B01_Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source_W81XWH20Q0016_betasam.gov.docx

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

1. Solicitation Number: W81XWH-20-Q-0016

2. Sole Source Title: Biosafety Level BSL-4 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

3. Agency: The requesting activity is the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) Fort Detrick, MD

4. Contracting Office: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD

5. Location: USAMRIID, 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702

6. Description: The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price supply contract to Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc. located at 900 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917 (DUNS 198541331; Cage Code 39SU9). The statutory authority permitting the acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 1901. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) citation is 13.106-1(b) (1) (i), and the FAR citation title is “Only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization)”.

7. Background: The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) provides leading edge medical capabilities to deter and defend against current and emerging biological threat agents. USAMRIID’s core competencies are development, testing, and evaluation of medical countermeasures providing world-class expertise in medical biological defense, rapid identification of biological agents, training, and educating by maintaining biosafety, bio-surety, and biosecurity standards and preparing for technological uncertainty. The BSL-4 protective suits are provided to the personnel involved within the research for safety that will not be compromised resulting to and be able to fit comfortable and no hindrance while working. The protective suits are to fit standard sizes from Small through XX-Large and custom measured suits. Measurements will be provided by the end-user to measure height, weight, size of the boots, length from wrists for left and right, calf, gloves, o’ring cuff, and hanger support hook. The total suits shall not exceed 380 each of stand size and custom fit within the 60 months period of performance.

8. Scope and Purpose: USAMRIID requirement is for a 12 month base year and four (4) 12 month option years for the procurement of Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc. In order to maintain ongoing research integrity, the protective suits shall be specifically tailored to the measurements of the researchers, have a high protection, be low noise, with a wide visual field, a high level of mechanical strength and be lightweight. Work inside the BSL-4 suits are high risk, and one failure on the suit can cause an exposure to the BSL-4 agents that does not have cure.

9. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: The NAICS code for this requirement is 339113, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing.

10. Anticipated Period of Performance: 01 April 2020 – 31 March, 2025

11. Information to Industry: This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source is for informational purposes only in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation(FAR) 5.201 and not a request for competitive proposals. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. Interested parties should submit a Capability Statement and pricing information for this requirement within thirty (30) days of public notice to be considered by the Government. A determination to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement.

12. Response Due Date: Interested vendors should submit the Capability Statement in response to this Notice of Intent to Sole Source electronically by 10:00 A.M. (EST) 24 January 2020 via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Wanda King at wanda.d.king.civ@mail.mil. No phone calls will be accepted.

13. Notice Closes: This Notice of Intent to Sole Source closes on 03 February 2020 at 10:00 A.M. (EST).

14. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in response to this notice. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).