Small Laboratory Animals

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

1. RFI Title: Small Laboratory Animals

2. Requiring Activities: Five (5) subordinate commands within the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) to include:

a. U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) with a mission to provide leading edge medical capabilities to deter and defend against current and emerging biological threat agents.
b. U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) with a mission to discover and develop medical products and knowledge solutions against chemical threats through research, education and training, and consultation.
c. U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) with a mission to optimize warfighter health and performance through medical research.
d. U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) with a mission to provide combat casualty care medical solutions and products for wounded warriors, from self-aid through definitive care across the full spectrum of military operations; provide state of the art trauma, burn, and critical care to Department of Defense (DoD) beneficiaries and civilians, and provide Burn Flight Teams.
e. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) with a mission to conduct biomedical research that is responsive to DoD and Army requirements and delivers lifesaving products including knowledge, technology, and medical materiel that sustain the combat effectiveness of the warfighter.

3. Contracting Office: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) located at 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702

4. Synopsis: This RFI is for informational purposes as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources capable of providing small laboratory animals. This RFI shall not be construed as a Request for Quote (RFQ) or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary.

The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. Based on the responses to this RFI, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding the responses received.

5. Background: The USAMRMC is the Army's medical materiel developer, with responsibility for medical research, development, and acquisition and medical logistics management. The USAMRMC's expertise in these areas establish and maintain the capabilities the Army requires to fight and win on the battlefield. There are six (6) medical research laboratory subordinate commands that execute the science and technology program to investigate medical solutions for the battlefield and five (5) of those subordinate commands require the small laboratory animals as identified below.

6. Required Small Laboratory Animals: The small laboratory animals required under this MA-BPA include the following:

a. Mice
b. Rats
c. Rabbits
d. Guinea Pigs
e. Hamsters
f. Gerbils

7. Draft Statement of Need (SoN) and Minimum Essential Characteristics (MECs). A Draft SoN is included with this RFI as well as the MECs as Attachment A and is for informational purposes.

8. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code. The NAICS code for this requirement is 112990, All Other Animal Production with a size standard of $0.75M

9. Instructions to Responders:

9.1. The Government encourages all qualified business entities to submit a response to this RFI which addresses the capability to provide the required small laboratory animals in accordance with the MECs.

9.2. A preliminary, non-binding price quote is required which identifies the prices of the small laboratory animals.

9.3. The subject header of the email for submission of questions and/or the RFI response shall be: "Small Laboratory Animals".

9.4. All information regarding capabilities statements or any other proprietary information relative to this RFI shall be marked appropriately.

9.5. The contact information for the business entity submitting the response.

10. Response Due Date: Responses to this RFI are due electronically by 10:00 AM EDT on 15 May 2019 via email to Mr. Brandon Roebuck, brandon.m.roebuck.civ@mail.mil.

11. Disclaimer and Important Notes: The purpose of this RFI notice is to gain market knowledge. 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 business entity responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the proposed small laboratory animals meet the MECs. 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 a review of the responses received, the Government will then determine the best procurement approach.

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