SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 2/25/2020 8:45:49 AM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH NIEHS MORRISVILLE NC 27560 USA
- ZIP Code
- 27560
- Solicitation Number
- 75N96020P00099
- Response Due
- 2/28/2020 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 03/14/2020
- Point of Contact
- Ejinwaemeonu Ndidi Okeagu, Beth Kuhaneck
- E-Mail Address
-
ejinwaemeonu.okeagu@nih.gov, beth.kuhaneck@nih.gov
(ejinwaemeonu.okeagu@nih.gov, beth.kuhaneck@nih.gov)
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis and award a contract to TECNIPLAST USA (P.O. Box 1209, West Cester, PA 19380) for the supply of the Tecniplast ACCP6521 GM sipper top/tubes. The Tecniplast ACCP6521GM sipper top/tubes are needed to provide drinking water to research animals housed in the Tecniplast Individual Ventilated Cages (IVC) at NIEHS. This acquisition is being conducted using the procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13.5, �Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items� in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901. The FAR as supplemented by the Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) will be used to evaluate the quote and award this requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334516, �Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing� with a size standard of 1000. The NIEHS is one (1) of 27 research institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). This requirement supports the �Comparative Medicine Branch (CMB). CMB ensures the judicious and humane use of rodents for biomedical research that benefits human and animal health. The NIEHS animal facility houses approximately 17,500 cages mouse and rat cages daily in IVCs. The Tecniplast ACCP6521GM sipper tubes will be used to ensure that all animals will have access to fresh drinking water at all times. This is NOT a solicitation for quotations, quotation abstracts, or a request for competitive quotations; however, all responses received within 3 days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Responses must clearly and thoroughly defend any claims or assertions that attempt to refute the science above. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no affirmative responses are received within 3 days of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, a contract will be issued to TECNIPLAST USA . There is no solicitation package available. The Contracting Officer for this requirement is Ms. Beth Kuhaneck. All questions or concerns relating to this notice shall be submitted by email to ejinwaemeonu.okeagu@nih.gov.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/fe7d34ceae2f41ff8f58791cca52c68e/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Durham, NC 27709, USA
- Zip Code: 27709
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 27709
- Record
- SN05571702-F 20200227/200225230138 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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