SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Rift Valley Fever (RVF) Vaccine
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 325414
— Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Purchasing, 100 North 6TH Street, Butler Square, 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403, United States
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- AG-6395-S-13-0132
- Point of Contact
- Leigh D. Eberhart, Phone: 6123363206
- E-Mail Address
-
Leigh.D.Eberhart@aphis.usda.gov
(Leigh.D.Eberhart@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Rift Valley Fever (RVF) Vaccine Request for Information (RFI) because we would like a request an RFI for Rift Valley Fever (RVF) Vaccine for 45-60 days. Below is the information you will need for the RFI. BACKGROUND: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS), National Veterinary Stockpile (NVS) intends to obtain price, delivery, other market information, or capabilities for planning purposes for obtaining Rift Valley Fever (RVF) Vaccine(s). Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The goal is to develop sources of RVF vaccines for possible order by the USDA in the event of an outbreak of RVF in the United States. REQUIREMENT: The vaccine(s) must be (1) in on-going production, distribution, and use in one or more jurisdictions or countries in the world; and (2) suitable for use in bovine and cattle. The Government is considering purchase of one or more shipments of 30 containers of RVF vaccine, with container sizes of at least 10 or 50 bovine doses per container. The state cost should include shipping charges to New York City area airport. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of issuing the RFI is to seek information and comments from companies that own or have the right/ability to license/permit RVF vaccines. The Government is seeking to purchase limited quantities of RVF vaccine and, in the future, to contract for indefinite delivery-indefinite quantities of vaccine for emergency use. As such, the Government is researching information and interest about current industry capabilities via responses to the areas listed below: A. Describe your company RVF vaccine(s) that is/are currently in production and distribution. B. Identify marketing authorizations or approvals for your company's RVF vaccine(s). C. Provide a brief description of the manufacturing facilities and process. D. Provide a brief summary of purity, safety, potency, proof of licensor, and efficacy data. E. Provide the cost for both 10 dose and 50 dose F. Provide Cost to store vaccine at manufacturer Storage Facility. G. Provide Cost to ship vaccine to New York City Airport. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: All written responses must be received within 30 days of issuance of this RFI. Submissions should: (1) use Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF); (2) be sent to the point of contact listed in this notice; (3) be minimum 11 font on 8.5 X 11 paper; (4) be complete, sufficiently detailed, and organized in a manner that tracks to the information requested in this RFI; (5) include a single company point of contact with name, title, address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address(es); and (6) not exceed 10 single sided pages in total (not including cover page and cover letter). Other media types (i.e. CD, printed technical information) that meet the submission criteria above will be accepted and should be sent. Material that is advertisement only in nature is not desired. Any questions or inquiries must be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to the Contracting Office, to the attention of the point of contact listed in this notice.
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