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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcem... This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) FAR Subpart 13.5—Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12— Acquisition of Commercial Items; and is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-06, dated July 30, 2024. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. This requirement shall be solicited using full and open competitive procedures. Description: NINDS anticipates the award of a single award IDIQ contract with an ordering period of five (5) years from the date of award that establishes fixed prices for items. NINDS shall issue individual Fixed-Price Task Orders. The purpose of this acquisition is to purchase equipment required to increase mouse holding capacity and replace worn and damaged mouse holding equipment in the Building 35/35A Shared Animal Facility (35 SAF). The requirements include new Individually Ventilated Cage (IVC) racks, air handling units (AHUs), mouse cage components, and accessory items required for control and interconnection of the previous parts. NINDS will establish a contract minimum of $1,000 (which will be satisfied at the time of contract award) and a not-to-exceed contract ceiling of $1,500,000. This contract may also utilize Options for Increased Quantities and Options to Extend the Period of Performance which will be established and negotiated at the Task Order Level. The Government requires the following brand name or equal items: Individually Ventilated Cage Rack - Reusable IVC Housing and Air Handling Equipment. (see Attachment 1 - Purchase Description) Please refer to Attachment 2 – Schedule of Items for details and information describing the brand name or equal items and service requirements as well as the estimated quantities for Task Order 1. Offerors should provide pricing for the items identified in the Schedule of Items Delivery shall be made 120 – 150 days after receipt of order (ARO) and signed approval drawings when necessary. Delivery shall be made to the following: National Institute of Health NIH/Bldg 35 35 Convent Drive Animal Facility Dock, GA316 Bethesda, MD 20892 The provision at FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items is applicable to this solicitation. Small Business Subcontracting Plan: Offerors shall complete HHS Subcontracting Plan and submit it at SBCX, direct link is https://osdbu.hhs.gov/subcontracting/a4769ef3-949b-4938-983b-f4a4767c0703 Pursuant to NIH’s priority of Small Business participation, Offerors shall be required to submit a subcontracting plan in accordance with the terms of the clause entitled "Small Business Subcontracting Plan," at FAR Clause No. 52.219-9 (Sep 2023), Alternate II (Nov 2016), will be applicable to any resultant contract. The provision at FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (OCT 2014) applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Selection of an offeror for contract award will be based on an evaluation of proposals against four factors. The factors are: Technical Capability and Functionality, Contract Management and Customer Support, Speed of Delivery/Installation and Set-up, and Past Performance. Although technical factors are of paramount consideration in the award of the contract, price and past performance are also important to the overall contract award decision. All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price. The Government intends to make an award to that offeror whose proposal provides the best overall value to the Government. The evaluation will be based on the demonstrated capabilities of the prospective Contractors in relation to the needs of the project as set forth in the SOLICITATION. The merits of each proposal will be evaluated carefully. Each proposal must document the feasibility of successful implementation of the requirements of the SOLICITATION. Offerors must submit information sufficient to evaluate their proposals based on the detailed factors listed below. The evaluation factors are used when reviewing the proposals. 1. Technical Capability and Functionality NIDA shall evaluate the offeror’s technical approach for overall capability and functionality in relation to the General Requirement, Salient Characteristics, Quantity and Deliverables as described in the Purchase Description. 2. Contract Management and Customer Support NIDA shall evaluate the offeror’s ability to provide a high level of customer service, particularly in the area of initial responsiveness and resolution of device and service problems. 3. Speed of Delivery, Installation and Set-up NIDA shall evaluate the offeror’s technical approach for completeness, feasibility, soundness and practicality of the proposed approach and work plan for accomplishing the requirements of the statement of work. 4. Past Performance Offerors will be evaluated based on information obtained from references provided by the offeror, other relevant past performance information obtained from other sources known to the Government, and any information supplied by the offeror concerning problems encountered on the identified contracts and corrective action taken. Furthermore, the Government will assess the relative risks associated with each offeror. Performance risks are those associated with an offeror's likelihood of success in performing the acquisition requirements as indicated by that offeror's record of past performance. The assessment of performance risk is not intended to be the product of a mechanical or mathematical analysis of an offeror's performance on a list of contracts but rather the product of subjective judgment by the Government after it considers all available and relevant information. PRICE EVALUATION Offerors price quote will be evaluated for reasonableness. For a price to be reasonable, it must represent a price to the government that a prudent person would pay when consideration is given to prices in the market. Normally, price reasonableness is established through adequate price competition, but may also be determined through cost and price analysis techniques. Price evaluation will not be conducted on any Offeror determined to be technically unacceptable. Offerors may respond with a proposal indicating their ability to provide the technical specifications stated in this solicitation. Responses will be evaluated based on the contractor’s ability to meet the Government’s requirements. The provision at FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The provision at FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (See Attachment 4). The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions as determined by the contracting officer are necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. a. FAR 52.216-18 Ordering b. FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations The provision of FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See Attachment 5. There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions applicable to this acquisition. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. Responses to this solicitation must include clear and convincing evidence of the Offeror’s capability of fulfilling the requirement as it relates to the government requirements stated in this solicitation. Basic cost and price information in the Offeror’s proposal must contain sufficient information to allow the Government to perform a basic analysis of the reasonableness of the Offeror to supply the required goods/services. Any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision may include such factors as: past performance; special features required for effective service coverage; trade-in considerations; warranty considerations; maintenance and service coverage availability; serial, product or catalog number(s); product description; delivery terms, and prompt payment discount terms. The Contractor shall submit its quote electronically. Offerors should include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with their offer, OR provide a copy of the valid certifications registrations and Representation and Certifications from the System of Award Management (SAM) applications at www.SAM.gov, which may be indicated on the Offeror’s cover sheet. In addition the vendor Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All Offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.” All responses must be received no later than September 5th, 2024, 12:00 pm EST. Late responses will not be accepted. All responses must reference solicitation number 75N95024Q00309. Responses must be submitted electronically to Aswan Fadhl at aswan.fadhl@nih.gov and Josh.lazarus@nih.gov. For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Aswan Fadhl by email at aswan.fadhl@nih.gov or by phone at 301-435-5890. DATE QUESTIONS DUE: Questions and requests for clarification must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist, Aswan Fadhl, at aswan.fadhl@nih.gov on or before 11:00 AM EST, Sept 03, 2024. Fax responses will NOT be accepted.

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This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and ca... This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified sources; (2) whether they are small businesses or other than small businesses; (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition; and (4) availability of domestic sources manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition, and availability of domestic sources manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Background The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducting research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of neurological disorders and stroke. The NINDS mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease. The Animal Health Care Section (AHCS) of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is tasked with veterinary care, management, and oversight of building 35 SAF. NINDS requires additional reusable IVC housing and air handling equipment. This requirement includes IVC cage racks, mouse cage setups, air handling units (AHUs), hoses, and other accessories required to make this equipment work, such as power cords and identification card holders. This equipment is needed to increase holding capacity, optimize use of existing animal holding space, and replace cage equipment broken equipment. The purchase of new IVC racks and AHUs will both increase overall holding space and facilitate an optimized arrangement of IVC racks in the vivarium that will increase operational efficiency. Mouse cage setups are required to deploy the new IVC racks for animal holding. Additional mouse cage components are required to replace items already in use that, while durable, have been subjected to wear and tear since their purchase in 2013. A percentage of this equipment breaks during each year of use and must be replaced to continue operations. Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this acquisition is to procure brand name or equal equipment to expand our lab animal holding capacity, as well as replace worn and broken equipment. The equipment procured must be interchangeable and compatible with the existing Allentown Nexgen Mouse 500 Individually Ventilated Cage (IVC) housing equipment (racks, cages, and required accessory items) and Air Handling Units (AHUs). The NINDS Animal Health and Care Section requires the following brand name or equal Individually Ventilated Cage (IVC) housing equipment (racks, cages, and required accessory items) and Air Handling Units (AHUs) component parts and services. Product Description 1 - MENGP160AN-0041: Nexgen IVC Rack. IVC, Mouse, 160 Cage NexGen, PNC, Same Side Plenums 4" Exhaust (Right) & 4" Supply, Runners (Plastic), 5" x 1.5" Gray Retort Casters, Integrated Cage Locks, Double Face, 8 Columns x 10 Tiers, Drawing 411005 2 - EFS115GRP0-2A4E: Ecoflo Supply AHU. Blower, Ecoflo, Supply, 115v, Wivarium, Grey, Purple Label, Wi-Fi, North America/Taiwan/Japan Cord Set, English 3 - 225470-042: Supply AHU Hose. Hose Assembly, 42"/1067mm, 3:4 (76.200:101.600), Riveted, Gray, White Rings 4 - EFE113GLP0-0X00: Ecoflo Exhaust AHU. Blower, Ecoflo, Exhaust, 115v, Grey, Purple Label, Interconnect Cord 5 - 225472-040: Exhaust AHU Hose. Hose Assembly, 40"/1016mm, 4:4 (101.600:101.600), Riveted, Gray, White Rings, Port 6 - EFT215GTP0-2A4E: Ecoflo Tower AHU. Blower, Ecoflo, Tower, 115v, Wivarium, Grey, Purple Label, Wi-Fi, North America/Taiwan/Japan Cord Set, English 7 - 227674: Elbow Assembly, 90 Degree, 4.000"/101.6mm - 4.000"/101.6mm, Silicone (Gray), With Support Ring And Clamp 8 - 317308-3: Tee Riser, Supply. Tee Riser, Mold, Supply, Tower, 80-86 9 - 225470-072: Hose. Hose Assembly, 72.000"/1829mm, 4:4 (76.200:101.600), Riveted, Gray, White Rings 10 - 317309-3: Tee Riser, Exhaust. Tee Riser, Mold ,Exhaust, Tower, 80-86 11 - 225471-080: Hose. Hose Assembly, 80.000"/2032mm, 4:4 (101.600:101.600), Riveted, Gray, White Rings 12 - 224559: Pendant Control Panel. Pendant, Touch Panel With White Vinyl Coated Aluminum Enclosure 13 - 223581-4: Cage Bottom. Cage, Mouse, XJ/Nexgen, Clear Polysulfone High Temperature Plastic, White Air Kup 14 - 228652-5: Cage Top. External Bottle Top, Mouse, Nexgen, Deep Pocket, Clear Polysulfone High Temperature Plastic, T-99 Filter, Purple Hinged Retainer 15 - 314677: Half Pocket Wire Bar Lid. Wire Bar Lid, Mouse, XJ/NexGen, Stainless Steel, Sheet Metal Design, Half Pocket, With Lances, For Use With EBT Top 16 - HH35P16-8: Cage Card Holder. Cardholder, 3" X 5", Horizontal , Polysulfone High Temperature Plastic, Purple With Holes, XJ/ NexGen/ BCU2/ 10147pnc/ Rat BCU, Lid Mount Plastic Clip, Flip Up 17 - AIR9226: Power Cord. Cord set, 10', 20 amp, twist lock plug, right angle Connector 18 - 410821-3: Cage Bottom. Cage, Mouse, XJ/Nexgen, Clear Polysulfone High Temperature Plastic, with Hole Only 19 - SVC-TBLWR-HC: Service, HEPA certification for 1 each individual air handling tower unit 20 - SVC-IVC-PM: Service, preventative maintenance for IVC 21 - SVC-IVC-BLWR-PM: Service, preventative maintenance for IVC and air handling modules (individual blower($) and/or tower(s)) with hepa certification 22 - WARRANTY: Cage And Rack Warranties Capability Statement / Information Sought Companies that believe they possess the capabilities to provide the required products should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contracting Officer. The capability statement must specifically address each of the project requirements separately. Additionally, the capability statement should include any contractor GSA Schedule contracts and/or other government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) by which all of the requirements may be met, if applicable, and any other information considered relevant to this program. If subcontracting is anticipated, responses should note the extent of subcontracting anticipated. Capability statements must also include: 1. Company Name, 2. Unique Entity ID (UEI) from SAM.gov, 3. Company address, 4. Company point of contact with title, phone number, and email address, 5. Size and type of business (e.g. 8(a), HUBZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS Code, 6. If the respondent is a reseller, the size and type of business of the manufacturer pursuant to the applicable NAICS Code, and 7. The place of manufacture of all items, including the address and country. Interested companies are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. Submission Instructions All responses to this notice must be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer, Josh Lazarus josh.lazarus@nih.gov and Contract Specialist Aswan Fadhl aswan.fadhl@nih.gov responses must be received on or before July 1, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST. 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 presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in www.sam.gov. 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).