Sources Sought

Added: Jun 08, 2011 9:36 am In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201 "Exchange with industry before receipt of proposals" and (FAR) 52.215-3, "Request for information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes" this Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of The Department of Health and Human Services, Supply Service Center.  The Capabilities Statement for this Sources Sought is not expected to be a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach.  This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be not construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pays for information solicited.  No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents.  At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation.  NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.  When the solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps at https://www.fbo.gov.  It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Background: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center in Perry Point, MD intends to expand its capabilities for storing perishable pharmaceutical products at the Perry Point site.

Purpose and Objectives: In order to accomplish the cold storage expansion, the design and construction of a cold storage addition will be added onto the outside of an existing warehouse.

Project requirements:The cold storage structure will be sized to hold approximately 100 pallets in three-high rack storage at 2°C-8°C and meet all applicable cGMP guidelines. The structure will be built with consideration for future expansion to approximately 300 pallets.

Anticipated period of performance:The time-frame for completion and startup of the addition will be about 3 months from contract award.

Other important considerations: The design/build contractor selected will work from a set of bridging documents covering size, internal layout and specific location of the facility prepared by an Architectural and Engineering firm. The design/build contractor will be expected to determine all specifications, and furnish all materials and equipment for the refrigerated cold vault structure.

Interested parties should submit notice of ability to provide services by returning the information below by 3:00 pm (EST) June 22, 2011 via e-mail to Leslie Lucas (leslie.lucas@psc.hhs.gov). 

Capability statement:To be eligible for submitting a proposal, contractors must have experience building such structures for the pharmaceutical industry or related government sector and be thoroughly familiar with cGMP guidelines. Respondents must provide staff expertise, availability, and a descriptive listing of prior completed projects.

Offeror Name:
Address:
Point of Contract:
Phone Number:
E-mail address:
Tax Identification Number (TIN):
DUNS:

Specify:          Offeror is / is not a small business.

Specify:          Offeror is / is not CCR registered.

Specify:          Offeror is / is not ORCA registered.

Specify: Other Classifications: (ex:  8(a), HubZone, woman-owned, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned)

The purpose of this sources sought notice is to gain market knowledge.  The NAICs code for this requirement is 333415 - Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing.

Disclaimer and Important Notes.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's 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 a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s)."