Environmetal Services Supplies

The National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center (CC) is conducting a sources sought to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZONE small business or Women Owned Small Businesses capable of serving the needs mentioned below. This sources sought announcement is not a request for proposals and the Government is not committed to award a contract pursuant to this announcement. The information from this sources sought is for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. This is strictly a sources sought and the Government will not entertain questions concerning this sources sought. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this sources sought. The Materials Management and Environment Services Department (MMESD) currently seeks a vendors to supply paper products, chemicals and miscellaneous environmental services supplies. SPECIFIC TASKS Vendors need to be capable of providing the MMESD with the necessary paper, chemical and other environmental services supplies per the attached list. The attached lists are the items currently in use at the Clinical Center and are approved by the Clinical Center's Standardization Committee (CCSC) as well as the safety Officer. Vendors may substitute products that match current products (match must be 100%) products that do not match completely would have to be subject to the CCSC approval. Period of Performance: The Government is anticipating a base year with a 12 month period of performance and 4 subsequent option years consisting of 12 months each. The vendor responses must demonstrate their capability of supplying the items described. Please note that failure to specifically demonstrate capability to provide the required supplies in your response to this market survey may affect the Government's review of industry's ability to perform these services. The vendor's response shall be in sufficient detail to allow the Government to assess the capability of your firm. Product listings would be helpful in determining a vendor's capability to supply the required items. The vendor response shall also include any other specific and relevant information related to the requirements of this project that will enable the Government to determine the capabilities of the company to perform the specialized requirements described in this synopsis. Interested organizations must demonstrate and document in any response submitted, to this market survey the ability to perform all of the specialized requirements elsewhere described. This notice is a sources sought and is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government will not award a Purchase Order or Contract based upon Vendor responses to this announcement. The Government shall not assume any costs for preparing or submitting any information in response to the market survey or the Government's use of the information. Any proprietary information should be clearly identified as "proprietary information". Vendors must send written capability responses by January 29, 2014 by 4:00 PM (EST) to the Contract Specialist at the following e-mail address lindbj@cc.nih.gov.