75F40122R00007_Sources Sought Notification.pdf

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT, A MARKET SURVEY FOR

WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED

FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY

COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. NO

TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED REQUESTING AN RFQ PACKAGE OR

SOLICITATION. THERE IS NO RFQ PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION. IN ORDER TO

PROTECT THE PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY OF ANY FUTURE PROCUREMENT,

IF ANY, THAT MAY ARISE FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, INFORMATION

REGARDING THE TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT WILL NOT BE GIVEN AND

NO APPOINTMENTS FOR PRESENTATIONS WILL BE MADE.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services (OAGS) has issued this sources sought announcement on behalf of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) in order to determine if there are existing small business sources capable of providing an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide animal husbandry services and vivarium management for CBER/CDER and CDRH for a 5 year ordering period. A draft Statement of Work (SOW is attached.

If your firm is considered a small business source under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541714 – Research and Technology in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology);

with a Small Business Size Standard in employees – 1,000 employees and believe that your firm would be able to provide the FDA with the supplies/services described below, please submit the capability statement to Yolanda.rankin@fda.hhs.gov. The vendor should include information about the company and demonstrate that it can meet all of the minimum performance requirements.

Though the target audience is small businesses or small businesses capable of supplying the services of a small business all interested parties may respond.

The Government will not review general capability statements. Respondents to this source sought notice shall unequivocally demonstrate that they have the corporate experience and a proven track record in delivering these highly technical services, the ability to recruit, relocate, and retain on-site key and professional personnel crucial to service delivery, and the necessary financial wherewithal to ensure delivery of nothing less than outstanding service and support. The page limitation is 15 page count 8½ x 11 pages, single-space, with 1 inch margins, and Times New Roman 11 point font size. The cover page is not included in the page limit.

At a minimum, responses shall include the following:

• Business name and bio, DUNS number, business address, business website, business size status (i.e., SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, SDB, WOSB, LB), point of contact name, mailing address (if different from business address), phone number and email address. Provide this same information again if responding to provide the service offered by another firm.

• The offeror shall furnish sufficient technical information necessary for the Government to conclusively determine that the offered services and components meet the technical requirements identified above.

• Past Performance information for the same or substantially similar service to include date of services, description, dollar value, contract type (e.g., fixed-price, time and material, IDIQ, etc.) client name, client address, client contact name, client point of contact mailing address (if different from that provided for client), client point of contact phone number, client point of contact email address.

• If applicable, identification of the firm's GSA Schedule contract(s) by Schedule number and SINs that are applicable to this potential requirement are also requested.

• If a large business, provide if subcontracting opportunities exist for small business concerns.

The Government encourages any comments, suggestions, and/or questions from any interested party, regarding these requirements and more specifically the draft SOW provided under this sources sought.

While the Government will not respond directly to you, we will consider your input as we finalize the SOW in preparation for the forthcoming solicitation.

The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, not identified in the response.

Interested Contractors must respond with capability statements which are due in person, by email to yolanda.rankin@fda.hhs.gov on or before January 5, 2022 by 13:00 hours (Central Time in Dallas, Texas) Reference: 75F40122R00007.

Disclaimer and Important Notes This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the 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 pre‐solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in sam.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

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).

Additional Notes: If the stated requirements appear restrictive, please submit comments detailing the concern. Though this is not a request for quote, informational pricing for the service would be helpful.