ANIMAL FEED AND BEDDING

Contracting Office Address: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 903 S 4th Street, Hamilton, MT 59840 STATEMENT OF NEED: This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition will be made in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 - Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and solicitation for commercial Items, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation (a written solicitation will not be issued) and quotes are being requested. The Solicitation number is RFQ-NIAID-2099966 and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ). This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-07, September10, 2021. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 311119, Other Animal Food Manufacturing, and small business set aside is 500 employees. This requirement is being competed with a brand name restriction, and as a small business set aside. The products and manufacturers needed are as follows: Product Description Catalog No. Total Qty-See Schedule* Shepherd Specialty Paper products: Alpha Dri Plus Bedding SHE1012 1,680 AlphaDri Irradiated SHE1008 1,440 Test/Lab Diet products: PMI NIH Rat & Mouse Autoclavable 5%fat RHI5K85C6T 1,440 PMI Certified PicoLab Guinea Pig Diet RHI50E6C3N 480 PMI Pico Lab Mouse 20 30 lb Irradiated RHI5058C6N 120 Delivery Location: NIH, Vaccine Research Center, 40 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 FOB: Destination. Please be sure to include on the quotation: an estimated date of delivery for the items, and all applicable shipping/handling charges must be included in the quotation. Deliveries are estimated on the attached delivery schedule beginning 12/2/21. Quantities are intended to cover the above materials for a period of up to one year after receipt of order. Deliveries will be coordinated by the requestor with the selected vendor as required at various intervals. The government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order to the responsible contractor as a result of this RFQ that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. By submitting a quotation, your facility is accepting all Government Terms and Conditions which will prevail over the award. The award will be based on the following: capability to meet the brand-named product requirements, delivery per estimated schedule, and price. The following FAR provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (Sept 2021) FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (February 2021) FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. (Aug 1999) FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements - Representation (Jan 2017) FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (OCT 2020) FAR 52.204'26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (OCT 2020) *** Must complete representation attached to this solicitation - see attachment 52.204-26 Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://www.sam.gov/ in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (Please ensure 52.209-2 -- Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation. (Nov 2015) is updated in your SAM record) The following FAR contract clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Oct 2018) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (Sept 2021) *The applicable subparagraphs of FAR52.212-5 are included in the attachment to this posting. FAR 52.203-19 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (Jan 2017) FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (AUG 2020) HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (Dec 2015) FAR 52.252-2 -- Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: Acquisition.GOV | www.acquisition.gov By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation (www.sam.gov). Copies of the above-referenced provisions and clauses are available from http://www.acquisition.gov/far/loadmainre.html & http: //www.hhs.gov/regulation/index.html or, upon request, either by email or telephone. Submission shall be received not later than November 19, 2021, by 2:00 p.m. EST. Offers may be e-mailed to Pamela Ingalls (E-Mail/ pamela.ingalls@nih.gov). Offers shall include RFQ number in the subject line (RFQ-NIAID-2099966). Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f) All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to Pamela Ingalls, at pamela.ingalls@nih.gov.