539-16-4-460-0330 - Animal Per Diem

Pre-Solicitation Notice



The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO 10), Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2637 intends to solicit a RFQ for a sole-source procurement to provide Reimbursement to the University of Cincinnati for animal per diem (See Below), using a Firm-Fixed Price Sole-Source contract as the procurement method.





The VA anticipates issuing a Firm-Fixed Price Contract (Sole Source) to the University of Cincinnati on or about 08-25-2016 for the use of animals used in Research and Development on site at the university.



In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective contractors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) and in VetBiz database if applicable (VetBiz registration is required for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses) under the applicable NAICS. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov and Vet Biz information at http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. To be eligible for award, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management database. Registration is free and potential offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website as no contract can be awarded to any offeror not registered in SAM.



NAICS Code is 112990 with a Small Business Size Standard of $.75 Million. The solicitation will be issued for a single business with a sole-source justification. One award is expected to be made.



The VA will only consider one proposal and the contractor must be registered as mentioned above and not on the Excluded Parties List.



Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contract Specialist using the email link provided. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email requests or questions to Luke Turner at the following e-mail address: luke.turner@va.gov and ensure that the subject line includes: solicitation no. VA250-16-Q-0612 and please include the company name and DUNES #.



Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10

260 E. University Avenue

Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2637

Station Code: 36C250