a. RFQ NHP Draft.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Non-Human Primates (NHP)

Solicitation Number: HU000125Q0006 Solicitation Issue Date: 17 December 2024

Questions Date/Time 31 December 2024 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Response Date/Time: 10 January 2025 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)

PSC: 8820 – Live Animals, no Raised for Food

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

Tina Guillot, Contracting Officer Email: tina.guillot@usuhs.edu

Contracting Office: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) Acquisitions Directorate

4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;

proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued using FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

This competition is open to all businesses (full and open competition). The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 112990, All Other Animal Production, with a size standard of $2.75 Million.

This solicitation incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect in Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-01 dated 11 November 2024 and Defense Publication Notice 20241115 dated 15 November 2024. Refer to the FAR and DFARS for this information at www.acquisition.gov.

Requirement Description

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (PHA) has a requirement for 18 Non- Human Primates (NHP) with African Green species origin in support of the Transforming Technology for the Warfighter (TTW) program research. Quotes that do not meet all minimum essential characteristics (MECs) outlined in the contract specifications are not acceptable. Refer to Attachment 1: Specifications for MECs. Delivery shall occur in three phases with the first group of NHPs delivered by 15 February 2025, the second group delivered by 30 June 2025, and the remaining group delivered by 15 October 2025. Each group will be a separately priced line item(s). Refer to Attachment 2: Price Quote Table for each component of the requirement.

General Information

Basis of Award – Trade-Off

The Government intends to award a Purchase Order to the responsible, responsive vendor whose quote meets all of the solicitation and supply requirements and provides the best value to the Government. To be eligible for award, the vendor must provide evidence that they can meet all the requirements of Attachment 1 - Specifications. The evaluation criteria details are located in Attachment 3.

To be eligible for award, the vendor must quote on all requirements outlined in the Attachment 1.

Failure to quote on requirements outlined will result in rejection of the quote (non-responsive).

Past Performance

IAW FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), if using price and other factors, formal evaluation plans, establishing a competitive range, conducting discussions, and scoring offers are not required. Contracting offices may conduct comparative evaluations of offers, including the evaluation of other factors, such as past performance. The Government will consider the relevancy of past performance information available (per DoDIG definition: relevant regarding a contractor’s actions under previously awarded contracts), source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the offeror's performance. Although Past Performance information will not be scored, the lack of a relevant performance record will neither be used to the advantage or disadvantage of the offeror.

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.

Questions

Offerors shall submit all questions about this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist no later than the date and time specified 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. It will be the responsibility of the Offeror to monitor SAM.gov for the issuance of any amendments to the solicitation.

Quote Submission

Offerors shall submit their quotes via email to the Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist no later than the date and time specified above. FAX quotations will not be accepted. Responses received after the response date and time will not be considered. Please reference the RFQ name and number in the subject line of email communications.

System for Award Management (SAM)

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

Instructions to Offerors

Technical Quote

1. Offerors must provide a detailed overview of services 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.

Price Quote

1. The quote should provide prices and solutions to meet all the requirements of the Attachment 1. The offeror may add lines to their quote if needed to account for additional items or for items that are separately priced.

2. The Offeror must provide a price for each item listed and provide a total delivered price.

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 valid for a minimum of 90 days.

Provisions and Clauses

The solicitation and contract are subject to the FAR provisions and are also subject to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) provisions and clauses listed in Attachment 4.

List of Attachments

Attachment 1: Specifications Attachment 2: Price Quote Table Attachment 3: Evaluation Factors Attachment 4: Provisions and Clauses