SOLICITATION NOTICE
87 -- Diet and Bedding for Research Animals
- Notice Date
- 1/22/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 112990
— All Other Animal Production
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-DE-2015-061-KEW
- Archive Date
- 2/12/2015
- Point of Contact
- Kyle Wisor, Phone: 3014023670, Rashida Ferebee,
- E-Mail Address
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Kyle.Wisor@nih.gov,
(Kyle.Wisor@nih.gov, ontracting)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Agency/Office: National Institutes of Health Location: National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)/Division of Intramural Research (DIR)/Office of the Director (OD)/Veterinary Resources Core (VRC) Title: Provide Rodent Diet and Bedding for Research Animals Description(s): THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Office of Acquisitions (OA), on behalf of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive, sole source basis to Harlan Laboratories, 8520 Allison Pointe BLVD, Suite 400, Indianapolis, IN, 46250, to provide NIH approved diet and bedding for mutant, knockout, transgenic mice and rats, at the NIDCR. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency conducting and supporting medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives. This is to request the provision and delivery of two types of rodent diet and bedding material, as specified, to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), Veterinary Resource Core (VRC), vivarium that houses rodents that must be fed and housed using approved diets and bedding to maintain consistency to minimize variables for research purposes. The NIDCR VRC supports the animals used in research for all NIDCR intramural scientists. The contractor shall: 1: The contractor shall provide the diet and bedding materials as show below a. Harlan Lab made NIH-07 Mouse and Rat diet; Product code T.7022.15 a. T.7022 is a fixed and open formula diet manufactured with high quality ingredients and designed to support gestation, lactation, and growth of rodents. i. Crude Protein; 22.5% ii. Fat (ether extract); 5.2% iii. Crude Fiber; 3.7% iv. Energy Density; 3.1 kcal/g v. Calories from Protein; 29% vi. Calories from Fat; 15% vii. Calories from Carbohydrate; 56% b. Harlan Lab made NIH-31 Sterilizable Mouse and Rat Diet; Product code T.7017.15 a. T.7017 is a fixed and open formula, autoclavable diet manufactured with high quality ingredients and designed to support gestation, lactation, growth, and maintenance of rodents. 7017 is supplemented with additional vitamins to ensure nutritional adequacy after autoclaving. i. Crude Protein; 18.0% ii. Fat (ether extract) ; 4.7% iii. Crude Fiber; 4.0% iv. Energy Density; 3.0 kcal/g v. Calories from Protein; 24% vi. Calories from Fat; 14% vii. Calories from Carbohydrate; 62% c. Harlan Lab made Tek-Fresh Bedding; Product code T.7099 a. 7099W White TEK-Fresh Cellulose Bedding 2: The contractor shall follow the following procedures in relation to the delivery of the products: a. The contractor shall palletize on a clean new commercially standard 48"x42" four way pallet. Pallets will be inspected upon delivery and shall be clean, free of contaminates and damage. Total height of the pallet and goods shall not exceed 55 inches and goods will be shrink wrapped to assure safe and proper handling. There will be no exchange of pallets. b. The contractor shall deliver on a bi-weekly basis product loaded and shrink wrapped on a pallet(s) directly to the Bldg. 30 loading dock. c. The contractor shall provide tailgate delivery; defined as that which enables a forklift or similar equipment with operator to place or remove cargo from the tailgate of contractor's vehicle. d. The contractor shall deliver product a day early, if delivery day falls on a scheduled Government holiday. e. The contractor shall quickly call NIDCR points of contact as soon as possible with any problems or issues related to delivery of product in order to agree upon alternatives. f. The contractor shall replace any reported damaged bags free of charge at the next delivery. g. The contractor shall provide with each shipment an invoice listing the date and amount of product shipped. Period of Performance: Base Year: January 30th, 2015 - January 29th, 2016 Option Year 1: January 30th, 2016 - January 29th, 2017 Option Year 2: January 30th, 2017 - January 29th, 2018 Delivery Location: The contractor will provide requested amounts of both diets and bedding materials on a bi-weekly basis to: NIDCR, Bldg. 30 loading dock 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Md. 20892 The North American Industry Classification system (NAICS) Code is 112990, All other Animal Production, size standard $750,000.00. The acquisition is being conducted under FAR part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, therefore the requirements of FAR part 6, Competitive Requirements, are not applicable and the resultant purchase order will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-79 (15 December 2014). Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting by January 28th, 2015 at 9:00am Eastern Standard Time. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered only for the purpose of determining whether to conduct future competitive procurements. Inquiries to this announcement, referencing synopsis number: HHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-DE-2015-061-KEW, may be submitted to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisitions, COAC Services Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6150B, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention: Kyle Wisor. Responses may be submitted electronically to Kyle.Wisor@nih.gov. Faxes will not be accepted. Responses will only be excepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03622738-W 20150124/150122235254-b3ae4d8a5b9e88c2d38eee06f376727a (fbodaily.com)
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