HT942523Q0038 Solicitation_7.27.23.docx

HT942523Q0038

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

MEC

MINIMUM ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS (MECs)

FOR RESEARCH FERRETS

The Contractor shall provide Research Ferrets that meet the following requirements:

1. Strains/models of Ferrets that were specifically bred for research purposes in accordance with its Commercial Published Price List

2. The Small Laboratory Research Animals must be at specified ages, genders, or weight requirements, for each species which are:

a. Weanlings through adult

b. Neutered and descented

c. Pregnant

d. Mothers with litters

e. Retired breeders

3. Animals must have documentation of current vaccination for canine distemper virus and rabies.

4. Must be AAALAC International or Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) accredited prior to award of Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity IDIQ (MA-IDIQ) and the accreditation must be maintained throughout the ordering period of the MA-IDIQ. If AAALAC accreditation becomes lapsed, suspended, or is terminated during the award, the Vendor shall notify the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) in writing within three (3) calendar days of the event.

5. Animals must come from AAALAC International or CCAC accredited facilities. The Government reserves the right to do an onsite visit to the Contractors’ or Contract holders’ locations to determine if the Vendor’s facility is meeting this requirement.

6. Contractor is required to provide the health documents of all animals with each shipment for all animals. The health document/summary must include information such as most recent results and date of testing.

7. Animals shall be negative for standard host-specific protozoa, viral, bacterial, and parasitic agents, and specific for each species. This shall be monitored by the Contractor. If the Contractor’s colony does test positive, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer and COR in writing within five (5) business days upon confirmation.

Ferrets shall be negative for the following

a. Viruses

i. Aleutian disease virus (parvovirus)

ii. Canine distemper virus (paramyxovirus)

iii. Ferret coronaviruses (enteric and systemic)

iv. Group A rotavirus

v. Influenza A

vi. Sarbecovirus

b. Bacteria

i. Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (group B)

ii. Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (group C)

iii. Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (group G)

iv. Bordetella

v. Campylobacter genus (C. coli, C. jejuni)

vi. Helicobacter genus (H. mustelae)

vii. Lawsonia intracellularis

viii. Mycoplasma genus

ix. Mycoplasma mustelae

x. Pasteurella multocida

xi. Salmonella genus

xii. Staphylococcus aureus

xiii. Staphylococcus xylosus

xiv. Streptococcus pneumonia

c. Parasite/Protozoa/Fungi

i. Cryptosporidium

ii. Giardia genus (G. lamblia, G. muris)

iii. Toxoplasma gondii

iv. Coccidia

v. Ear mites

7. Animals must be of specified weight with proof of weight prior to shipment. Contractor shall provide the weight sheet with the shipment of the animals upon request. The shipping records shall include information such as gender, approximate ages, and quantities of each animal.

8.Ferrets shall be grouped housed from birth to ensure proper socialization for group housing due to limited space availability.

9. Ferrets shall be intact and not surgically altered unless specifically requested.

10. The Offeror shall provide confirmation, when it has received a valid Call Order, that delivery shall occur as required by the Required Delivery Date (RDD) specified on each Order.

INFORMATION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies prepared in accordance with FAR 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is HT942523Q0038. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). Provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-01 are incorporated. It is the contractor’s responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clause may be access in full text at: https://www.acquisition.gov/.

This requirement is being competed as Full and Open. The NAICS code associated with this solicitation is 112990

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) requests responses from qualified sources capable of the following minimal essential characteristics.

This solicitation may result in the award of more than one contract as a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (MA IDIQ) Contract is desired.

Ceiling Amount: The ceiling amount for all orders under the IDIQ contract is $3,000,000. This ceiling amount will serve as the cumulative ceiling for all delivery orders issued under this contract.

Guaranteed Minimum: The guaranteed minimum value for this contract is $500.00.

Period of Performance: Five-year ordering period (see schedule for specific periods). All Delivery Orders issued under this contract shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the individual task order.

Delivery Order Issuance. All task orders issued under this MA IDIQ contract shall abide by terms and conditions outlined within the base IDIQ contract. Each task order shall contain the final negotiated terms and conditions regarding price, performance, delivery, and other relevant factors. In addition, all task order requirements under the IDIQ contract must be technically acceptable and the price determined fair and reasonable.

Contactor’s Delivery Order Proposals. All specific instructions for delivery orders will be sent via a delivery order request for quote. All proposal responses must be submitted in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and/or Adobe Acrobat .pdf formats and submitted electronically via e-mail to the Contract Specialist assigned to the requirement as identified in the request for individual requirement.

PIEE Solicitation Module. Offerors are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the below Instructions to Offerors, FAR 52.212-1, to arrive electronically through the Solicitation Module of the PIEE suite at https://piee.eb.mil/ website no later than the proposal due date for this solicitation. The Government does not authorize submission of telegraphic, facsimile, paper or CDROM offers via hand carry or mail carrier for this solicitation. Proposals submitted by mail or hand carried will not be evaluated. Proposals sent through proprietary or third party File Transfer Protocol (FTP) sites or DoD SAFE will not be retrieved. Proposals will not be accepted via email directly to the USAMRAA POC or other USAMRAA email inbox. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to confirm receipt of proposals. All proposals received after the exact time specified for receipt shall be treated as late submissions and will not be considered except under facts and circumstances allowed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Comment by Lawrence, Kristen K CIV USARMY USAMRAA (USA):

The Solicitation Module of the PIEE suite application is used to send large files to individuals which would normally be too large to send via email. All parts of the solicitation must be submitted using the Solicitation Module of the PIEE suite. Before you can submit a proposal you must establish a PIEE account. You can register for PIEE at the following link: Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (eb.mil) . It is recommended you begin the account registration process immediately upon reviewing this solicitation regardless if you intend to submit a proposal or not. Web based PIEE training can be found at: Solicitation Training | PIEE (eb.mil)

For instructions on how to post an offer, please refer to the Posting Offer demo: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf .

Ferret Ordering Period: Year 1

FFP

Ferret Ordering Period: Year 1 FOB: Destination

PSC CD: 8820

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Crates (average 1 crate for 2 ferrets)

Crates (average 1 crate for 2 ferrets)

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Male Ferret Castration (per ferret)

Male Ferret Castration (per ferret)

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Female Ferret Spay (per ferret)

Female Ferret Spay (per ferret)

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Descenting Ferret (per ferret)

Descenting Ferret (per ferret)

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Freight, per delivery

Freight, per delivery

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Ferret Ordering Period: Year 2

Ferret Ordering Period: Year 2

NET AMT

Crates (average 1 crate for 2 ferrets)

Crates (average 1 crate for 2 ferrets)

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Male Ferret Castration (per ferret)

Male Ferret Castration (per ferret)

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Female Ferret Spay (per ferret)

Female Ferret Spay (per ferret)

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Descenting Ferret (per ferret)

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Ferret Ordering Period: Year 3

Ferret Ordering Period: Year 3

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Crates (average 1 crate for 2 ferrets)

Crates (average 1 crate for 2 ferrets)

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Male Ferret Castration (per ferret)

Male Ferret Castration (per ferret)

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Female Ferret Spay (per ferret)

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Descenting Ferret (per ferret)

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Freight, per delivery

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Ferret Ordering Period: Year 4

Ferret Ordering Period: Year 4

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Crates (average 1 crate for 2 ferrets)

Crates (average 1 crate for 2 ferrets)

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Male Ferret Castration (per ferret)

Male Ferret Castration (per ferret)

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Female Ferret Spay (per ferret)

Female Ferret Spay (per ferret)

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Descenting Ferret (per ferret)

Descenting Ferret (per ferret)

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Freight, per delivery

Freight, per delivery

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Ferret Ordering Period: Year 5

Ferret Ordering Period: Year 5

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Crates (average 1 crate for 2 ferrets)

Crates (average 1 crate for 2 ferrets)

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Male Ferret Castration (per ferret)

Male Ferret Castration (per ferret)

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Female Ferret Spay (per ferret)

Female Ferret Spay (per ferret)

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Descenting Ferret (per ferret)

Descenting Ferret (per ferret)

NET AMT

Freight, per delivery

Freight, per delivery

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INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

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CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (MAR 2023)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the solicitation. However, the small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition--

(1) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(2) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(3) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with FAR subpart 4.10), or alternative commercial products or commercial services for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) Reserved.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of provision)

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items

1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTICES

In addition to FAR 52.212-1, this section specifies the format and content that Offeror shall use in responding to this Request for Quote (RFQ). The intent is to ensure a certain degree of uniformity in the format in the response for evaluation purposes. The quote should be legible and comprehensive enough to provide the rating standards for a sound evaluation by the Government. Information provided should be precise, factual, and complete. Legibility, clarity, completeness, and responsiveness are of the utmost importance. If the quote does not provide, at a minimum, that which is required in this solicitation it may be determined to be substantially incomplete and not warrant any further consideration.

The Offeror’s initial quote should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

All quoted information is subject to verification by the Government. Falsification of any offer submission, documents, or statements may subject the Offeror to civil or criminal prosecution under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

The Offeror shall comply with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM). In complying with this clause, the Offeror shall ensure that all representations and certifications contained in this solicitation are completed and uploaded to its SAM record at http://www.sam.gov by the date specified for receipt of the quote. If the Offeror does not have an active SAM record or has a record that does not include all representations and certifications required in this solicitation, they may be considered ineligible for award.

Any data previously submitted in response to another solicitation to USAMRAA or another agency shall be assumed to be unavailable during this quote evaluation process. The Government will not reimburse the Offeror for costs incurred because of preparation and submission of an offer in response to this solicitation.

SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS: All questions shall be submitted and received no later than 19 April 2023 by 1300 Eastern Time via the Solicitation Module of the PIEE suite at https://piee.eb.mil/ . Only one set of questions shall be submitted per Offeror.

SUBMISSION OF QUOTES: A quote shall be submitted and received no later than 28 April 2023 by 1300 Eastern Time. The proposal shall be submitted electronically, via e-mail, the Solicitation Module of the PIEE suite at https://piee.eb.mil/

The Offeror’s quote shall consist of two separate volumes. Each volume shall be separate and complete, so that the evaluation of each one may be accomplished independently and concurrently with evaluation of the others. Each Volume shall be an independent document, labeled accordingly. The volumes are:

Volume 1 – Technical Approach Volume 2 – Price Quote

Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in quotes is prohibited.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION: Quotes shall be electronically submitted to the POCs above. Your submission should include two (2) separate parts: (1) Technical Quote and (2) Price Quote. The Technical Quote shall be submitted in Microsoft Word or searchable PDF format. The Price Quote shall be submitted in Microsoft Excel format utilizing the Pricing Spreadsheet included in the solicitation. The additional, required Price Quote Contents (i.e. Representations and Certifications, Signed 1449 and amendments) may be submitted in MS Word 2000 or searchable PDF format. The firewall utilized by the Government contracting office does not authorize or accept zip files. All submissions must be through the PIEE Solicitation Module. Email submissions will not be accepted.

2. PROPOSAL FORMATTING & PACKAGING GUIDELINES

a. Format. The submission should be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume should be clearly identified and should begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume should be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. The quote shall be clear and legible. Attachments shall conform to the following guidelines:

- Type Font: 12 point, 10 pitch (Times New Roman)

- Spacing: Single-spacing between lines of text

- Margins: 1.0 inches on all sides

- Acronyms: Spell out all acronyms the first time when they are used. One page, following the proposal body, is allocated to spell out acronyms, abbreviations and symbols and will be excluded from the total page limits

- Language: English

- Format: Microsoft Office Applications (i.e. MS Word, Excel) or Searchable PDF format

- Graphics & Tables: 8 point, 10 pitch (Time New Roman).

In addition, each paragraph should be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, Time New Roman, 12-point minimum font size applies. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size not less than 8-point and may be landscape.

b. File Packaging. None of the proposal files shall be compressed (zipped). Zipped files cannot be opened by the Contracting Office.

c. Page Limitations. Technical Quote is not limited but must be single-sided pages. Pages should be numbered consecutively throughout the document and not by sections. For any sections of a quote with a defined page limit, pages exceeding the specified limit will be removed and not forwarded for evaluation. The page limitation does not include a title page, table of contents or Acronym/Abbreviations/Symbols page, marketing brochures.

3. VOLUME CONTENT

Volume 1: The Technical Approach shall address the technical sections of the Minimum Essential Characteristics (MECs). The Offeror shall define a technical approach that conveys its capabilities, technical expertise, tools, techniques, strategies, and methodologies to meet the Base IDIQ. The proposal must indicate a thorough understanding of the MECs as well as the following:

Failure to provide the following documents may result in a technically unacceptable proposal rating

a. A copy of the Offeror’s AAALAC accreditation for all animal production facilities that would be providing any research ferrets to the Government;

b. A copy of three (3) previous health documents/summaries, dated within the last three (3) years, that were provided with animal shipments to serve as an example and evidence of maintaining this documentation. The health document/summary shall include information such as results and date(s) of testing completed for each shipment;

c. A copy of three (3) previous shipping records, dated within the last three (3) years, that were provided with animal shipments to serve as an example and evidence of maintaining this documentation. The shipping records shall include information such as gender, approximate ages, and quantities of each animal;

d. Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Applicable to Offerors that are “other than small business): FAR 19.702 requires that in negotiated acquisitions, each solicitation of offers to perform a contract that is expected to exceed $750,000, and that has subcontracting possibilities, shall require the apparently successful offeror to submit an acceptable subcontracting plan. In lieu of a subcontracting plan, please submit a statement explaining why “no subcontracting possibilities” exist.

Volume 2 – Price Quote

The Offeror shall use the attached “Base IDIQ Price Sheet” to submit their price component. Include commercial price lists and if applicable, any FSS schedule numbers and pricing; any applicable discounts to the Government; and, any additional components necessary to fulfill the MECs of this requirement. The price quote shall remain valid for a minimum of 90 days from the date of submission. All prices submitted will be incorporated as part of the Base IDIQ award and shall be used for ceiling pricing on all subsequent delivery orders. Additional discounts can be given at the delivery order level.

The Price Quote shall consist of the following parts:

1. Price/rates for each of the categories identified on the Base IDIQ Price Sheet to include escalation for Years 2-53 using the provided excel spreadsheet. See attachment 0001. Estimated quantities are for evaluation purposes only and are not actual maximum quantities for the year. The actual required quantities will be provided at the delivery order level.

2. Offeror Representations and Certifications. The Offeror shall complete and submit only paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-3 if annual representations and certifications has been completed electronically through the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall compete and submit only paragraphs (c) through (u) of FAR 52.212-3. The Offeror shall also complete and return FAR 52.204-24, FAR 52.229-11, DFARS 252.204-7016 and DFARS 252.204-7017.

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(a) Basis for Award and Evaluation:

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a Multiplee-Award IDIQ to all responsible offerors whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is considered advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain its best terms from both price and technical standpoint. Each Offeror that provides a technically acceptable proposal and provides fair and reasonable pricing, will be awarded a contract.

(b) Evaluation Criteria

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Factor 1 – Technical Approach Factor 2 – Price

Each of the evaluation factors will be rated as follows:

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(a) Evaluation for Technical Approach. An evaluation for technical approach will be made to ensure satisfactory responsiveness to the requirements as set forth in this solicitation. Technical Approach will be rated “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” using the following rating standards:

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

1. Technical Approach: The government will evaluate the quote offer to determine the ability to meet the requirements of the solicitation as described in the instructions to offerors and the MECs. This will be rated as “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” in accordance with the ratings outlined above.

2. Price: Price will be evaluated separately from the Technical approach and will be evaluated for fairness, reasonableness and completeness using the techniques of FAR 13.106. All Offerors must submit pricing using Attachment 0001. This pricing will be the ceiling rates for the BASE IDIQ for all ordering periods. All future delivery orders will be firm fixed price based on the ceiling rates identified as part of the proposal.

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (MAR 2023)

(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 products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (NOV 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015).

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 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 products and commercial services: [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

___ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

XX (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) (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.)

XX (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved]

___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

XX (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (NOV 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

____ (10) [Reserved]

____ (11) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

____ (12) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

____ (13) [Reserved]

____ (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-6.

____ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-7.

XX (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

XX (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

____ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

____ (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

____ (iv) Alternate III (JUN 2020) of 52.219-9.

____ (v) Alternate IV (SEP 2021) of 52.219-9.

____ (18) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-13.

XX (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657s).

XX (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (SEP 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

____ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

XX (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (MAR 2023) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

____ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

____ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

____ (25) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

____ (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (SEP 2021) (15 U.S.C. 657s).

XX (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O. 11755).

XX (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (DEC 2022) (E.O. 13126).

XX (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

XX (30)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).

____ (ii) Alternate I (FEB 1999) of 52.222-26.

XX (31)(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-35.

XX (32)(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-36.

XX (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

XX (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496).

XX (35)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) (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).

____ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (MAY 2022). (E. O. 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

____ (37)(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.)

____ (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (39) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (40)(i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® Registered Imaging Equipment (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (OCT 2015) of 52.223-13.

____ (41)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® Registered Televisions (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JUN 2014) of 52.223-14.

____ (42) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (MAY 2020) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

____ (43)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (OCT 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JUN 2014) of 52.223-16.

XX (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) (E.O. 13513).

____ (45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (46) 52.223-21, Foams (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (47)(i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

____ (48) (i) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (OCT 2022) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

____ (ii) Alternate I (OCT 2022) of 52.225-1.

____ (49)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (DEC 2022) (19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, 19 U.S.C.