Presolicitation Notice (Monkey Breeding)_RG (Final).pdf

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE

BREED AND MAINTAIN FREE-RANGING MACACA MULATTA (RHESUS) MONKEYS

Solicitation# 75N93022R00032

Note: This synopsis follows a Sources Sought notice that was released on August 2, 2022

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION WILL

BE ISSUED ON A LATER DATE.

Type of Requirement

New Requirement Re-competition (Contract/Task Order No.: _HHSN272201800009C) Expansion of (Contract/Task Order/RFP No.: ______________)

Place of Performance

Place of performance is unknown at this time Place of performance is known. Address or general location: Morgan Island, SC

Contracting Office Address

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Office of Acquisitions, 5601 Fishers Lane, MSC 9821, Bethesda, MD, 20892-9821

Duration of contract: ___5___ Years (March 27, 2023, through March 26, 2028)

Anticipated award date: _March 27, 2023__

Presolicitation Notice Information

Introduction

Morgan Island is a free ranging rhesus colony which has been in place for over 30 years. The colony consists of approximately 3000 Indian Origin rhesus monkeys and has been a closed colony with no additional animals being added for over 25 years. The colony is used to provide animals for the critical research within NIAID at the NIH and with its collaborators. The contractor must work closely with the government to oversee and manage the colony. This team approach is essential to preserving this critical resource as well as maintaining due diligence in being good stewards of the island, the surrounding wetlands, and waterways. The intentions of the government are to maintain this colony in its existing location near Beaufort, SC for the foreseeable future. The island colony does require specific logistical challenges and personnel commitments on behalf of the contractor.

Purpose & Objectives

The objectives of this contract are the operation and daily care of a year-round outdoor breeding colony of free-ranging Indian-origin Macaca mulatta (rhesus) monkeys. The actual colony size is expected to be approximately 2800- 3000 animals at the initiation of this contract. The contractor shall be responsible for accepting the colony at the designated site with existing facilities and arranging for the lease of Morgan Island from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The colony is currently located on Morgan Island, near Beaufort, South Carolina. Morgan Island will be utilized solely for Government owned animals provided hereunder or progeny from facilities and resources related to this contract on Morgan Island.

Morgan Island nor the dock sites will be utilized to support any other animals that may be located at the Contractor's facilities, these are standalone facilities and shall not be used to support other activities.

The scope of this contract is to: lease Morgan Island from the State of South Carolina and secure mainland dock access for the duration (and only the duration) of the contract; and to provide for the year-round, daily care and maintenance of a non-human primate (NHP) breeding colony and structures on the island.

The Government anticipates that ONE (1) stand-alone contract will be awarded as a Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) type contract with a 5-year period of performance. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541990 with a size standard of $17.0 million.

Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available electronically on about November 21, 2022, and may be accessed through sam.gov. The RFP will be advertised as a Full and Open Competition. WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY. This notice does not commit the Government to award a contract. No collect calls shall be accepted. No facsimile transmissions shall be accepted. IT IS THE OFFEROR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO MONITOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED SITE FOR

THE RELEASE OF THE SOLICITATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS.

For this solicitation, the NIAID requires proposals to be submitted online via the NIAID electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website. Submission of proposals by facsimile or e-mail is not acceptable.

For directions on using eCPS, click the following link: NIH electronic Contract Proposal Submission

(eCPS) and then click on "How to Submit."

https://ecps.nih.gov/ https://ecps.nih.gov/