SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- CUSTOM NUTRIENT FOODS
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 311999
— All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Contracts Management Branch, 6100 Executive Blvd., Suite 7A07, MSC7510, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7510
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7510
- Solicitation Number
- NICHD-12-065
- Archive Date
- 8/28/2012
- Point of Contact
- Tina Robinson, Phone: 301-443-7796
- E-Mail Address
-
tr207f@nih.gov
(tr207f@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number is NICHD-12-065 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-60. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 3311999 and the business size standard is 500 employees. However, this solicitation is not set aside for small business. This acquisition is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) intend to procure on a sole source basis with Belovo Incorporated - P.O. Box 4092 - Pinehurst, NC 28387 the following products: 1. QUANTITY: 4080 lbs. of Standard n-6 Rich Chicken Meat 2. QUANTITY: 8160 lbs. of Enhanced n-3 Rich Chicken Meat 3. QUANTTIY: 15,172 - Standard n-6 eggs 4. QUANTITY: 30,345 - Enhanced n-3 eggs The products listed above are custom enhanced omega-3 (n-3) chickens and eggs for use in a human clinical trial to be conducted at Pennington Biomedical in Louisiana. The lab has worked under a confidentiality agreement with Belov0 Inc. for the last two years to develop the feeds and production processes for these experimental foods. Thus, under this confidentiality agreement these custom feeds (ingredients) and their processes cannot be disclosed to third parties. Therefore, Belovo Inc. is the sole source for this custom production of experiment and controlled nutrient content foods. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of the 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1), FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations however, all responses received, within eleven (11) days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. The offeror must include a completed copy of the provision of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with its offer. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items - Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions applies to this acquisition. The offeror must include their Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.acquisition.gov/far. Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the products specified in this synopsis should submit one (1) copy of their quotation to the below address or via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov by the due date and time below. Offers must also be accompanied by descriptive literature, warranties and/or other that demonstrate that the offer meets all of the foregoing requirements. Quotations will be due eleven (11) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis or by August 13, 2012 before 10:00 a.m. EST. The quotation must reference "Solicitation number" NICHD-12-065. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 5Z00, Bethesda, MD 20852. Attention: Tina Robinson. Any questions must be sent via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov and must include solicitation# NICHD-12-065 in the subject line of email. Faxed copies/responses will not be accepted. Note: In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered and have valid certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) http://www.ccr.gov.
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