Sterile Defibrinated Blood Vials

USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has a requirement for the following two types of vials:  Sterile Defibrinated Horse Blood and a vial of Sterile Defibrinated Sheep Blood which meets the requirements in the attached Statement of Work. The contract will be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract with Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Task Orders with a 1-year base and four 1-year options.

This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, which is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ); quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.  The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 Procedures. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this procurement. This is a small business set aside.

Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JAN 2018), Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, which is incorporated by reference. Full text may be accessed electronically at: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/.  

Any questions or comments regarding this solicitation shall cite the solicitation number #891783 and be submitted in writing (e-mail or fax) to Marnie Miller not later than 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), February 26, 2018.   E-mail address is Marnie.Miller@fsis.usda.gov.  Fax number is 301-504-4276.  Telephone questions will not be accepted.    

Evaluation of quotes selection and award will be based on the evaluation criteria stated in the attached document. If offerors are not registered via the ORCA website at http://sam.gov, offerors shall complete and return a copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications. These representations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultant contract.   In addition, contract clauses that will be incorporated into this anticipated IDIQ Contract.  It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the internet site for the release of solicitation amendments (if any).