HT940625Q0009 - P00001.docx

HT940625Q0009

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

The Animal Resources Division at NMCP requires a source of healthy, live domestic swine for use in approved research and training protocols.

· Swine should be Landrace or Yorkshire Cross, male or female, ranging in weight from 30-75 kg (approximately 5-7 months of age).

· Vendor must be licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in accordance with 7 USC Sections 2133-2134 (Animal Welfare Act) and 9 CFR Parts 1-4 (Animal Welfare Regulations). If vendors claim to meet exemption criterion as stated in 7 USC Parts 104, the vendor will agree to allow a DoD veterinarian to conduct a program review and facility inspection to confirm that the supplier care for the animals according to accepted US industry standards or practices and meets the exemption criteria.

· Swine will be delivered by vendor in climate-controlled vehicles in accordance with 7 USC Sections 2131-2159 and 9 CFR Parts 1-4.

· Vendor shall deliver swine in 13 groups of swine (5 animals per delivery) upon request.

· A minimum of 1 monthly delivery with potentially some months having 2 deliveries.

· Alternatively, vendors located in Virginia and within 2-hour radius of destination will coordinate transport with NMCP Animal Facility at no cost to vendor.

· Facilities located outside the 2-hour driving distance of NMCP should include delivery fees for 13 groups of swine (5 animals per delivery), and health certificates since they would need to be transported from outside Virginia.

· Facilities that are shipping (to avoid stress on the swine), shall require no more than one (1) day of transit.

· Vendor shall provide an active disease monitoring program and treatment regimen when animal care is needed and must follow an appropriate vaccination schedule.

· Vendor shall provide animals free from apparent illness and/or injury to include, but not limited to, treatment-resistant respiratory illness, gastrointestinal illness, subcutaneous abscesses, lameness, fractures and/or significant trauma, abdominal herniation, or other health concerns that may adversely affect research results.

· Vendor shall provide animal care staff ample time on date of animal pick-up or delivery to inspect animals for signs of illness and/or injury before accepting the animals.

· Vendor shall provide a replacement animal if an animal is rejected for health reasons.

· Vendor shall provide animals of requested sex within at least 2 weeks of request, and within 2-5 kg of requested body weight.

· Vendor shall provide health records to include treatment and vaccination records maintained on the animal population, when available and appropriate, prior to or on the day of transport.

VENDOR/CUSTOMER/PAYMENT

CAGE: _____________________

UEI: _____________________

Vendor POC: _____________________

Vendor Phone: ____________________

Vendor E-mail: ____________________

Notes to Vendor:

-At a minimum, the SF1449 must be completed to be considered for this opportunity. Please respond to blocks 17a and 30a-c on page 1 and the vendor information on page 3, as well as provide your price(s) on the Contract Line Item Number(s) (CLINs). Cursive font signatures will not be accepted.

-Vendor to reference request for quotes number (RFQ#) HT940625Q0009 on all inquiries.

-All proposals should be inclusive of all costs (e.g. Shipping and Handling). Shipping should be included in the quote total, but NOT separately priced; shipping costs are always considered in the evaluation process. Only NEW product offers will be accepted.

-Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors listed with the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs).

PROMPT PAYMENT

For Prompt Payment Act purposes, this contract is subject to the 7-calendar day constructive acceptance period.

Billing / Payment in arrears / Monthly

For all questions, POC:

Cynthia.e.scharnowske.civ@health.mil

“AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. Pursuant to Section I, Availability of Funds (FAR 52.232-18), of the contract, funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing to the Contracting Officer.”

RESEARCH SWINE

FFP

RESEARCH SWINE

Yorkshire/Landrace Research Swine 65 Swine at $__________ each 13 groups of swine (5 animals per delivery) A minimum of 1 monthly delivery with potentially some months having 2 deliveries.

Delivery Period Beginning 13 May 2025 - 12 May 2026 *See Salient Characteristics for detailed description of requirements.

** Disregard IUID requirement. DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, does not apply to this acquisition. ** FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 0012241632

NET AMT

RESEARCH SWINE

RESEARCH SWINE

Yorkshire/Landrace Research Swine 65 Swine at $__________ each 13 groups of swine (5 animals per delivery) A minimum of 1 monthly delivery with potentially some months having 2 deliveries.

Delivery Period Beginning 13 May 2026 - 12 May 2027 *See Salient Characteristics for detailed description of requirements.

** Disregard IUID requirement. DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, does not apply to this acquisition. ** FOB: Destination

NET AMT

RESEARCH SWINE

RESEARCH SWINE

Yorkshire/Landrace Research Swine 65 Swine at $__________ each 13 groups of swine (5 animals per delivery) A minimum of 1 monthly delivery with potentially some months having 2 deliveries.

Delivery Period Beginning 13 May 2027 - 12 May 2028 *See Salient Characteristics for detailed description of requirements.

** Disregard IUID requirement. DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, does not apply to this acquisition. **

NET AMT

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CHASITY L. FAVOR

ATTN SUPPLY OFFICER BLDG 250

54 LEWIS MINOR STREET

PORTSMOUTH VA 23708-2297

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CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 3 months.

(End of clause)

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 7 months provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 5 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 36 months.

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 this/these address(es):

FAR Clauses http://acquisition.gov/far DFARS Clauses http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/index.htm

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

“Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

“Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

“Payment request” and “receiving report” are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall—

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items—

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

________INVOICE TYPE: Receiving Report (Combo) _______________________________

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

____________Invoice_2 in 1 Service _____________________________________

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF “combo” document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity’s WAWF point of contact.

kimberly.t.outlaw.civ@health.mil; amanda.m.aitchison.civ@health.mil

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

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