-18 "European Community Sanctions for End Products." QUOTES ARE DUE JULY 21, 1999, 2:00 p.m. local prevailing time. The offer acceptance period shall be at least 30 days. SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO: DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, Attn: Brenda Goodwin, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505: (1) Original and one copy of a completed SF 1449, signed by an individual authorized to bind the organization; (2) Schedule of Supplies/Services containing Part Numbers and Pricing of individual items, a delivery schedule, and published price lists (if available); (3) completed Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3; (4) descriptive literature, tables, etc. which demonstrate compliance with specifications for evaluation purposes; (5) acknowledgment of solicitation amendments, if any. Facsimile Offers are not authorized. Offers that fail to furnish the required information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Award of a fixed-price purchase order is anticipated. The notice was previously issued under SNO 341615 on June 10, 1999. Information regarding this notice can be obtained from Brenda Goodwin at (304)285-5882 or by fax at (304) 285-6083. All responsible sources may submit a response, which shall be considered by the Agency. Posted 07/08/99 (W-SN351564). (0189)

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