SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Portable Swine Cages - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 6/20/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 332618
— Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, TRICARE Management Activity, USUHS CONTRACTING OFFICE, 4301 JONES BRIDGE ROAD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- HT9404-12-Q-X522
- Archive Date
- 7/17/2012
- Point of Contact
- Ruthie Washington, Phone: 301-295-1377
- E-Mail Address
-
Clarinda.Washington@usuhs.edu
(Clarinda.Washington@usuhs.edu)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Provisions and Clauses MInimum Specifications The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) is a medical university and a Department of Defense Agency. USUHS has a requirement for six (6) portable swine cages, which will be utilized to house large animals, including swine and goats, for research. 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a request for quotes (RFQ) is issued in accordance with FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. It is the responsibility of the contractor to monitor FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov) for the issuance of any amendments to the solicitation. This solicitation is set aside for small businesses. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 332618 - Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing. The business size standard is 500 employees. This solicitation incorporates all relevant provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-58. Please see Minimum Specifications, and Provisions and Clauses attached. To be eligible for award, the contractor MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) website (https://www.bpn.gov/CCRSearch/Search.aspx) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) (https://orca.bpn.gov/) by the close date of this solicitation. Quotes received from offerors not registered in CCR and ORCA may not be considered. The government intends to award a single firm-fixed priced (FFP) purchase order to the offeror representing the best value to the government based on the evaluation factors listed below. Evaluation factors are listed in order of importance, with most important listed first. The government will conduct a trade-off between price and non-price factors. The Government is not required to award to the lowest priced offeror or the offeror quoting the highest technically rated item. The government reserves the right to award without discussions. Evaluation Factors (Listed in order of importance): 1. Price - Offerors must include all applicable costs (Example: accessories, shipping) in their quote. The total quoted price for all components will be the evaluated price. 2. Technical - Offerors must provide product literature, which demonstrates the capabilities of the quoted item(s). At a minimum, the product literature must demonstrate that the quoted item meets the specifications outlined in the Minimum Specifications (attached). Information on warranty, training, installation (if applicable) and delivery lead-time must be included in the quote submission and will be evaluated. The government reserves the right to utilize technical (i.e., trade magazines) and customer reviews/references as part of the technical evaluation. Quote must include the DUNS (Dun & Bradstreet) and quoted items must be new; quotes for refurbished equipment will not be considered. Quote must state the delivery lead time upon receipt of a purchase order. The delivery address is in Bethesda, MD 20814. USU is part of the Department of Defense and is tax exempt. A copy of our tax exempt certificate will be provided to the selected offeror. Do not include taxes in your quoted price. Any questions regarding the solicitation must be received by COB on Monday, June 25, 2012. Questions must be emailed to clarinda.washington@usuhs.edu. Responses to questions will be addressed as an amendment to the solicitation posted on FedBizOpps. No questions will be answered over the phone. Quotes must be received by 10:00 AM (EST) on Monday, July 2, 2012. Quotes shall be accepted by email only. No other method of submission will be accepted. Email all quotes to clarinda.washington@usuhs.edu. Late quotes will not be considered.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN02780875-W 20120622/120620235457-e837fae6e288be86841d85042a8201a4 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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