A--Speed Expansion Services for mice

The South Texas Veterans Health Care System, 7400 Merton Minter Blvd, San Antonio, intends to award a contract to Jackson Laboratories, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, to provide speed expansion services to include the receipt of strain(s) and housing into Jackson's importation area; identification of mice; IVF procedures; embryo transfers; foster mother animal health testing; donor male and female mice utilized for procedures as supplied by Jackson, and housing of pups produced to 5-7 week of age in SPF maximum barrier area strain: C57BL/6-Tg (TRAMP) 8247Ng/J. Jackson Laboratories is the only known source who can perform this effort. The proposed effort will be solicited on the basis of other than full and open competition pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement". The proposed effort will be procured in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 541711 with 500 employee. Interested firms may identify their capability to respond to this requirement by 07/28/2011, 9:00 am CST. Any requests for further information shall be via email to the following e-mail address: contact@example.gov. Any questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Rita Anderson at contact@example.gov. All vendors doing business with the Government are required to be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). No award can be made unless the vendor is actively registered in CCR. For additional information, and to register in CCR, please access the following web site: http:///www.ccr.gov/. In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must also have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at +1 (555) 000-0000. This procurement also requires offerors to complete the On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov/