Holstein Cattle

This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation announcement for commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1020324PIADC is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-02 (November 23, 2020). This is a total small business set-aside and the associated North American NAICS code is 112990- All Other Animal Production and small business size standard is Classification is $1.0 million The line items will be a base year and two (2) one-year ordering periods for Holstein Cows The contractor shall provide Holstein cows as outlined in attached Statement of Work (SOW) The estimated periods of performance shall be: Base Year: January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 Ordering Period 1: January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 Ordering Period 2: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 The Place of performance shall be: Agricultural Research Service/Plum Island Animal Disease Center (USDA/ARS/PIADC) 40550 Route 25 Orient Point Warehouse Orient Point NY 11957 The provision at52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition including any addenda to the provision. No addenda applies. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. (b)ordering period. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all ordering period to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the ordering period prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of performance shall not obligate the Government to continue to order during the ordering periods. (c)A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offers specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. The clause at 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items apply a)The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: past performance, price, and technical Technical and past performance, when combined, are50% when compared to price. (b)Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c)A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offers specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. Prospective vendors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications, and shall be registered in the System for Award Management database at http://www.beta.sam.gov at the time of submittal of quote. The clause at52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition including any addenda to the clause. The clause at52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding which, if any, of the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition.The contractor shall carry out the services as per attached SOW in a timely and acceptable manner. Interested contractors shall submit their quotes by December 23, 2020, at 10:00 a.m to [email protected]. Quotes must include a Quality Control Plan. All questions shall be submitted by email to [email protected] by or before December 19, 2020. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. The government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract in December 2020 to the offeror with the best value to the Government. All responsive quotes should include: Representation and Certification Completed price chart (attached) Quality Control Plan Copy of Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) or a USDA Class A or B dealer license. Primary Point of Contact.: Althea Paul, Contract Specialist [email protected] Phone: (301) 504-0331 As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited to electronic medium, and the USDA will provide no hard copies. The solicitation will only be available for download at no charge at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (http://www.fbo.gov). No other site shall be used to obtain these documents.