Quality Assurance Analyses for Lab Animal and Diet Bedding

Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Quality Assurance Analyses for Lab Animal Diet and Bedding. This is a notice issued on behalf of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD) by the Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO), Office of Acquisitions, NIH, DHHS, United States. OLAO intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The requirement is to procure the services of Quality Assurance Analyses for Lab Animal Diet and Bedding. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services Attached is the Draft Statement of Work (SOW), for services to be acquired from Eurofins Food Chemistry Testing, Inc. 3301 Kinsman Boulevard, Madison, WI 53704-2523. Based on market research Eurofins Food Chemistry Testing is the only service provider that meet the needs of the attached SOW for the National Institutes of Health, Division of Veterinary Services. Due to the highly specialized nature of the requirement and need for continuity of services with minimal disruption and limited to no other scope of vendors able to perform services. No other responsible source has been found prior to this notice. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Responses must reference SS-NIH-22R00021 and include the following: Name and address of vendor Size and type of business 2. Size and type of business 3. Point of contact with name, title, phone, fax and email 4. UEI number 5. Written Capability Statement (no more than 15 pages) addressing the Statement of Work 6. List of organizations to whom the same or similar types of services have been previously provided to include contract number, dollar value, name, and the phone number of the Contracting Officer ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE OF: July 5, 2022 3:00pm EST Please submit responses via email to Aleise Roberts at Aleiser@od.nih.gov This is NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETIVE PROPOSALS. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. No RFQ will be issued based upon the Notice of Intent. This notice does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. The Government DOES NOT intend to award a contract based on responses under this announcement. Interested parties shall not be reimbursed for costs associated with preparation of their responses. Any proprietary information should be marked. 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 services. Responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses.