Housing and Maintenance of Non-Human Primates

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to procure housing, feed and care for an estimated 250 non-human primates by Bioqual, Inc. on a sole source basis under solicitation number NIAID-NOI-14C-1661285. Bioqual currently houses the non-human primates and transportation of the animals would cause enormous stress and a disruption of research activities. A majority of these animals are on lab approved animal study protocols and are currently on experiments with scheduled immunizations, viral challenges, and sample collections. This will be a firm fixed price contract in accordance with the statutory authority for this sole source requirement 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source available. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE NOT BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-71, dated November 25, 2013. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is a Small Business Set-Aside. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541711, which has a size standard of 500 in number of employees. All responsible sources who feel they can meet these requirements shall submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time Friday, January 3, 2014 through the U.S. Postal Service at the address of NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Road, Room 2NE52E, MSC 4811, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4811. Email and fax submissions are acceptable. Point of contact concerning this requirement is Terry M. Knight can be reached by phone and 301-402-2282, or e-mailed to terry.knight@nih.gov. Collect calls will not be accepted.