Notice of Intent for Mouse Feed and Irradiated Guinea Pig Feed

This is a Notice of Intent, NOT a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Animal Specialties and Provisions for this requirement to provide mouse feed, and irradiated guinea pig feed. Description of need: NIH Rat+Mouse/Auto 5F (30 lbs), Item #: RHI5K85C6T, NIH Rat & Mouse Autoclavable 5% Fat; Qty: 1,210; Certified Guinea Pig Irradiated (30 lbs), Item #: RHI50E6C6N, Qty: 520; Alpha-Dri Plus (18 lbs), Item #: SHE1012, Qty: 1,260; Alpha-Dri Irradiated (20 lbs);

Item #: SHE1008, Qty: 880;

Delivery, Item #: DEL 100, Charge/Fuel Surcharge x 26 deliveries; Qty:

26 Period of Performance: 1/01/2025-12/31/2025 Place of Performance Bethesda, MD 20892 The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that could provide this required feed may submit a capability statement.

All required documents must be submitted via the NIAID electronic Simplified Acquisition Submission System (eSASS) website at https://esass.nih.gov by December 9, 2024 10:00 am. All vendors must register in the eSASS system to submit their documentation. Instructions on how to register /submit documents are included on the website. All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.