SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Sources Sought - NIEHS LABORATORY ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 5/12/2021 7:18:00 AM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541940
— Veterinary Services
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH NIEHS MORRISVILLE NC 27560 USA
- ZIP Code
- 27560
- Solicitation Number
- 75N96021Q00029
- Response Due
- 5/24/2021 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 06/08/2021
- Point of Contact
- Elizabeth McEwen, Phone: 9872873040, Beth Kuhaneck
- E-Mail Address
-
elizabeth.mcewen@nih.gov, beth.kuhaneck@nih.gov
(elizabeth.mcewen@nih.gov, beth.kuhaneck@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- 8A 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) The availability and capability of qualified sources/ availability of competition; and (2) the business size and socioeconomic status (e.g. small or large business, HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small business; woman-owned small business; woman-owned small businesses; small disadvantage businesses; or large business), relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. The Government will utilize this information in determining an acquisition strategy, including whether a set-aside is possible. BACKGROUND: Recompete of competitive 8(a) set aside, HHSN273201500007I�� PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: The Animal Husbandry Support Contract for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences provides care, maintenance and technical services for laboratory animals, seven (7) days per week, including weekends and holidays, for 72,447 square feet of laboratory animal facility space (which includes ancillary support areas outside of the main facility, including a separate facility located approximately one mile from the main facility). This contract supports the work of 45 Principle Investigators, with over 137 Animal Study Proposals, and a daily inventory of 44,000 animals, including over 500 transgenic strains. The animals must be maintained under carefully controlled conditions to allow the accurate interpretation of research results. The contractor is responsible for the care and maintenance of the animals, the sanitation of equipment and the general maintenance of the facilities in such a manner to maintain the highest level of Accreditation from the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International (AAALAC, Intl.) The services provided by this contract are considered mission critical.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/34edf1125a504756b8228b825b3ea4e4/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Durham, NC 27709, USA
- Zip Code: 27709
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 27709
- Record
- SN05999467-F 20210514/210512230112 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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