SAM.gov Pre-Solicitation 75N94025Q00062.pdf

75N94025Q00062

INTRODUCTION

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

CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION.

The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order without providing for full and open competition to Bio Oregon/MOORE-CLARK U.S.A., INC. for Zebrafish feed supplies.

JUSTIFICATION

Gemma Feed 300, 150, and 500 are needed in the NICHD aquatic facilities to meet the nutritional and dietary needs of the animals housed in the facility. It is imperative this feed be acquired to meet the nutritional needs of the animals to ensure loss of life due to malnutrition does not occur.

Without the feed listed above, the facility will have no means of feeding the animals. This would in turn result in the deterioration of the animal’s health culminating in their death. It is imperative to our research that this Gemma feed be acquired to ensure feed schedules continue with no lapse in feeding and that the facility is sufficiently stocked to account for the fluctuation in amount of feed used due to the increase and decrease in animal population. The Bio Oregon Gemma 300, 150, and 500 products have been tested/screened and approved for use by the facilities veterinarian and the researchers whose animals are housed in the aquatic facility for meeting the nutritional and dietary needs of the aquatic animals. To our knowledge, Bio Oregon does not utilize distributors or outsource to third party companies in offering the Gemma feed to NIH research facilities. This feed has been used in the aquatic facility for years and has continuously proven to be safe for the animals housed in the facility while meeting the nutritional standards set by the investigators and facility veterinarian. Gemma feed has been use in the facility since before 2017. The feed was tested and approved by the facility veterinarian and researchers at that time and has had subsequent testing to ensure that the nutritional value has remained the same. Due to the nutritional values and continuity of feeding schedules mentioned above, changing to a different feed at this stage could be detrimental to research and potentially cause significant loss in data, time and funds.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 311119 - Other Animal Food Manufacturing with a Size standards in number of employees: 650

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-03 effective 01/17/2025. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000) and FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items.

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

75N94025Q00062

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1) Soliciting from a single source - For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

NIH/NICHD

9000 Rockville Pike Bldg. 6B, LOADING DOCK Bethesda, MD 20892

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

1. Gemma Micro ZF 150 0.5kg, Product # 10818945, 3.5KG x 12

2. GGemma Micro 300 2.5kg Bucket Product # 12513845, 87.5KG x 12

3. Gemma Micro 500 2.5kg Bucket, Product # 12513855, 5LG x 12

4. Shipping x 12 months

This is a standing order for supplies with a planned period of performance of 5/1/2025 to 4/30/2026 or one-year from the date of award for a base year. Delivery to be made each month for twelve (12) month performance period.

CLOSING STATEMENT

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability in response to this notice and may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement that includes management, technical data and cost information in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work. 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 respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 5:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, on April, 21st, 2025 to jacob.balenson@nih.gov and shall include pre-solicitation # 75N94025Q00062 in the subject line.

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