SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Ventilated SealSafe Mouse Rack/Cages
- Notice Date
- 7/13/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339999
— All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- National Institutes of HealthNational Institute of Child Health6100 Executive BlvdRoom 5Z00BethesdaMD20892-7511
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7511
- Solicitation Number
- NICHD2010082
- Response Due
- 7/22/2010
- Archive Date
- 8/21/2010
- Point of Contact
- ROBINSON, TINA robinsti@mail.nih.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
ROBINSON, TINA
(robinsti@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, including 8(a) small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or HUBZone small businesses capable of providing Three(3)ventilated SealSafe Mouse Rack, with some of the following components: a) ventilated SealSafe Mouse Rack; b) Flexible hose 1.3ml long; c) Polysulfone Cage Bodies; d) Stainless Steel Lid with Nylon Seal; e) Polysulfone SealSafe Cage Top; f) 260ml Polysulfone bottle with Silicone Ring; g) Stainless Steel Sipper Tube 65 mm Nozzle; h) Plastic Top Load Cage Card Holder. The caging system shall meet the following requirements: 1)Provide a high number of individually ventilated cages in a single-sided rack not to exceed 72 inches in length. Each cage shall be 14.53 (L) x 6.142 (W) x 5.197(H) with a floor area on 67.43 square inches so it can hold 4 adult mice.2)Racks fully loaded with cages, water bottles, etc., shall be mobile and easy to move so personnel do not strain or injure themselves when moving/replacing racks.3)Ventilation blowers shall be quiet and prevent transmission of fan vibration to the rack and cages. Prefer ventilation units that are separate from the racks and service multiple racks to reduce the number and cost of the blowers required.4)System shall allow cages to be run in either a positive or negative pressure to the room.5)Individual cages shall be easy to remove from the rack with a minimum of repetitive motions required, e.g., minimum drag on cage being removed from rack, self seating cages to eliminate the need for locking devices that shall be turned to insert or remove cages from racks, etc.6)Individual cages shall have good visibility so animals can easily be seen in the rear of the cage during daily rounds without having to remove the cages from the racks. Racks should not have opaque shelves immediately above the cages that block light and limit visibility.7)Cages shall have external water bottles, so the cage does not have to be removed from the rack in order to change/replace a water bottle.8)Cages shall have an internal wire bar lid so one animal can be removed and handled and cage mates will still be contained in the cage.9)Prefer cage wire bar lids with integral feed hopper. 10)Cages lids shall have sufficient filter media surface that cage is adequately ventilated while removed from rack or during power outages for up to 24 hours.11)Cages shall fit special flow tops, cage dividers, and wire lids that accommodate the use of 2 water bottles. Interested firms with the capability of providing the required service are requested to submit a capability statement to assist the Government in determining in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b) whether or not this procurement will be set-aside for any of the programs described above. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 339999 with a size standard of 500 employees. All respondents are requested to identify their firms size and type of business. Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide (a) capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Governments requirements for the above. The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, but not to exceed 15 pages, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the requirements above. Your capability statement should include references. Two (2) copies of the capability statement must be received at the address identified in this synopsis prior to 3:00 p.m. eastern standard local time at designated location on July 22, 2010. Responses by fax or e-mail WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited.
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