SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 1/31/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 311119
— Other Animal Food Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Attn: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014, Maryland, 21702-5014, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21702-5014
- Solicitation Number
- W81XWH-17-R-0018
- Archive Date
- 3/2/2017
- Point of Contact
- Jeffrey L. Flook, Phone: 3016192618
- E-Mail Address
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jeffrey.l.flook.civ@mail.mil
(jeffrey.l.flook.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 1.Solicitation Number: W81XWH-17-R-0018 2.Sole Source Title: Laboratory Animal Research Feed and Bedding 3.Agency: The requesting activity is the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) 4.Contracting Office: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 5.Location: USAMRIID, 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011 6.Description: The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) on behalf of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Envigo RMS, Inc. located at 8520 Allison Pointe Boulevard, Suite 400, Indianapolis, IN 46250-5702 (DUNS 016412512; Cage Code 0GML0). The statutory authority permitting the acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 1901. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) citation is 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), and the FAR citation title is "Only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization)". 7.Background: The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) is the Department of Defense's (DoD) lead laboratory for medical biological defense research. USAMRIID's core mission is to protect the warfighter from biological threats, USAMRIID also investigates disease outbreaks and threat to the public health. The research conducted at USAMRIID leads to medical solutions-therapeutics, vaccines, diagnostics, and information that benefit both the military personnel and civilians. USAMRIID has a mission to provide leading edge medical capabilities to deter and defend against current and emerging biological threat agents. USAMRIID is an Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) facility. As such, USAMRIID is required to provide nutritious certified diet and bedding to research animals used in basic research studies through Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)/Food and Drug Administration (FDA) studies. 8.Scope and Purpose: USAMRIID requires various types of feed and bedding for multiple animal species under several types of conditions. The requirement is for the provision and weekly delivery of various nutritional products for the various animal species and rodent bedding material. USAMRIID requires approved consistent feed that can be certified, autoclaved and/or irradiated and is manufactured via a quality assurance program that is audited by an outside agency. In addition, all rodents must be maintained on an approved consist bedding material throughout the research studies to maintain the integrity of the research. 9.North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: The NAICS code for this requirement is 311119, Other Animal Food Manufacturing. 10.Anticipated BPA Ordering Period: The anticipated BPA ordering period is 2 March 2017 through 1 March 2022. 11.Information to Industry: This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source is for informational purposes only in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.201 and not a request for competitive proposals. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. Interested parties should submit a Capability Statement and pricing information for this requirement within fifteen (15) days of public notice to be considered by the Government. A determina¬tion to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. 12.Response Due Date: Interested vendors should submit the Capability Statement in response to this Notice of Intent to Sole Source electronically by 10:00 A.M. (EST) 15 February 2017 via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Jeff Flook, at jeffrey.l.flook.civ@mail.mil. No phone calls will be accepted. 13.Notice Closes: This Notice of Intent to Sole Source closes on 15 February 2017 at 10:00 A.M. (EST). 14.Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in response to this notice. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, Maryland, 21702, United States
- Zip Code: 21702
- Zip Code: 21702
- Record
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