Technical & Logistical Support for NIH Lab. Animal Research Contract (LARC IV)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and potential technical capability of small businesses to provide a wide range of technical and support services required for the proper care, use, and humane treatment of laboratory animals to any NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) animal program. Functions include: Veterinary medicine, animal care and husbandry, veterinary and research technical support, data management, cage and environment sanitation, routine maintenance of animal care equipment, animal transportation, logistical and clerical support. Support is to be provided to projects involving the full range of biomedical research and scientific disciplines. Continuous high quality animal care shall be provided as set forth in the applicable animal welfare regulations,standards and guidelines. Animals must be maintained under carefully controlled conditions to minimize research variables and allow the accurate interpretation of laboratory results. It is essential that animal colonies be properly maintained to avoid any situation or condition such as undue stress, diseases, animal identification problems, escapes, etc., that might adversely affect ongoing research. NIH laboratory animal programs involve the use of approximately 575,000 square feet of space located primarily in twenty-six buildings on the Bethesda campus and thirteen buildings at the Animal Center in Poolesville, MD. Remote facilities include four leased facilities in Rockville and Gaithersburg and two Government-owned facilities in Baltimore, MD. All NIH animal programs and facilities comply with applicable laboratory animal regulations, guidelines and standards, and are accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC). Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor(s) shall furnish all necessary qualified personnel to perform technical and support services required for the proper care, use and humane treatment of laboratory animals. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME, this request for information does not constitute a request for proposal and submission of any information based on this synopsis is purely voluntary. If your organization is a small business and has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, web site address, and telephone number. 2) Size and type of ownership for the organization, [i.e., small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) firm, etc.] 3) A tailored capability statement addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. Business concerns that respond to this notice must furnish concise responses directed specifically to the requirements mentioned above. Business concerns demonstrating the capability to accomplish the requirements shall supply pertinent information in sufficient detail to demonstrate their ability to perform. Information furnished shall include enough material to perform a proper evaluation of each item listed above. The Government will evaluate the capability packages using the following criteria: 1) Experience as a prime contractor providing services consistent in scope and scale with those described above. 2) Experience in securing and applying the full range of corporate financial and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements. 3) Experience in providing services under a performance-based service acquisition contract including a brief description of work. 4) A list of the last three (3) contracts completed during the past 3 years or currently in process that are similar in nature to the above outline. Include the following information for each contract and subcontract: (1) Name of Contracting Organization (2) Contract number [for subcontracts provide the prime and subcontract number] (3) Contract type (4) Total Contract Value (5) Description of Requirement (6) Contracting Officer's Name and Telephone Number (7) Program Manager's Name and Telephone Number and (8) NAICS Code(s). Although no geographic restriction is anticipated, if responding firms are located outside the Washington Metropolitan area, indicate how the firm would coordinate with the agency program. Multiple, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, task order type contracts are anticipated. The contracts are expected to be awarded for one sixty (60) month base period. Individual task orders containing options are expected. The applicable NAICS code is 541940, Size Standard $7.5M, Veterinary Services. Capability statements must be received by 4:00 PM (Local Time) on June 4, 2018. Please send/deliver capability statements to the following address: National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisitions-OLAO, 6011 Executive Blvd., Room 529-X, Attention: Kathleen M. Kathman, Esq., Bethesda, MD 20892-7663. NOTE: When hand delivering or using FedEx, UPS, and other courier services, you MUST use the following City, State and Zip Code: Rockville, MD 20852. Capability statements may be emailed (in lieu of mail/delivery) to kathmank@od.nih.gov.