Solicitation Amendment - HT942627QE0030001.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER) THIS RFQ IS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE PAGE 1 OF

1. REQUEST NO.

HT942627QE0030001

2. DATE ISSUED

16 Oct 2026

3. REQUISTION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 4. CERT. FOR NAT. DEF.

UNDER BDSA REG 2

AND/OR DMS REG 1

RATING

5a. ISSUED BY

DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY

MEDICAL R&D CONTRACTING DIVISION 1, 808 SCHREIDER STREET FORT DETRICK, MD 21702 UNITED STATES

5b. FOR INFORMATION CALL (NO COLLECT CALLS)

NAME

Eric Zampelli

TELEPHONE NUMBER

301 619-8807

8. TO:

a. NAME b. COMPANY

c. STREET ADDRESS

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

6. DELIVER BY (Date)

7. DELIVERY

FOB DESTINATION OTHER (See Schedule)

9. DESTINATION

a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE

ARMY INST OF SURG RSCH - MM

b. STREET ADDRESS

BLDG 3611

c. CITY

FORT SAM HOUSTON

d. STATE

TX

e. ZIP CODE 78234-6315

10. PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO

THE ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5a ON

OR BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS

(Date) 29 Oct 2026

IMPORTANT: This is a request for information and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in Block 5a. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or service. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotation must be completed by the quoter

11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes) Item NO.

(a)

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(b)

QUANTITY

(c)

UNIT

(d)

UNIT PRICE

(e)

AMOUNT

(f)

See Schedule

12. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT a. 10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) b. 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) c. 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) d. CALENDAR DAYS

NUMBER PERCENTAGE

NOTE: Additional provisions and representations are are not attached.

13. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER

a. NAME OF QUOTER

b. STREET ADDRESS

c. COUNTY

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

14. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN QUOTATION 15. DATE OF QUOTATION

16. SIGNER

a. NAME (Type of print) b. TELEPHONE

c. TITLE (Type or print)

COMPUTER GENERATED STANDARD FORM 18 (REV. 6-95)

Previous edition is not usable Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 53.215-1(a)

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form Consumable supplies for Terumo Trima Accel blood collection systems

NAICS: 325413

Size Standard: 1250 Employees

Small Business Type: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside Percent: 100

Product Service Code: 6515

HT942627QE0030001

Section B - Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs Additional Information/Notes

1. BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

1.1. The Government intends to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) IAW RFO 12.201(e)(3) on a competitive basis. The Government intends to evaluate and award without discussions; however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions.

1.2. The resultant BPA will be issued on a DD 1155 and will not include Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) at the base level. As a result, no CLINs are included in this solicitation. Any Call Orders issued under a BPA will contain CLINs.

1.3. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 325413, In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing.

1.4. The BPA awarded as a result of this solicitation, will have a continuous ordering period of sixty (60) months. In accordance with RFO 12.201(e)(3)(v), the Contracting Officer shall review at least annually the resultant BPA and, if necessary, update at that time and maintain awareness of changes in market conditions, sources of supply, and other pertinent factors that may warrant making new arrangements with different suppliers or modifying existing arrangements.

2. EXTENT OF OBLIGATIONS

2.1. The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized purchases/Call Orders ordered and received under the resultant BPA. There is no guaranteed minimum order under a BPA.

2.2. The maximum amounts identified in Section 6 below shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government for guaranteed Call Order value.

3. ISSUANCE OF ORDERS

3.1. All Call Orders will be awarded as Firm Fixed Price acquisitions.

3.2. The following office is hereby authorized to place orders under this BPA.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) 808 Schreider St., Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5014

U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) Veterinary Support Branch 3698 Chambers Pass, Bldg. 3611 Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234

3.3 The DHACA Contracting Officer and Government Purchase Card (GPC) Ordering Officers will be the only authorized buyers under this BPA.

3.4 DHACA will be authorized to place Orders for other agencies under the Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC) and other DoD medical agencies, as needed. The position titles of the appointed GPC Ordering Officers will be provided at the time of BPA award. Orders by other individuals are not authorized and will not be honored without prior written approval from the DHACA Contracting Officer.

4. CALL ORDER TYPES

5. MAXIMUM BPA CALL ORDER VALUES

5.1. Individual Call Orders shall not exceed $50,000.00.

5.2. GPC Ordering Officers are limited to purchases with a maximum dollar value of $15,000.00. All orders above $15,000.00 must be issued by a Call Order.

6. BPA CEILING

6.1. The maximum amount of all Call Orders and GPC orders collectively issued against the resultant BPA for the continuous 60-month ordering period shall not exceed $350,000.00. The Offeror agrees that any orders placed under the resultant BPA shall be accomplished within the specified ceiling. Unless the Contracting Officer has notified the Offeror in writing of an increase in the maximum amount, any costs incurred in excess of the ceiling amount shall be borne by the Offeror. The cumulative ceiling amount is a placeholder value assigned to facilitate the issuance of Call and GPC Orders and shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government for guaranteed Order values.

7. CONTRACTOR USE OF MANDATORY SOURCES OF SUPPLY

Reserved. Per RFO 52.208-9--Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply and Services, supplies to be provided under the BPA for use by the Government are required by law, if possible, to be obtained from nonprofit agencies participating in the program operated by the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind and Severely Disabled (the Committee) under 41 U.S.C. 8504. At this time, no items under the scope of this BPA are able to be provided by the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind and Severely Disabled.

8. FEDERAL SUPPLY CODES

8.1 The Product or Service Code (PSC) for this BPA include:

(a) 6515, Live Animals, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies.

9. DELIVERY TICKETS: Unless otherwise agreed to, all final deliveries under this BPA must be accompanied by a delivery ticket/sales slip or (for services only) an invoice, and at a minimum must contain the following information:

Name of Vendor

Quantity, unit price, extension of each item/BPA Number/Less Applicable Discounts/Date of Order/Date of Delivery or Shipments/Call Order Number/Place of Delivery/ Itemized list of supplies/Name of Authorized Caller or services furnished.

A packing slip will be shipped with each order referencing each individual item on that order.

10. PAYMENTS AND INVOICING: An itemized invoice shall be submitted at least monthly or upon expiration of this BPA, whichever occurs first, for all deliveries made during a billing period and for which payment has not been received. These invoices need not be supported by copies of delivery tickets.

A. Call Orders placed by the contracting activity DHACA will be paid via Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF).

B. Call Orders placed by the requiring activity USAISR will be paid via Government Purchase Card (GPC).

C. Submitted invoices must include:

1. Invoice Number

2. Contract Number

3. Deliver Date or Period of Performance for amount invoiced

4. Description of invoiced service or supply including the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN)

5. Requested amount of payment

6. Total amount of invoice

INVOICE AND RECEIVING REPORT PROCEDURES WHEN EFFECTING PAYMENT VIA THE GOVERNMENT PURCHASE CARD Government Purchase Card Payment will be made by the US Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), Fort Sam Houston, TX.

The Contractor shall submit an original invoice to the designated Technical Point of Contact (POC). Concurrently, the Contractor shall send a copy of the invoice to the applicable DHACA Contract Specialist.

The Technical POC shall forward the original invoice and an original receiving report to the DHACA Contract Specialist.

The name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number for the Technical POC is:

Mai Nguyen

US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

3698 CHAMBERS PASS, BLDG. 3611

FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX 78234-6315

mai.x.nguyen2.civ@health.mil 210-539-5217

The name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the DHACA Contract Specialist is:

Eric Zampelli

DHACA

808 Schreider St., Ft. Detrick, MD 21702 eric.m.zampelli.civ@health.mil

11. CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS: Modification to the contract can be requested by either party by contacting the Contracting Officer in writing. The Contracting Officer will review and reserves the right to issue or reject the requested modification.

Each party will be notified in writing should any modification requests be sent.

13. MARKETING THE BPA: At no time is the contractor authorized to advertise the award of a BPA, contract, or delivery task order in its commercial advertising in such a manner as to state or imply that DHACA endorses a product, project, or any commercial line of endeavor.

14. RENEGOTIATION: The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity reserves the right to review and renegotiate the terms and conditions of this agreement on an annual basis during the term of this agreement

15. TERMINATION: This agreement may be discontinued upon 30 days written notice by either party.

16. ANNUAL REVIEW/REVISIONS: This BPA will be reviewed annually before the anniversary of its effective date and revised as necessary to conform to the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Office with a copy of any changes to their price list no more than once a year to incorporate into the agreement.

Section C - Description/Specifications/Statement of Work Minimum Essential Characteristics (MECs)

USAISR's Combat Casualty Care Research Team 1 (CRT-1) requires resupply of its Blood Donor Room on a reoccurring basis in order to satisfy research requirements for blood collection. USAISR currently has three Terumo Trima Accel Blood Collection Systems in operation. These units support numerous research protocols. Various collection sets are used to collect a variety of blood products from donors. The Trima instrument is FDA-approved, but only with the use of original manufacturer-supplied consumable products. These consumables are specific to the instrument and there are no generic substitute products available in the marketplace.

Below is a complete select list of original manufacturer-supplied consumable products required by the USAISR:

Item Name Part Number

Teruflex 500ml collection bags, 24 per case 1BB*AGD506A2

Trima Platelet Kit 82460

Isoplate Solution (PAS-F) 40850

TSCD Wafers 1SC*W017

ACD-A Solution, 750ml bag 40817

150 mL, one coupler 1BBB*T015CB70Y Y

Requirements Consumable supplies for Terumo Trima Accel blood collection system

Section D - Packaging and Marking

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

Section F - Deliveries or Performance Ship To DoDAAC: HT0971 CountryCode: USA

ARMY INST OF SURG RSCH - MM

3698 CHAMBERS PASS, BLDG 3611

FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX 78234-6315

UNITED STATES

Mai Nguyen Email: mai.x.nguyen2.civ@health.mil

Section G - Contract Administration Data

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative. Dec 1991 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Dec 2018 252.232-7009 Mandatory Payment by Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card. May 2018

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. (Jan 2023)

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) As used in this clause- Definitions.

"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Electronic invoicing.

Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) To access WAWF, the Contractor shall- WAWF access.

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before WAWF training.

submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol. WAWF methods of document submission.

(f) The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract WAWF payment instructions.

or task or delivery order:

(1) The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s): Document type.

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items-

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

(Contracting Officer: Insert either "Invoice 2in1" or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) ) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF "combo" document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment Document routing.

requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0490

Issue By DoDAAC HT9426

Admin DoDAAC HT9426

Inspect By DoDAAC To be determined on each Call

Ship To Code To be determined on each Call

Ship From Code N/A_

Mark For Code To be determined on each Call

Service Approver (DoDAAC) To be determined on each Call

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) To be determined on each Call

Accept at Other DoDAAC N/A

LPO DoDAAC N/A

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC N/A

Other DoDAAC(s) N/A

(4) The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the Payment request.

payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F. Receiving report.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

To be determined on each Calll

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or "Not applicable.")

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

(End of clause)

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

Section I - Contract Clauses

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. Jan 2017 52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-9 Apprentices and Trainees. (DEVIATION 2025-O0003) Feb 2026 Deviation 2025-O0003 Mar 2025 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. May 2024 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. Oct 2018 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. Mar 2023 52.233-3 Protest after Award. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Apr 2026

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2011 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. Dec 2022 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services. Jan 2023 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium. Jan 2023 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program. Feb 2024 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors. Mar 2022 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items. Jun 2013 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. Jan 2023 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. Dec 2006 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas). Jun 1997 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. Oct 2024

Section J - List of Attachments

Section K - Representations, Certification, & Other Statements

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2022 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. May 2022

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation.

(May 2021)

PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (MAY 2021)

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument."

(a) . "Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," "covered mission," "critical technology," and "substantial or essential component," as Definitions used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) . Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, or Prohibition extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) . The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at for entities that are Procedures https://www.sam.gov excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) . If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Representation Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does" provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it will will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) . If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "will provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," the Disclosures Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer; product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

(End of provision)

Section L - Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation.

Jan 2017

52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System. Mar 2023

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) (Feb 2026)

Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2026) (Deviation 2026-O0038)

(a) . Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. As a minimum, Submission of offers offers shall include-

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The name, address, telephone number of the Offeror;

(3) The Offeror's Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and, if applicable, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator;

(4) Information necessary to evaluate the factors contained in the provision at 52.212-2 or as described in the solicitation;

(5) Responses to provisions that require Offeror completion of information, representations, and certifications (other than those collected via the System for Award Management (SAM)); and

(6) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments.

(b) . The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another Period for acceptance of offers time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(c) .Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers and any modifications or revisions to the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation.

(2) Any offer, modification, or revision received after the time specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition. However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer that makes its terms more favorable to the Government will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(4) Offerors may withdraw their offers by written notice to the Government received at any time before award.

(d) . The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids) Offeror's initial offer should contain the Offeror's best terms. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest, accept other than the lowest offer, and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(e) . If a postaward debriefing is given to requesting Offerors, the Government will disclose the following information, if applicable:Debriefings

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed Offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful Offeror and the debriefed Offeror and past performance information on the debriefed Offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all Offerors when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award.

(5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful Offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed Offeror as to whether the agency followed source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities.

**52.212-1 Addendum for instructions to offerors**

1. Questions shall be submitted via email to the primary point-of-contact, Mr. Eric Zampelli, eric.m.zampelli.civ@health.mil; and Mr. Jeremy McMurry, Jeremy.l.mcmurry.civ@health.mil; no later than 22 October 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Questions received after this date and time will not be accepted. Quotes are due no later than 29 October 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT.

No telephone calls will be accepted. No questions shall be addressed after the due date. An Amendment to this solicitation will be submitted to the offeror providing the answers to all questions received via email.

2. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF QUOTATIONS

Failure to submit all documents concurrently or in accordance with these instructions may render a quote unacceptable. The Government will not consider pages submitted in excess of the stated page limitations. Quotes shall provide a minimum offer acceptance period of ninety (90) days (including an agreement to hold the prices in offer firm) after the required date for receipt of quotes.

2.1. QUOTATION EVALUATION

To aid in evaluation, quotes shall be practical, specific, and complete as well as being indexed (cross-indexed, as appropriate) and logically assembled. The quote shall be in a clear and concise form. All pages of each Volume shall be numbered and dated and include the solicitation number.

2.2. PRICE INFORMATION. Price information shall be included in the price Volume only. The proposed price shall not be discussed or exhibited in any other Volume of the Offeror's quote.

The overall quote shall consist of two (2) separate Volumes, individually titled. All copies of each Volume shall be appropriately titled.

Quote Volumes Volume Title

Volume I - Non-Price

Executed Solicitation Documents (Representations and Certifications)

Executive Summary, Technical Capability

Volume II - Price

Price Quote

Published Price List (with discounts %) (web address or document)

3. PAGE LIMITATIONS

3.1. There are page limitations associated with portions of Volume I. If the Offeror's quote exceeds the defined page limitations, the pages exceeding the limit will be removed and will not be evaluated. Quotes shall be single-sided, typed in 12-point, Times New Roman font using 1" margins on the top, bottom, and sides. Graphics, tables, and matrices are exempt from the 12-point font requirement; however, any materials not legible to the evaluators will be disregarded.

3.2. The Cover Page, Table of Contents, Executed Solicitation Documents (Representations and Certifications), and Pricing Sheet will not be counted toward any page limit.

3.3 The entirety of the Executive Summary, Technical Capability shall not exceed twenty (20) pages, including any appendices, matrices, and tables.

4. CONTENT OF QUOTE PARTS

The Offeror shall submit the content of Volumes for use in evaluating the Offeror's non-price evaluation factors and price evaluation factors in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 of this solicitation.

The Offeror's quote is presumed to represent the Offeror's best value in response to the solicitation. The Government intends to award based on initial offers (without exchanges with offerors); however, the Government reserves the right to conduct exchanges with offerors, if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

5. Technical Capability

The Offeror's quote shall demonstrate:

An understanding of the SOW and the overall supply requirement to provide the Minimum Essential Characteristics.

6. Price Quote

The price quote has no page limitation. Offerors shall use the Government price sheet provided as Exhibit A - Pricing Sheet for the price quote submissions. Failure to use the Exhibit A - Pricing Sheet will render the Offeror's quote unacceptable. The Offeror shall propose prices meeting the requirements for the small laboratory research animals identified in the SOW, which will allow the Government to evaluate and establish the maximum ceiling prices for the Base BPA. The Offeror shall propose prices for each 12-month pricing period. Offerors are requested to include discounts/price reductions and indicate the discounts they are providing to the Government.

Although the base BPA has a continuous 60-month ordering period, the CLINs in the Pricing Sheet shall be priced in 12-month pricing periods because of the limit of a 12-month period of performance (without the exercise of an option period) on severable call orders.

6.1PROPOSED PRICES

The prices awarded in the base BPA shall be used by the Contractor when responding to the Requests for Quote (RFQs) for all Call Orders issued under the cognizant pricing period under this BPA. The awarded price for each annual year shall not exceed the agreed ceiling prices awarded in the base BPA. The Contractor shall use the spreadsheet provided by the Government (see Exhibit A - Pricing Sheet).

The Offeror shall include a copy of the Offeror's Commercial Published Price List, including any additional discounts offered as part of Volume II.

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Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) (Feb 2026)

Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2026) (Deviation 2026-O0038)

(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

1. Basis for Award

1.1 The Government will award a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis. However, the Government reserves the right to make the final determination on the awarding of the BPA based on the Offeror's ability to provide the required supplies, mission requirements, and the Government's administrative costs to efficiently administer the BPA awarded as a result of this solicitation.

1.2. The resulting Call/GPC Orders from the BPA shall be Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for supplies.

The evaluation factors are listed below:

Evaluation Factor 1 - Technical Capability Evaluation Factor 2 - Price

1.3. Non-price Factor 1 will be evaluated to determine whether the Offeror's quote is acceptable or unacceptable.

1.4. The Government will not assume that the Offeror possesses any capability or knowledge unless it is specified in the quote.

1.5. The non-price Factor 1 will be rated individually from Factor 2. Only quotes receiving a rating of "Acceptable" in Evaluation Factor 1 - Technical Capability will be considered for award.

Evaluation Factor 1 will be rated on an Acceptable / Unacceptable (Pass / Fail) basis.

2. Factor 2 - Price: The price will be evaluated separately from the non-price evaluation factors. The Offeror's price quote is the result of completing Exhibit A - Pricing Sheet. The Government will evaluate the consistency, completeness, fairness, and reasonableness of the Offeror's price quote. Price analysis will be used to determine the fairness and reasonableness of the total evaluated prices to support the selection of the lowest priced, technically acceptable Offerors. The objective of price analysis is to ensure that the final agreed-to prices are fair and reasonable in accordance with RFO 12.204 and RFO 12.203.

3. EVALUATION RATING STANDARDS

3.1. RATING STANDARDS FOR FACTOR 1, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

Rating Description

Acceptable Quote clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation

Unacceptable Quote does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation

4. DEFINITIONS

Term Definition

Clarifications Limited exchanges between the Government and Offerors that may occur when award without discussions is contemplated.

Discussions Negotiations conducted in a competitive acquisition. Discussions take place after establishment of the competitive range.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in the awarded BPA without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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