a. RFQ Mouse Single-side IVC System.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUOTE

Mouse Single-side IVC Systems

Solicitation Number: HU000126QE043

Solicitation Issue Date: 21 August 2026

Questions Date/Time 25 August 2026 12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDST)

Response Date/Time: 28 August 2026 12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

PSC: 6640 – Laboratory Equipment and Supplies

Contact Points: Shea Foster, Contract Specialist Email: shea.foster@usuhs.edu

Christopher White, Contracting Officer Email: christopher.white@usuhs.edu

Contracting Office: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Acquisitions Directorate, A1040C

4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814

This is a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12 and FAR part 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only RFQ.

This requirement is 100% set aside for small businesses. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, size standard of 1,000 employees.

This solicitation incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect in Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01 dated 13 Mar 2026 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement dated 07 May 2026. Refer to the FAR and DFARS for this information at www.acquisition.gov.

Requirement Description

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) has a requirement for five

(5) single-side individually ventilated cage (IVC) systems to be used in the vivarium to house breeding mice used on approved and funded animal research projects. System and associated items must meet or exceed all minimum required features and characteristics specified in Attachment 1 Specifications.

General Information mailto:ryan.jeffers@usuhs.edu mailto:christopher.white@usuhs.edu http://www.acquisition.gov/

Basis of Award – Trade Offs/Best Value

The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price, and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

(i.) Technical: The Government may trade off price for technical specifications, performance, function, size optimization, and delivery schedule.

(ii.) Past Performance: The Government will evaluate the vendor’s past performance history using vendor past performance submissions and Government contract databases including the Supplier Performance Risk System and the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System.

(iii.) Price: The Government will evaluate the vendor’s proposed price for reasonableness.

(b) Evaluation Approach

The Government intends to award a purchase order to the vendor that provides the best value to the Government. This may result in an award to a vendor other than the one with the lowest price.

A trade-off analysis will be performed to determine the best value. The perceived benefits of a higher-priced quote must merit the additional cost.

Past Performance Evaluation

Vendors may submit past performance information for the same or similar requirements within the past three (3) years. The Government will assess the quality and relevance of this past performance.

Questions

Vendors must submit all questions about this solicitation in writing to the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer by the date and time stated above. All responses to the questions will be in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation.

Quote Submission

Quoters shall submit all questions about this RFQ in writing to the Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist no later than the date and time specified above. All responses to the questions shall be in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in any potential amendment to the RFQ. The Government will provide copies of any amendments to the RFQ to interested parties. The contractor is required to acknowledge receipt of all RFQ amendments, if any.

Cancellation

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

System for Award Management (SAM)

In order to be eligible for an award, vendors must be registered and active in SAM.gov.

Instructions to Offerors

Technical Requirements

1. Quoters must provide a detailed overview of the product provided and technical solutions to augment their quote.

2. Quote submissions must include the following information:

a. Company’s full name and address

b. CAGE, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and Tax Identification Number

c. Name, title, phone number, and email of the person authorized to sign contracts for the company.

d. Warranty Documentation if any.

e. Delivery schedule after receipt of items.

Price Quote

1. The quote should provide prices and solutions to meet all the requirements and specifications in the attached requirements and specifications document. The quoter may add lines to their quote if needed to account for additional items or for items that are separately priced.

2. The quoter must provide a price for each item listed and provide a total delivered price, to include the shipping costs if applicable.

3. If an item is not separately priced, offerors may enter NSP (not separately priced) or $0.00 in the price column. For example, if shipping is included in the price, enter NSP or $0.00 in the price column.

4. Quote prices shall be held for a minimum of 30 days.

Provisions and Clauses

This RFQ is subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) provisions and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) provisions and clauses listed in Attachments.

Attachments

Attachment 1: Specifications Attachment 2: Price Quote Table Attachment 3: Provision and Clauses