Pre_Soliciation_Notice_Horse_Herd_Maintenance_RFP.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response Washington, D.C. 20201

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES SYNOPSIS

Title

BARDA Horse Herd Maintenance

General Information

Document Type: Pre-solicitation Notice Solicitation Number: RFP-15-100-SOL-00007 Posted Date: TBD

Classification Code:

R -- Professional, administrative, and management support services

NAICS Code: 541940 Veterinary Services

Contracting Office Address

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response (ASPR) Department of Health and Human Services 330 Independence Ave. SW G640 Washington, District of Columbia 20201 United States

Description

BARDA seeks to provide a contract mechanism through which husbandry and veterinary care services can be obtained for the maintenance of a herd of USG-owned horses that were used in the manufacture of the FDA-approved heptavalent Botulinum Antitoxin (hBAT).

This acquisition will provide animal husbandry and veterinary care services to maintain a herd of 90 to 100 USG draft horses used to produce immunotherapeutics for the treatment of botulism. The acquisition will require a Staffing Plan, Routine Daily Maintenance Plan, Routine and Emergency Veterinarian Services, Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan, Security plan; Herd Management Transition Plan; Relocation and Emergency Transportation Plan; and Program Management plan

HHS, through ASPR and BARDA, contemplates a single award of a Firm Fixed Price Contract. The anticipated period of performance for any resultant contract will be for a total of up to 60 months. Additional details and requirements will be described in the solicitation.

Mandatory Criteria for Eligibility

Offerors must meet the following mandatory criterion for eligibility for an award:

a.The Offeror shall have pastures and facilities capable of housing a herd of 90 to100 draft horses.

b.The Offeror shall have Emergency Equine Veterinarian Hospital Care available at a certified equine veterinarian facility within a 10 mile radius of the farm where more than 90 to 100 horses can be housed.

Pre-solicitation Notice Objective

This Pre-solicitation Notice is issued pursuant to FAR Subpart 5.2. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This Pre-solicitation Notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever.

Further, AMCG is not at this time seeking proposals, and will not accept unsolicited proposals.

It is anticipated that an RFP will be available electronically through the FedBizOpps website on or about December 17, 2014, with proposals being due on or about January 19, 2015. Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal that will be considered by the Government. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this internet site (www.fbo.gov) for the release of this solicitation as well as any amendments. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and any amendments via this website. No collect calls will be accepted. No facsimile transmissions will be accepted. All responses should be identified with the RFP number, name of firm, size standard of the firm, name of requestor, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and email address, and should be submitted to the Point of Contact(s) identified in this notice.

A single award may result from this solicitation with an estimated award date in June 2015.

Furthermore, all respondents must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov and have their records updated in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR).

Point of Contact

Matthew Rose, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-205-2901, Email Matthew.Rose@hhs.gov