Notice of Intent.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT)

SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL

OR OPEN COMPETITION.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisitions (OA) on behalf of the National Institute of Dental and Cranicofacial Research (NIDCR) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to Envigio for Tek-Fresh Bedding and NIH-07 Mouse & Rat Diet.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 311119 with a Size Standard of 500 employees.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-02, effective 11/23/2020.

This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13— Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000).

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1—Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The NIDCR, Veterinary Resources Core, Animal Facility provides animal housing, health and welfare support services in excess of approximately 17,400 mutant/transgenic/knock out/knock in rodents a year. The Veterinary Resrouces Core requires a supply contract for

1) Envigo Tek-Fresh Bedding T.7099 (QTY 1120), and

2) NIH-07 formulated Mouse and Rat Deit T.7022.15 (QTY 2120).

This procurement will supply the government with a specifically formulated diet and bedding tested and approved by the NIH. Furthermore, this procurement will 1) maintain consistency in research while providing for basic animal welcare needs, and 2) provide required environmental enrichment of rodents while maintaining compatibility with exisiting equipment.

Background

The National Inistutes of Health (NIH) is the nation’s leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency conducting and supporting medical discovering that improve peoples’ health and save lives. The National Insitute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Veterinary Resources Core is an animal facility which houses the mice used in research for all NIDCR intramural scientist. Envigo has provided the aforementioned mouse and rat diet, and bedding to this Insitute under the name Harlan Tekland from 2011-2020.

Period of Performance

Base Year: 01/01/2021- 12/31/2021 Option Year 1: 01/01/2022- 12/31/2022 Option Year 2: 01/01/2023- 12/31/2023 Option Year 3: 01/01/2024- 12/31/2024

Project Description

• The contractor will furnish:

1) Envigo Tek-Fresh Bedding T.7099 (QTY 1120), and

2) NIH-07 formulated Mouse and Rat Deit T.7022.15 (QTY 2120).

• The contractor will provide a detailed invoice of deliveries for each shipment.

• The contractor will delivery requested amounts on a weekly basis to:

NIDCR VRC Bldg.30 DOCK, 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD. 20892

• Diet and bedding will be provided on separate new, clean commercially standard

48"x42" four way pallets.

• Pallets will be inspected upon delivery and shall be clean, free of contaminants and damage. Total height of the pallet and goods shall not exceed 55 inches and goods will be shrink wrapped to assure safe and proper handling. There will be no exchange of pallets.

• Tailgate delivery will be provided and is defined as that which enables a forklift or similar equipment with operator to place or remove cargo from the tailgate of contractor's vehicle.

• The contractor will deliver product one day early, if delivery day falls on a scheduled government holiday.

• The contractor will quickly call NIDCR points of contact as soon as possible with any problems or issues related to delivery of product in order to agree upon alternatives.

Location National Institutes of Health, NIDCR NIDCR VRC Bldg. 30 DOCK 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Md. 20892

CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION

(INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION

The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted as prescribed in FAR Part 10—Market Research.

The intended source for this acquisition is Envigo. It is being recommended that this requirement is sole-sourced to Envigo to maintain continuity of services. Envigo is the sole producer of NIH-07 formulated Mouse and Rat Deit, and Envigo Tek-Fresh Bedding, which is required by the Veterinary Resources Core to maintain research variable consistency. No other source is capable of providing the required supplies.

CLOSING STATEMENT

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.”

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses must be received by December 15, 2020 at 4 pm EST. Responses must be submitted via the FedConnect webportal (www.fedconnect.net). Potential Offerors do not need to register to view a notice; however, in order to submit questions and/or response to this Notice, an account will need to be established. Should you require a waiver not to use FedConnect, please contact the Contracting Officer listed in this notice.

“All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.”

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