Attch 1 - Purchase Description.pdf

Version 11-30-2016-1 FAR Part 11—Describing Agency Needs

PURCHASE DESCRIPTION

Customized Bulk Materials Handling Trucks with Autoclavable Wheels

National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Animal Health Care Section

1. Statement of Need and Purpose:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Building 35 Shared Animal Facility (SAF) requires brand name or equal customized bulk material handling trucks. These will be used for transporting and processing animal cage components from animal holding rooms to the centralized cage processing facility. They are being purchased to replace existing bulk trucks that are of an older design.

2. Background Information and Objective:

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is an institute within the NIH and conducts research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of neurological disorders and stroke. The NINDS mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease.

The Animal Health Care Section (AHCS) is a part of NINDS and is tasked with veterinary care, management and oversight. These animals are used by numerous NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) to carry out their research missions.

The institutes and centers sharing in this research endeavor are:

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders

(NIDCD)

• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

• National Eye Institute (NEI)

• National Institute on Aging (NIA)

• National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

• National Center on Complimentary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

The existing bulk trucks the AHCS uses for transporting animal cages pose several serious operational and safety issues, including:

• Decibel levels in excess of 85 dB when rolled through facility corridors, resulting in disruption to research

• High center of gravity which has led to broken caging and staff injury when overturned

• Sharp edges produced during the engineering and manufacturing process which has led to cuts and lacerations on animal husbandry staff

Due to the operational and safety issues outlined above, the NINDS/ACHS requires replacement customized bulk materials handling trucks to assist with the efficient and safe processing of clean and dirty cage components.

3. Product Information (Brand Name or Equal):

1) Generic Name: Stainless Steel Bulk Trucks

2) Product Description: Customized Bulk Materials Handling Trucks with

Autoclavable Wheels

3) Manufacturer: Allentown Inc

4) Model Number: 43482

4. Salient characteristics:

Any quoted bulk trucks must include, at a minimum, the following characteristics:

• Nominal outside dimensions: 42.000" W X 26.000" D X 76.657" H

• Nominal inside dimensions: 39.000" W X 24.500" D X 68.250" H

• Stainless steel construction, 304 stainless steel

• Rear and sides: 0.312” diameter vertical rod design

• Horizontal shelf (Quantity 1), removable; wire grid design; stainless steel with reinforcements

• Shelf must be located 36.000" from bottom of baseframe

• Removable lock bars (Quantity 2); with mounting locations on front of unit

• Storage bracket for lock bars with pin holder on right side of unit to hold lock bars when not in use

• Stainless steel fixed floor design with perforations to prevent water collection

• 5” X 1.5” Stainless steel swivel plate casters with 45-degree zerk grease fittings (Quantity 4); two (2) each with vertical locking brakes; two (2) each without vertical locking brakes

• Swivel plate caster equipped with Thermo-Flex (TPE) wheels (Thermoplastic Elastomer) capable of withstanding temperatures up to 475 degrees Fahrenheit without flat-spotting

• Wheels shall be mechanically bonded to an aluminum core hub equipped with stainless precision ball bearings

• Decibel levels less than 85 dB when rolled through facility corridors

• Low center of gravity to reduce likelihood of bulk trucks overturning

• Removal of sharp edges produced during the engineering and manufacturing process

5. Quantity: 30 Bulk Trucks

6. Delivery Terms:

Contractor shall deliver all bulk trucks within 120 days after receipt of order and signed approval drawings. This shall be done in coordination with the Contracting Officer’s Representative. They shall be delivered to the AHCS Loading Dock, Building 35, 35A Convent Drive, Bethesda MD 20892 between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Monday through Friday.

Delivery must be Freight on Board (FOB) Destination and include inside delivery.

7. Other Considerations:

Contractor shall warrant the equipment against defects in material, fabrication, or workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of installation and acceptance.

PURCHASE DESCRIPTION