Animal Storage supplies

Solicitation #

HHSN-NIH-CCOPC-SBSS-21-005416

This is a Small business Sources Sought notice.  This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations.  The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources:(2) whether there are small businesses, HUBZONE small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses or (8a) small businesses, veteran- owned small business, woman-owned small businesses or small disadvantaged businesses veteran owned small businesses; woman owned businesses, or small disadvantaged businesses and (3)  their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition.  Your response to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible.  An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable code should not submit a response to this notice. 

Purpose

The purpose of this notice is purchase animal storage supplies for the well-being of research study animals through reliable environmental control is a primary concern and studies compromised by the contamination of animals is catastrophic to the health and safety of each animal as well as the success of expensive long-term research. This vendor manufactures an provides the most extensive line of laboratory animal housing and care equipment available. The mouse cages are eexclusively for housingmice providing high density housing with up to 180 individually ventilated cages ( IVC’s) per system. RAIR HDSuper Mouse 750™ Racks holdmouse populations of up to 900 adultmice in one mobile unit, with 2 different cages sizes that can be mixed and matched as needed. The design delivers low velocity HEPA filtered air to each cage while capturing cage effluent

Capability Statement is to include:

Information regarding respondents; (a)

, including their availability, experience and informal and other training; (b) current in-house capability to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts; references, and other related information:

• Respondents, DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contract, and size and type of business (e.g.8(a), HUBZone, etc) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code;

• Respondents; technical and administrative points of contract including names, titles addresses, telephone and fax numbers and  email addresses;

• Respondents must respond to this notice by 26, 20121  at 1:00 pm Est

DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTICES:

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response.  The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate.  Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization qualifications to perform the work.  Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.  After review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation maybe published in Federal Business Opportunities.  However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a future solicitation.

 Primary Point of Contact

Priscilla Abalos Contract Specialist

Phone Number 703-687-3438