Racks Cages SSN Final.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN)

Supplies & Maintenance for Tecniplast Individually Ventilated Caging (IVC) Systems

Agency: NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Office: Office of Acquisitions (OA)

1 PURPOSE

This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) in accordance with FAR Part 15.201(e) – Exchanges with Industry. THIS SSN DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION (e.g., Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), etc.) nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information requested may be used as market research for planning purposes and to facilitate decision making (i.e., acquisition strategy determinations, availability of capable small business concerns, etc.). The information submitted will not be disclosed outside the Government. Proprietary information submitted shall be appropriately marked (see SSN Section 6 – Other SSN Administrative Information for additional information relating to Contractor proprietary information).

Despite being a Small Business Sources Sought / SSN, NIEHS does encourage responses from capable businesses of all sizes (i.e., small and large business concerns), to include all the socioeconomic categories.

NOTE: The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this SSN (or any possible Government follow-up questions / meetings relating to this SSN).

Not responding to this SSN does not preclude participation in any potential future solicitation.

2 DESCRIPTION

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is seeking sources that possess the ability to support the continued need for a centralized purchasing mechanism for the various pieces of replacement parts, consumable items, and equipment that are required for the proper maintenance and continued use of

Tecnicplast Individually Ventilated Caging (IVC) systems. NIEHS currently houses approximately 40,000 rodents in 17,500 cages, utilizing Tecniplast IVC systems for all standard housing.

The DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) has been attached for reference purposes and includes additional requirement details.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

All items purchased under this procurement will be delivered to the following address unless directed otherwise by the contracting officer:

National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences Attn: Mr. Johnny Green, Comparative Medicine Branch (CMB) 111 TW Alexander Dr.

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

All technical services requiring the onsite presence of the offeror will be performed at this same address.

ESTIMATED PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE

Period Period Length Period Start Date Period End Date Base Period 5 years 03/10/2026 03/09/2031

Option Period, per FAR 52.217-8 6 months 03/10/2031 09/09/2031

3 BACKGROUND

3.1 PROGRAM INFORMATION

The mission of the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is to discover how the environment affects people, to promote healthier lives. The vision of NIEHS is to provide global leadership for innovative research that improves public health by preventing disease and disability from our environment. NIEHS is in need of a centralized purchasing mechanism for the replacement parts, consumable items, and equipment required specifically for the maintenance and use of the Tecniplast Individually Ventilated Cages (IVC) systems.

3.2 CURRENT CONTRACT

Incumbent Contract Number: 75N96021D00004

Incumbent Contractor: Tecniplast, USA

Incumbent Contract Type: Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity

Incumbent Award Value: $3,000,000 (ceiling)

Incumbent Contract Acquisition Strategy: Sole Source Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract

Incumbent Contract Period of Performance:

Period Period Start Date Estimated Period End Date

Base Period 03/22/2021 03/21/2026

6-month option, per FAR 52.217-8 03/22/2026 09/21/2026

4 INFORMATION REQUESTED

Interested Parties in assisting NIEHS with this market research are requested to submit the following information in the format of a White Paper outlined below. The response should be concise (no more than 20 pages), 11 pt Calibri font, and address only the information requested below. Bulleted lists and summaries are acceptable. (Note: title pages, cover letters, etc., will not count against the total page limit).

Generic capability statements will not be provided to the requirements team for review.

Interested Parties shall provide the following information:

I. COMPANY INFORMATION

a. Company Name

b. CAGE Code

c. Point of Contract Name, Phone Number, and E-mail Address

d. Company Website

e. ALL government contract vehicles under which the Company holds contracts (e.g., GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), NITAAC, OASIS, etc.)

II. BUSINESS SIZE

a. The anticipated NAICS for this effort is 339999; All Other Miscellaneous

Manufacturing. The Small Business Administration (SBA) small business size standard for this NAICS code is 550 employees

b. Based on the NAICS 339999, identify your business size as Small or Large.

c. If a small business concern, identify which, if any, of the below small business socio-economic categories are applicable:

Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB

Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB)

Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)

Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

HUBZone Small Business (HZ)

d. If your company is an Other Than Small Business (OTSB) concern (i.e., large business), have you partnered or subcontracted with small business concerns to provide the same or similar services as this requirement?

III. CAPABILITIES

a. Generally, describe your company’s capabilities in fulfilling the requirements of the attached draft Statement of Work.

b. Specifically, address the information in subparagraphs i. through iv. below:

i. Concisely describe your company’s ability to perform the work described in the below areas. Include supporting information which demonstrates your company’s knowledge / capability to meet the requirements of the DRAFT SOW tasks. Supporting information shall not reiterate the language of the tasks provided in the DRAFT SOW; rather it shall provide details regarding your company’s knowledge/capability to execute these tasks. NIEHS is not asking for disclosure of specific or detailed innovative solutions; however, specific examples would assist the Government with this SSN.

If your company does not have direct experience, please explain how you would perform tasks utilizing experienced subcontractors, through a proposed contract teaming arrangement (CTA) or hiring qualified personnel.

ii. Has your company performed work of the same or similar scope as this requirement within the last three (3) years? Please explain.

For any contracts or projects for the same or similar work performed by your company within the last three (3) years, please provide the following information relating (no more than three (3) examples; government or commercial contracts):

Brief Description of the Contract/Project Contract Number Period of Performance Contract Type(s) (e.g., FFP, T&M, Labor-Hour (LH), etc.)

Commercial or Non-Commercial Requirement?

Was your company a prime or subcontractor?

Contract/Project Dollar Value Scope of the portion of the effort your company supported

iii. Provide additional relevant experience/ information that demonstrate your company’s capabilities.

5 SSN SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

5.1 SSN RESPONSES

Responses to this SSN shall be received no later than 2 PM EST on 5 Sep 2024, as identified the SSN’s online SAM.gov (formerly FBO) posting. (If there is a difference in SSN response date/time between this document and the online posting, the online posting shall take precedence.)

Responses shall be submitted electronically via e-mail to Trevor Worthy at trevor.worthy@nih.gov, and shall reference this SSN.

All SSN responses will be reviewed and utilized for market research.

5.2 SSN POINTS OF CONTACT

Contract Specialist: Trevor Worthy, trevor.worthy@nih.gov

Contracting Officer: Erica Kitzmiller, erica.kitzmiller@nih.gov

6 OTHER SSN ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

All information received in response to this notice that is marked “Proprietary” will be handled accordingly. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary information submitted by, or obtained from, a Respondent in any manner NIEHS determines is appropriate including, but not limited to, the creation of a competitive solicitation. Any proprietary data that is included in the response must be marked appropriately at the paragraph level (or at a more granular level as required; page level is acceptable for full page table, graphs, etc.). Any response marked proprietary at the document level will not be considered.

NIEHS personnel may contact any company responding to this SSN to clarify its capabilities/product/ other matters as part of its market research.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to Responders with respect to any information submitted. Responses to this notice will not be returned.

7 ATTACHMENT(S)

Attachment 1: DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW)

8 FAR PROVISIONS

The following provision is applicable to this notice and is hereby incorporated by reference:

FAR 52.215-3: Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997).

The full text of this provision is available at: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.215-3.