BPA for Swine for DHS PIADC

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), on behalf of the DHS Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T) Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), intends to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the repetitive Firm Fixed Price (FFP) supply and delivery of swine to PIADC located at 40550 Route 25 in Orient Point, New York, as detailed in the Description of Requirement included herein as Attachment 01.

The minimum order is six (6) animals.

The maximum order is 30 (thirty) animals.

These supplies, considered to be a commercial item, fall under the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) code 424520 for Livestock Merchant Wholesalers, however, other similar NAICS codes may be considered.

This solicitation has been prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Subpart 13.303, Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPAs). As a reference, FAR and Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) provisions and clauses can be found on-line at:

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/.

This is a best value procurement. Quotes will be evaluated on the basis of four factors. The three non-cost factors are listed below in descending order of relative importance:

• Specifications of Swine

• Delivery Requirements

• Past Performance

Price is the fourth evaluation factor.

The non-cost factors together are more important than price.

Factor 1: Specifications of Swine. The Offeror shall prepare and submit a statement less than three pages demonstrating their ability to meet and/or exceed the specifications for swine as stated in the Description of Requirements in Attachment 01.

Factor 2: Delivery Requirements. The Offeror shall prepare and submit a statement less than three pages demonstrating their ability to meet and/or exceed the delivery requirement as stated in the Description of Requirements in Attachment 01.

Factor 3: Past Performance. The Offeror shall prepare and submit a statement less than three pages for at least one (1) but not more than three (3) recent contracts and/or subcontracts (including federal, state, local government, and/or private sector) which are similar in scope, size, and complexity to the work required by this solicitation, or which the Offeror considers relevant in demonstrating its ability to perform the proposed effort within the past 10 years.

The Government also will evaluate other past performance information, including but not limited to reports filed on the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) located on the Internet at www.ppirs.gov.

Factor 4: Price. The Offeror shall complete (fill out) the FFP prices for the items listed below:

• Unit price per animal:

• Delivery to PIADC of 1 to 10 animals:

• Delivery to PIADC of 11 to 20 animals:

• Delivery to PIADC of 21 to 30 animals:

The Offeror may provide a statement less than three pages with any additional supporting information regarding their price quote.

Consistent with Block 8 of this form, quotes are due via e-mail to DHS OPO Contract Specialist Robert Marosz at Robert.Marosz@st.dhs.gov on or before 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Monday, June 19, 2017. Late quotes will not be accepted.

In the meantime, if you have any questions, please submit them in writing via e-mail again to Mr. Marosz on or before 1:00 p.m. ET on Monday, June 12, 2017. We are looking forward to your responses.