SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Accreditation Renewal - SOW
- Notice Date
- 12/15/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 813312
— Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Administration, 6011 Executive Blvd, 5th Floor, Rockville, Maryland, 20852-3804, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852-3804
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-OLAO-OD3-NOI20161213
- Archive Date
- 12/22/2016
- Point of Contact
- Anita Edwards, Phone: (301)496-6605
- E-Mail Address
-
edward1a@od.nih.gov
(edward1a@od.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SS Justif. SOW The National Institutes of Health intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the American Association for Accreditation of Lab Animal Care International (AAALAC) The National Institutes of Health is responsible for ensuring that programs maintain their programmatic accreditation standards. AAALAC is the only accrediting organization that is recognized by our primary regulatory oversight office, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. Our accreditation standards are reviewed every three years after a site visit has been conducted and this site visit cost is covered by the annual fees that are paid. Please see the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for further information. Responses The proposed acquisition action is for items and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1 (b). If you believe you can provide the services requested, please forward capability statements to anita.edwards@nih.gov referencing notice number NIH-OLAO-OD3-NOI20161213, by COB on December 21, 2016. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract acquisition based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/OoA/NIH-OLAO-OD3-NOI20161213/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Main Campus, bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN04352232-W 20161217/161215233951-d1507f03bf25f6c4b7e11eb6150f840b (fbodaily.com)
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