RFQ_for_Ventilated_Cage_Racks.doc

Subject: Ventilated Cage Racks for Animal Facility Solicitation Number: FDA-15-1146420 Part 1 – Description

1.1 This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Ventilated Cage Racks

1.2 The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333999. This requirement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.

Part 2 – Supplies or services and Prices/Costs

2.1 Description of Equipment/Services

Air handling units (supply & exhaust) * per specs in 3.3

140 cage double sided mouse rack w/complete cages/hoses

70 cage single sided mouse rack w/ complete cages/hoses

35 cage single sided rat rack w/ complete cages/hoses

70 cage double sided rat rack w/ complete cages/hoses

Bottle basket trolley with 10 basket capacity

Bottle baskets

Full/complete (mouse) cage set up with cage bottom with AWS grommet, wire bar lid, cage top, water bottle, sipper tube top, cage card holder.

Full/complete (rat) cage set up with cage bottom with AWS grommet, wire bar lid, cage top, water bottle, sipper tube/top, cage card holder.

Totals

$0.00

Part 3 – Description/Specifications/Work Statement

3.1 Background

The White Oak Animal Program (WOAP) is responsible for ensuring that the animal facility in Building 10 on the U.S. Federal Drug Administration’s (FDA) White Oak (WO) campus functions in conformance with applicable laws, policies and guidelines that govern the humane care and use of animals used in biomedical research. The facility is registered with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), has a current assurance on file with the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, and is accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC).

3.2 Scope of Work:

Individually ventilated cage (IVC) racks for rodents protect staff from hazards and allergens, create a better environment for research animals, and improve the use of available space in the animal holding room, increasing our capacity to care for animals. IVCs capable of full negative pressure operation are best to use with Animal Biosafety Level (ABSL) 2 work, and shall even be used for ABSL 3 work in some situations. The WOAP currently has only three PI owned ventilated rodent racks and no caging setup for automatic watering, as is the standard caging for the adjacent CBER vivarium and most modern animal facilities. It is the intent of this purchase to obtain IVC racks for rodents capable operating in full negative or positive pressure with a HEPA filtered supply and exhaust air environment, capable of utilizing the automatic watering system already in place in the WOAP facility. Additionally, IVC racks shall save space (increased density), labor (longer change intervals), and water (provide fresh RO water as needed). The cages on the IVCs must conform to the Guide for the Care and Use of Animals for animal holding of rodents. The following specifications are to optimize conditions for mice and rats, as well as, durability of equipment and best utilization of space to maximize capacity and convenience/ efficiency of animal care and husbandry.

3.3 Specifications/Tasks:

Ventilated rack systems must not require facility renovations, including alterations to the building HVAC system, in order to accommodate their use.

The equipment shall provide a micro-environment that shall meet or exceed the housing specifications listed in the 2011 Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (http://qrants.nih.gov/qrants/olaw/Guide-for-the-care-and-use-of-laboratorv-animals.pdf).

All racks must provide for flexible room design to provide maximum cage capacities per animal room and all must have configurations to accommodate mice (mouse and rat racks); larger cages (rat racks) shall allow configurations for mice, rat and guinea pig housing.

The system shall be capable of operating and maintaining containment in negative, as well as positive pressure modes. System shall have the capability to connect and exhaust through the existing facility exhaust system, if required.

* Equipment shall be capable of operating with a mobile/tower air handler, preferred, or rack mounted air supply and exhaust (must have enough blowers to operate all 10 racks being requested); vibration at the cage level should be minimized and not negatively impact breeding or behavior.

The IVC ACHs should be fully adjustable; each cage set up includes both supply and exhaust air ports. ·

Air handlers shall have the option to be equipped with alarms that are capable of WIFI connectivity for remote monitoring and a non-audible option to ensure minimal disruption to rodents.

The operation of the air handling units shall not impact the ability of the building HVAC units to meet the ventilation and heat load limitations of the animal room.

The air handling unit control screens shall be able to be darkened when user chooses to eliminate disruption to the circadian rhythm as a research variable and/or adverse effect on the health of the animals.

The IVC must be capable of preventing the escape of mouse allergens into the room environment.

The system should provide a quiet environment. Contractor shall provide the noise level of the IVC/ Air Handling Units specified.

Cages shall have adequate filter space capable of maintaining the microenvironment in a passive/static mode in the event of a power failure for a minimum of 72 hours to ensure survivability of the animals; the cage bottom & lid must fit tightly together to maximize air flow through the filter material if not provided as HEPA filtered air from the blower.

· Filter material shall provide at least a 0.3 micron microbiological filter so that on either pressure mode both the animals and the operators are protected.

Mouse and rat racks and caging components shall be constructed of high quality and corrosion resistant stainless steel and durable plastic/rubber/silicone materials that shall be repeatedly washed with detergents at 180-190° F and autoclaved up to 275° F.

The mouse racks should be available as single or double sided with a variety of configurations, offering designs capable of housing 70 - 160 cages/rack.

· Mouse rack height from the floor to the highest placed cage on the rack shall not exceed 80 inches.

· Mouse rack length shall not exceed 70 inches.

· Mouse rack width shall not exceed 36 inches.

· This ensures that animals shall be visualized without the use of anything more than a two-step ladder to ensure ergonomic safety as well as maximizes housing capacity within available animal room floor space.

Rat racks shall be available as a single or double sided rack with a variety of configurations offering designs capable of housing 30 - 70 cages/rack.

· Rat rack height from the floor to the highest placed cage on the rack shall not exceed 80 inches.

· Rat rack length shall not exceed 77 inches.

· Rat rack width shall not exceed 36 inches.

· This ensures that animals shall be visualized without the use of anything more than a two-step ladder to ensure ergonomic safety as well as maximizes housing capacity within available animal room floor space.

Cage suspension racks and runners shall have minimal screws and rivets to reduce the number of areas where dirt, dust, and pathogens could accumulate.

Cage and Rack air flow components (supply and exhaust ports/connections) shall be constructed of smooth, non-tacky materials to eliminate the possibility of dust and/or bedding being attracted to the surface of the port to prevent any blocking of the exhaust and interfering with the air flow through the cage.

All (rat/mouse) racks shall be equipped with a stainless steel automatic watering system to include water valves for each cage is a reverse-S or similar design to allow complete flushing and draining of system. Quick connects shall be furnished to connect into the existing Edstrom automatic watering system (supply and return/flush).

All (rat/mouse) caging and water bottles shall be constructed of a high temp polysulfone or similar material that shall not release Bisphenal A (BPA).

All (rat/mouse) water bottles for all cage sizes required shall be external to the cage, and have the ability to be placed and removed without handling the cage itself in order to prevent disruption to the animal, impacts to the scientific research, and additional labor burden to the husbandry and research staff.

Water bottle sipper tubes shall be conical in shape to ensure maximum use of the water in the bottle and the animals' access to it.

The point at which the sipper tube or water valve enters the cage should ensure that the cage maintains a proper level of biosecurity and does not allow escape of any animals.

Mouse cage floor area shall be at least 77.5 square inches to ensure housing density compliance with the eighth edition of the Guide for the Care and use of Laboratory Animals for the housing of five adult mice or three adult mice with a litter present.

· The IVC system must support a 14-day change interval with 5 adult mice per cage.

Rat cage floor area shall be at least 144 square inches to ensure housing density compliance with the eighth edition of the Guide for the Care and use of Laboratory Animals for the housing of two adult rats up to 500g each.

· The IVC system must support a 7-day change interval with 2 adult rats per cage.

The animals must be visible from the front of the cage without moving the cage on or from the rack.

All (rat/mouse) caging shall be equipped with latches at both the back and front of the cages to secure the lid to the cage bottoms and to mechanically engage the cage/lid gasket to ensure proper cage seal to protect the microenvironment and preclude the animals from escaping should the cage be dropped or mishandled.

All (rat/mouse) caging shall have a wire bar lid or suspended tray to provide feed.

All IVC racks shall have the ability to be easily disassembled from the blower(s), sanitized, autoclaved, and reconnected to blower motors by one (1) individual without the use of a ladder or stool for staff safety considerations to prevent injury. Additionally, all components that require periodic replacement such as air handling unit filters, shall be readily accessible and simple to change.

Air supply to and exhaust from the cage shall be designed to minimize anxiety and effects on normal behavior.

All fixed plenums shall be designed for ease of sanitation to ensure adequate drainage of water during and after the wash cycle in order to prevent microbial and viral agent retention after sanitation procedures; minimize plenum contamination and/or cross-contamination. Additionally, any removable plenums shall have the ability to be removed and replaced by one (1) individual without the use of a ladder or step stool for staff safety considerations to prevent injury.

The cage cards holders provided designed so as to not block the view of the animals; allow for easy observation.

The cage cards holders provided designed so as to not block the view of the animals; allow for Value added shall be considered for:

· ease of storage and sanitation handling;

· cage components should be stackable;

· caging should be compatible with current caging systems of the WOAP and CBER vivariums.

The system should provide a quiet environment. Please provide the noise level of the IVC/ Air Handling Units specified.

Please include technical specifications of the IVCs specified in the bid.

The system should be energy efficient and operationally cost efficient. Please include technical specifications for the air handling systems.

Part 4 – Inspection and Acceptance 4.1 The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) (see Part 6) will perform inspection and acceptance of materials and services to be provided at location in Part 5.

Part 5 – Deliverables or Performance

5.1 Deliverable

Provide four (4) complete Operation and Maintenance Manuals for each piece of equipment listed below at the time of delivery, to include information on air handlers:

(1) Single Sided Mouse Racks

(1) Double Sided Mouse Racks

(1) Single Sided Rat Racks

(1) Double Sided Rat Racks

5.2 Additional Requirements

The contractor shall provide the following:

· Provide qualified contractor representatives shall be available to provide support over the telephone, in person, on-site, or via email Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST, excluding federal holidays. Response time for call back shall be within two (2) hours of a support call being placed.

· As part of the first delivery and set-up of each piece of equipment listed in the specifications, train FDA Whiter Oak staff (up to 30 people) on its operation and maintenance.

· Provide annual equipment calibration and troubleshooting support, as needed, which includes, but may not be limited to, ensuring proper operating requirements are met and verified in accordance with the 2011 Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (The Guide) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/Guide-for-the-care-and-use-of-laboratory-animals.pdf).

5.3 Maintenance/Support

· In addition to any other warranties by law or set out elsewhere in this Contract, the Contractor shall provide provisions for emergency, on demand repair and maintenance support including labor, travel, and replacement parts for any defect of equipment, material, or design furnished, or workmanship performed by the Contractor or any of his subcontractors or suppliers at any tier, including software failures, during a period of twelve (12) months after final acceptance of all equipment. Under this warranty the Contractor shall remedy at his own expense, any such failure to conform or any such defect. In addition, the Contractor shall remedy at his own expense any damage to GSA owned or controlled real or personal property, when that damage is the result of the Contractor’s failure to conform to Contract requirements or any such defect of equipment, material, workmanship, or design. The Contractor shall also restore any work damaged in fulfilling the terms of this clause. The Contractor’s warranty with respect to work repaired or replaced hereunder shall run for one year from the date of such repair or replacement.

· The contracted agency shall provide unlimited phone support for any and all equipment and software provided by the contracted agency for no less than a period of twelve (12) months from the date of acceptance of all equipment.

5.4 Date of Performance

Delivery of Equipment shall be 90 to 120 days after award of the contract.

5.5 Place of Performance

The equipment shall be shipped to the following location:

FDA

WOAP Animal Facility 10903 New Hamsphire Avenue, Building #10 Silver Spring, MD 20993 Part 6 – Contract Administration Data

6.1 Contracting Officers Representative (COR) The following COR will represent the Government for the purpose of this contract:

(To Be Determined at the Time of Award)

The COR is responsible for: (1) monitoring the Contractor's technical progress, including the surveillance and assessment of performance and recommending to the Contracting Officer changes in requirements; (2) interpreting the Statement of Work and any other technical performance requirements; (3) performing technical evaluation as required; (4) performing technical inspections and acceptances required by this contract; and (5) assisting in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance. The Government may unilaterally change its COR designation.

6.2 Contract Specialist

The contact information for the Contracting Specialist is:

Tara Hobson

5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2115

Rockville, MD 20857

Tara.Hobson@fda.hhs.gov

(240) 402-7586 Fax: (301) 827-7101

6.3 Contracting Officer

The contact information for the Contracting Officer is:

Department of Health and Human Services

Food & Drug Administration, OAGS

Attn: Tara Hobson, Room 2115

5630 Fishers Lane

Rockville, MD 20857

Phone: (240) 402-7586 Tara.Hobson@fda.hhs.gov

6.4 Contractor Point of Contact

The contact information for the Contractor Point of Contact is: (To Be Determined at the Award of the Contract)

Name:

Address:

Phone Number:

Email:

6.5 INVOICE SUBMISSION

A.

The Contractor shall submit all invoices to all addresses in the manner specified below:

(I) One original and one copy to the approving official:

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services

ATTN: Tara Hobson, CO/CS

5630 Fishers Lane Room 2115, HFA-500

Rockville, Maryland 20857

E-mail: Tara.Hobson@FDA.HHS.GOV *** Acceptable methods of delivery include: mail, hand delivery and email (II) One copy to the contracting officer technical representative (COR) or other program center/office designee, clearly marked “courtesy copy only”:

U.S. Food and Drug Administration ATTN: (To Be Determined at the Award of the Contract) 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Laurel, MARYLAND 20993 E-mail: @FDA.HHS.GOV

*** Acceptable methods of delivery include: mail, hand delivery and email B.

Invoices submitted under this contract must comply with the requirements set forth in FAR Clauses 52.232-25 (PROMPT PAYMENT) and 52.232-33 (PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER – CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION) and/or other applicable FAR clauses specified herein. To constitute a proper invoice, the invoice must be submitted on company letterhead and include each of the following:

(I) Name and address of the contractor;

(II) Invoice date and Invoice Number;

(III) Purchase Order/Award Number;

(IV) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price supplies delivered or services performed, including:

(a) period of performance for which costs are claimed;

(b) itemized travel costs, including origin and destination;

(c) any other supporting information necessary to clarify questionable expenditures;

(V) Shipping number and date of shipment, including the bill of lading number and weight of shipment if shipped on government bill of lading;

(VI) Terms of any discount for prompt payment offered;

(VII) Name and address of official to whom payment is to be sent (must be the the same as that in the purchase order/award, or in a proper notice of assignment);

(VIII) Name, title and phone number of person to notify in event of defective invoice;

(IX) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);

(X) Electronic funds transfer (EFT) Banking information, including routing transit number of the financial institution receiving payment and the number of the account into which funds are to be deposited;

(XI) Name and telephone number of the FDA Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) or other program center/office point of contract, as referenced on the purchase order;

(XII) Any other information or documentation required by the purchase order/award.

(XIII) Contractor is □ is not □ required to attach an invoice log addendum to each invoice which shall include, at a minimum, the following information for contract administration and reconciliation purposes:

(a) List of all invoices submitted to date under the subject award, including the following:

(1) Invoice number, amount, and date submitted

(2) Corresponding payment amount and date received

(b) Total amount of all payments received to date under the subject contract or order

(c) And, for definitized contracts or orders only, total estimated amounts yet to be invoices for the current, active period of performance C.

An electronic invoice is acceptable if submitted in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format. All items listed in (I) through (XII) of this clause must be included in the electronic invoice. Electronic invoices must be on company letterhead and must contain no ink changes and be legible for printing.

D.

Questions regarding invoice payments should be directed to the FDA Payment Office at:

Office of Financial Services Food and Drug Adminstration

10903 New Hampshire Ave

WO32-Second Floor

MAIL HUB 2145

Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002

Attn: Vendor Payments

PART 7-CONTRACT CLAUSES

7.1 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at: www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (MAY 2015)

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (APR 2014)

7.2 FAR Clauses by Full Text 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (May 2015)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Dec 2014)

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

__X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

___ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5) (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).

___ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved]

___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_X__ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

___ (10) [Reserved]

___ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

___ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2011) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

___ (13) [Reserved]

_X__ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

___ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

___ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

_X__ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

___ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iv) Alternate III (Oct 2014) of 52.219-9.

___ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

_X__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

___ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

___ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

_X__ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

___ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

___ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the WOSB Program (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

_X__ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

__X_ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) (E.O. 13126).

_X__ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_X__ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

__X_ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

__X_ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

__X_ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

___ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

___ (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50, (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug 2013). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

___ (35) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

___ (36) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-13.

___ (37) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Television (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

___ (38) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

___ (39) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Personal Computer Products (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

___ (40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

_X__ (41) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

___ (42) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43).

___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

___ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

___ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

___ (43) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Nov 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

_X__ (44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

___ (45) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

___ (46) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (47) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (48) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

___ (49) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

_X__ (50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (51) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (52) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (53) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

___ (54) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

___ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495)

___ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.).

___ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O. 13658).

___ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

___ (10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xi) ____ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627).

(xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug 2013).

(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O. 13658).

(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

Part 8– Instructions to the Offerors

8.1 FAR provisions Incorporated by Reference

This contract incorporates one or more provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at: www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html:

FAR Clause

Description

Date

52.212-1

Instructions to Offerors –

(APRIL 2014)

Commercial Items

An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at (System Award Management) http://sam.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the SAM website, the offeror shall complete and submit only paragraphs (c) through (m) of this provision.

FAR Clause

Description

Date

52.212-3

Offeror Representations

(MARCH 2015)

And Certifications-

Commercial Items

Questions Deadline: All questions shall be received via email tara.hobson@fda.hhs.gov before 5:00 pm (1700) EASTERN TIME on May 27, 2015.

RFQ Due Date: All quotes and revisions shall be received via email to tara.hobson@fda.hhs.gov before 12:00 PM (1200) EASTERN TIME on June 09, 2015. Offerors shall ensure the RFQ number is visible in the header of the email.

Fax quotes shall not be accepted.

All Offerors shall be registered in the System Award Management (SAM) prior to the award of the contract. You may register by going to www.sam.gov.

8.2 Technical Proposal

1) The Offeror shall demonstrate that they can meet housing specifications listed in the 2011 Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/Guide-for-the-care-and-use-of-laboratory-animals.pdf).

2) The Offeror shall demonstrate that they can meet all the specifications in Part 3.3.

3) The Offeror shall describe the performance characteristics of the caging and rack equipment and how well they meet ergonomic standards and ease of operation for feeding and watering, cage changing, cage docking and access into cages, as well as disassembly, sanitation and reassembly of racks.

4) The offeror shall demonstrate that they can provide maintenance and support services in Part 5.3.

5) The Offer shall demonstrate they can meet the proposed deliverable schedule in Part 5.4.

8.3 Past Performance The Offeror shall identify three projects that it has performed within the last three years for the same or similar requirements.

8.4 Price Proposal The price proposal shall represent the Offeror’s response to the requirements of the solicitation.

The Offerors ability to complete pricing table in Part 2.1.

PART 9 – Evaluation Factors for Award

9.1 Evaluation Factors

The Government will evaluate the quote to ensure that it is technically acceptable in accordance with the requirements in Part 3 and that the price is fair and reasonable from the Offeror. Award will be made to the party whose proposal offers the best value to the Government, Technical, Past Performance, and Price will be considered. The Government may award this contract other than lowest price technically acceptable offer. The Government will evaluate information based of the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability, 2) Past Performance and 3) Price. Technical Capability when combined with Past Performance is significantly more important than price. When all factors are equal, price becomes the determining factor.

9.2 Technical Capability

1) The Offeror meets the capability that they have provided housing specifications listed in the 2011 Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/Guide-for-the-care-and-use-of-laboratory-animals.pdf).

2) The Offeror meets the capability that they have met all the specifications in Part Part 3.3.

3) The Offeror meets the capabilities that they have provided the performance characteristics of the caging and rack equipment and how well they meet ergonomic standards and ease of operation for feeding and watering, cage changing, cage docking and access into cages, as well as disassembly, sanitation and reassembly of racks.

4) The Offeror meets the capabilities that they have provided maintenance and support services in Part 5.3.

5) The Offer meets the capabilities that they have met the proposed deliverable schedule in Part 5.4.

9.3 Past Performance

The offeror has demonstrated that they have identified three projects that have performed within the last three years for the same or similar requirements.

9.4 Price

The price proposal shall represent the Offeror’s response to the requirements of the solicitation.

The Offerors ability to complete pricing table in Part 2.1.

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