DNA Reference Specimen Collection Materials and Supplies

This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-53 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement Change Notice 20111102.

The solicitation for commercial items is prepared using simplified acquisition procedures under the test program for commercial items found at FAR 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in the RFQ.

This acquisition will be for a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Requirements contract. The Period of Performance for this contract will be a base year with four one-year options.

This acquisition is a 100% total small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 325413 and the size standard is 500 employees.

DESCRIPTION: The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) in support of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) is issuing a solicitation for DNA Reference Specimen Collection Materials and Supplies.

REQUIREMENTS: The contractor shall provide DNA collection components with their minimum specifications, as provided in the solicitation; maintain inventory for the entire DNA products and components which may include inventory management, quality control, preservation, and security of all products stored in the warehouse; and provide delivery, freight, and shipping of individual DNA components to various locations scheduled and specified by the Government. The frequency of shipment may vary from day to day but the contractor shall be prepared to ship at least 10 shipments per day within a 24 hours notice. All interested parties will be required to submit a non-returnable prototype of each component part to the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL) prior to the closing date of the solicitation for analysis and suitability determination of the component part.

All responsible sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered by the agency. The competitive solicitation, solicitation amendments and all questions and answers relating to this procurement shall be made available via the Internet at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/ or https://www.fedbizopps.gov.

The solicitation is anticipated for release to the vendor community on or about, November 23, 2011 and will only be available until December 23, 2011. Specifications of the requirement are provided in solicitation: W81XWH-12-T-0043

Potential offerors are responsible for accessing the website. Interested parties must respond to the solicitation in order to be considered for award of any resultant contract. To be eligible for an award, offerors MUST be registered with the Central Contractor Registry at https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/ and have completed its representations and certifications found at https://orca.bpn.gov/.

All questions should be addressed in writing to Lisa Wells, Contract Specialist at lisa.lynn.wells@us.army.mil. Questions shall be submitted no later than 11:00 a.m. EST on December 8, 2011. Only one set of questions shall be received from each offeror. Numerous emails from one offeror shall not be accepted. Telephone requests will not be honored and bidder lists will not be maintained.

All interested parties shall provide their quote to Lisa Wells at lisa.lynn.wells@us.army.mil by 11:00 a.m. EST on December 23, 2011.

The above dates are subject to change depending upon the actual release date of the RFQ. Please refer to the RFQ for the final dates of question and quote submissions.