SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- 36C24E-24-AP-0651|691-24-4-821-0536|VMU- NEWCO Animal Feed and Bedding| VA-24-00079170
- Notice Date
- 8/2/2024 7:31:56 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 311119
— Other Animal Food Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- RPO EAST (36C24E) PITTSBURGH PA 15212 USA
- ZIP Code
- 15212
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24E24Q0072
- Response Due
- 8/9/2024 8:59:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 10/08/2024
- Point of Contact
- Ms. Millicent Covert, Contracting Officer, Phone: (Call shall not be accepted)
- E-Mail Address
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millicent.covert@va.gov
(millicent.covert@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- Regional Procurement Office (RPO) - East intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with NEWCO Distributors, Inc., 9060 Rochester Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, California, to purchase animal feed and bedding for the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. These brand name supplies are necessary for use in on-going research studies conducted by the VA Cooperative Studies Program at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. Due to the need for consistent interpretation and reproducibility of study results in research animals, the following items are needed to ensure ongoing research data validity. Items provided cannot be equivalent and must be directly delivered to the research facility locations noted in the SOW by the distributor. Any change in product, risks the data validity of past and future experiments. The following feed, enrichments/supplements, and bedding will be purchased: ITEM INFORMATION MFG # Manufacturer FEED DESCRIPTION 1024 Canidae CD DOG ALL LIFE STAGES 13OZ CAN 12/CS; SOLD BY CASE 1124 Canidae CD DOG CHICKEN & RICE 13OZ CAN 12/CS; SOLD BY CASE 1224 Canidae CD DOG LAMB & RICE 13OZ CAN 12/CS; SOLD BY CASE 2.363E+09 Natural Balance NB BEEF & RICE 13OZ DOG CAN 12/CS; SOLD BY CASE 5006Z2N LabDiet LABDIET LAB CANINE DIET 50LB 5L18ZGP LabDiet LABDIET LAB CANINE HIGH DENSITY 33LB 5015 Canidae CD CAT INDOOR FORMULA 15LB 11565 Fromm FROMM GOLD ADULT CAT 5LB 4=CS; SOLD BY EACH 3550 Vital Essentials VE CAT 1OZ CHICKEN BREAST FD 12=CS; SOLD BY EACH 3552 Vital Essentials VE CAT 0.9OZ DUCK LIVER FD 12=CS; SOLD BY EACH 11245 Fromm FROMM FOUR-STAR CHICKEN DUCK & SALMON PATE CAT 5.5OZ 12/CS; SOLD BY CASE 11237 Fromm FROMM FOUR-STAR TURKEY PATE CAT 5.5OZ 12/CS; SOLD BY CASE 5001C2N LabDiet LABDIET RODENT LAB CHOW 50LB PELLET 5015C2N LabDiet LABDIET MOUSE CHOW 50LB 5053C3N LabDiet LABDIET PICOLAB RODENT 20% 25LB * 5058C3N LabDiet LABDIET PICOLAB MOUSE 20% 25LB 5P06C2N LabDiet LABDIET RMH 2000 50LB * 5P14C2N LabDiet LABDIET RMH 2500 50LB 5BV4 TestDiet TESTDIET 5053 W 150PPM FENBENDAZOLE 5BV4; Priced per kg/ & sold in 20kg boxes * 5R58-20LB LabDiet LABDIET PICOLAB MOUSE 20 EXT IRR 20LB * 5326CGP LabDiet LABDIET LAB RABBIT HIGH FIBER 15KG 5008CGP LabDiet LABDIET FORMULAB 33LB MFG # Manufacturer ENRICHMENT/SUPPLEMENTS DESCRIPTION 9069 Diamond Naturals DIA DOG CHICKEN BISCUITS 19LB 9063 Diamond Naturals DIA DOG CHICKEN BISCUITS 16OZ 6=CS; SOLD BY EACH * 100/BX Animal Specialties ANIMAL SPECIALTIES I CHEW BLUE 100/BOX 70015022 Clear H20 CLEAR H20 HYDROGEL 2OZ CUP 96/CS 70011062 Clear H20 CLEAR H20 HYDROGEL 6OZ POUCH 70/CS 72065022 Clear H20 CLEAR H2O DIETGEL RECOVERY 2OZ CUPS 96/CS 72075022 Clear H20 CLEAR H2O DIETGEL 76A W/CASEIN 2OZ CUPS 96/CS 6953104 Clear H20 CLEAR H2O MEDIGEL TMS 4OZ CUP 72/CS * 99060 Zupreem ZUPREEM NATURES PROMISE TIMOTHY HAY 40OZ 3/CS 0 Southwest Farms SWFARMS ALFALFA HAY CUBES 50LB MFG # Manufacturer BEDDING DESCRIPTION NES3600 Ancare ANCARE NESTLETS 2"" X 2""; 3600 NESTLETS PER CASE NES7200 Ancare ANCARE NESTLETS 1"" X 1""; 14,400 NESTLETS PER CASE 712225 Ever Clean EVER CLEAN EXTRA STRENGTH MULTI CAT 25LB * 3-002 Pj Murphy PJ MURPHY SANI-CHIPS 2.2CF ED25 Shepherd SHEPHERD ENVIRO-DRI 25 LB BOX ADT60 Shepherd SHEPHERD ALPHA-DRI 20LB 411764 Shepherd SHEPHERD POLY PAD 26 X 28 6-PLY; 1000 SHT MINIMUM ** CUSTOM Shepherd SHEPHERD TECHBOARD 27 X 27 ** STATEMENT OF WORK A. GENERAL INFORMATION Title of Project: Research Laboratory Animal Food and Bedding, Direct Delivery Background: This is a multi-year (5 years) contract for research laboratory animal food, bedding, and other necessary care items for the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) Research and Development Service. To maintain the necessary integrity and consistency of research, using a distributor that can furnish the exact items listed in the quote is imperative. Items provided cannot be equivalent and must be directly delivered to the VAGLAHS facilities by the distributor. Any change in product, risks the data validity of past and future experiments. Scope: The contractor shall provide all labor, packaging, and transportation necessary to provide animal feed and bedding in accordance with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines and the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC). Period of Performance: The period of performance (POP) shall be for five (5) years, Date of award 7/31/2029. Type of Contract: Five (5) year / Multi-year, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Firm Fixed Price Contract Place of Performance: The supplies described above are to be provided to the following facilities: West LA (WLA) Campus Research Facility Building 117 11301 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90073 Sepulveda (SEP) Campus Research Facility Building 47 16111 Plummer Street North Hills, CA 91343 The delivery location is subject to change as required by the designated authority or authorized personnel from Research and Development Service. The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will notify the Contractor when delivery location changes. B. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Packaging and Marking Milling date and product composition must be indicated on all containers of feed. Milling date shall be no more than six (6) months prior to delivery, with a goal to ship all laboratory diets within sixty (60) days of the milling date. All supplies shall be adequately packaged to prevent damage during shipping, handling and storage. Bags or packages shall be whole, intact, and not otherwise torn or damaged. Upon delivery, the Government shall examine all packages. The Contractor shall be required to replace unacceptable or damaged products. Each package shall be certified by the manufacturer to have met quality standards prior to shipment, in accordance with the FDA s Good Laboratory Practices requirements. Bedding Contractor shall be required to provide laboratory bedding that contains no hydrocarbons. Brand Name Only Contractor shall be required to provide brand name only as specified in the schedule of supplies of this package for all required animal feed and bedding supplies. Alternations of the ingredients make-up shall not be allowed under any circumstance, as any changes could affect the outcome of research project(s). The same diet, with no changes, shall be required throughout the research term; therefore, no substitutions shall be accepted. Hours of Delivery/Service All deliveries will be made during normal business hours, with the exception of National Holidays. Each facility will specify their delivery hours. All deliveries are F.O.B. Destination. All deliveries must be accompanied with a packing slip with the contract number, obligation number, shipping address, delivery location, items/quantity ordered, and items/quantity shipped. Placing Orders Orders shall be placed on a weekly or as needed basis by the designated official from the Animal Research Facility or COR. All orders are to be delivered within five (5) working days from the time the order is placed. Emergency deliveries may be necessary on occasions. During these occasions, deliveries shall be made within or no more than two (2) days. Quarterly Usage Report The contractor shall provide the COR a usage report on a quarterly basis at minimum. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible sources who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide BRAND NAME/EXACT supplies for this requirement must notify this Contracting Officer at Millicent.Covert@va.gov NLT Friday, August 9, 2021 by 11:59 AM EST. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties' notification, the Contracting Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.
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