Miscellaneous / Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to procure a continuation of a one (1) year storage and warehousing support services to house cryogenically frozen clinical samples, and two parking space at Forest City-New Baltimore, LLP , John Hopkins University. The repository will be manned and monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and will employ a specially developed security network system for monitoring and accessing control to the building entrances, loading docks, and service entrances. Parking of vehicles to load and unload, and to allow access of personnel. The square footage is a total of 641 sq. ft. for 15 freezers. The level of security is appropriate for storage of cryogenically-preserved infectious specimens. The laboratory freezers are to store critical materials that demand constant temperature and security. Typical freezers for this application: 25 cubic ft. (710 liters) upright freezers. Interior Freezer temperature typically maintained at approximately-80 C. Freezers typically have alarm systems that will notify security when there is a mechanical or electrical failure or other alarms including over and under temperature settings, door open and loss of power. This will be a firm fixed price contract in accordance with the statutory authority for this sole source requirement 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one source available, no substitutions possible. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE NOT BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-72, dated January 1, 2014. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 493120, which has a size standard of $25.5 in millions of dollars. All responsible sources who feel they can meet these requirements shall submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill this requirement. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Friday February 7, 2014, through the U.S. Postal Service at the address NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Road, Room 2NE52D, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4811. Email and fax submissions are acceptable. Point of contact concerning this requirement is Robin White by phone at 301-402-2282 and/or email at whiterobin@niaid.nih.gov. Collect calls will not be accepted.