SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Request for Information (RFI) for Individually Ventilated Cages (IVC), Racks, and Associated Parts/Accessories for Mice and Rats - RFI
- Notice Date
- 4/7/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333999
— All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Acquisitons Management Branch, PO Box 12874, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709
- ZIP Code
- 27709
- Solicitation Number
- DJG4072014
- Archive Date
- 7/1/2014
- Point of Contact
- Darren Gann, Phone: 9193164625, Brian Souter, Phone: 919-541-0401
- E-Mail Address
-
darren.gann@nih.gov, brian.souter@nih.gov
(darren.gann@nih.gov, brian.souter@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RFI NO. DJG4072014 for Individually Ventilated Cages (IVC) -- Final 4-07-2014 Purpose and Objective: This is a Request for Information (RFI) notice only. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain knowledge and information for project planning purposes. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, NC, is conducting a MARKET SURVEY to determine the interest of businesses to provide Individually Ventilated Cages (IVC), Racks, and Associated Parts/Accessories for Mice and Rats. The applicable NAICS code is 333999, All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing, and a size standard of 500 employees. Background: The NIEHS in support of the Comparative Medicine Branch (CMB) is seeking information from commercial industry to assist only in requirements planning for the equipment, commodities, and services listed within the subject RFI. The NIEHS currently houses approximately 34,000 rodents in 16,000 individual cages and is in need of increasing rodent housing capacity (cage numbers as well as cage densities), improving animal welfare by reducing the number of cage changes necessary per week, and increasing the biosecurity for mouse and rat rooms. Information Sought: As this is an RFI only, it is requested that all companies interested in participating in this RFI provide information based upon the requirements in the subject RFI. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a Sources Sought and Solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/AMB/DJG4072014/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709, United States
- Zip Code: 27709
- Zip Code: 27709
- Record
- SN03331376-W 20140409/140407234041-2d44c8b390f7194314556974ce07354a (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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