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NIEHS LABORATORY ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES   2

ID: 75N96023R00001 • Type: Synopsis Solicitation

Description

Posted: Jan. 12, 2023, 5:42 p.m. EST

Updated: 1/12/2023 - Extended solicitation due date to 5:00pm EST on Tuesday, 17 January 2023.

No further questions will be addressed, the question due date was Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.

Updated: 1-11-2023:

Question: Would the Government explain how the change in salary with the next CBA that has not been provided yet will be factored into the price review and price realism analysis and how bidders should account for that change in the pricing due on Monday?

Answer: The change in salary with the next CBA that has not been provided won't be factored into the price review in the pricing due on Monday, January 16, 2023. The Government may modify the resultant contract when the next CBA is available.

Updated 1-11-2023 - Comment: The pricing spreadsheet used in the solicitation does not include any entry for materials. The materials on this contract have historically been:

5. MATERIALS

Safety Shoes

Hepatitis Series

Physical Exams

Uniforms ( Set=1-shirt and 1-pants)

Answer: Please add all information needed including materials for your business proposal, if submitted.

Updated: 1-6-2023 Extended solicitation due date to 5:00pm EST on Monday, 16 January 2023.

Updated: 1-6-2023 - Posted Attachment - Response Questions_75N96023R00001_010623

Updated: 1-6-2023 - Posted Attachment for original CBA named FEFA ALPHA OMEGA CBA 2016-2019, plus two other supplemental agreements for 2020 and 2021, also between FEFA/Alpha Omega and the union. See attachments for other two supplemental agreements named CBA Signed_Supplemental_Agreement_FEFA Alpha Omega NIEHS 2020 -8 31 2020 AND named CBA Signed Supplemental Agreement 2021.

Updated - 1-6-2023 - Added updated Attachment 2-Labor Classifications and Estimated Hours Per Year Revised.

Updated - 1-3-2023 at 3:54pm - Posting of updated attachment titled: Updated 1-3-2023 AMENDMENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Update 1-3-2023 - Posting of Questions and Answers per attachment titled: 1-3-2023 AMENDMENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, Posting of attachment for CBA and Posting of Updated attachment titled: Updated 1-3-2023 Attachment 2 Labor Classification and Estimated Hours per year.

Update 12-24-2022 - Page 26-28, Animal Husbandry support in the Animal Facility (building 101, section 1 (t) of Attachment 1 - Statement of Work now reads Weekend staff should include 5 employees with one being a breeding tech and one supervisor. Weekend hours are normally 4-hour shifts per person and must start by 8 am each weekend/holiday day IN LIEU OF Weekend staff should include 6 employees with one being a breeding tech and one module supervisor. Weekend hours are normally 4-hour shifts per person and must start by 8 am each weekend/holiday day. See attached updated Attachment 1 Statement of Work (SOW).

Posting of Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, Attachment 1 - Statement of Work and Attachment 2 - Labor Classifications and Estimated Hours Per Year.

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Background
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is one of 27 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIEHS is in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina. NIEHS’s broad focus on the environmental causes of disease makes the institute a unique part of the NIH. NIEHS is home to the National Toxicology Program (NTP), the nation’s premier program for testing and evaluation of agents in our environment. The focus of the NIEHS research is to discover how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives. At the NIEHS, we incorporate sustainability into our mission to ensure that we have, and will continue to have, the resources needed to protect human and environmental health indefinitely.

Work Details
The Animal Husbandry Support Contract for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences provides care, maintenance, and technical services for laboratory animals, seven (7) days per week, including weekends and holidays, for 72,447 square feet of laboratory animal facility space (which includes ancillary support areas outside of the main facility, including a separate facility located approximately one mile from the main facility). This contract supports the work of approximately 40 Principal Investigators, with over 137 Animal Study Proposals, and a daily inventory of 44,000 animals, including over 500 transgenic strains.

Place of Performance
Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina
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Overview

Agency
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) [HHS - NIH]
Response Deadline
Jan. 17, 2023, 5:00 p.m. EST (original: Jan. 13, 2023, 12:00 p.m. EST) Past Due
Posted
Dec. 20, 2022, 5:03 p.m. EST (updated: Jan. 12, 2023, 5:42 p.m. EST)
Set Aside
8(a) (8A)
NAICS
541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
PSC
AJ11 - General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
Place of Performance
Durham, NC 27709 United States
Source
SAM
Current SBA Size Standard
$19.5 Million
Pricing
Multiple Types Common
Est. Level of Competition
Low
Signs of Shaping
86% of obligations for similar contracts within the National Institutes of Health were awarded full & open.
On 12/20/22 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences issued Synopsis Solicitation 75N96023R00001 for NIEHS LABORATORY ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES due 1/17/23. The opportunity was issued with a 8(a) (8A) set aside with NAICS 541990 (SBA Size Standard $19.5 Million) and PSC AJ11.
Primary Contact
Name
Henry Daniels   Profile
Email
henry.daniels@nih.gov
Phone
(984) 287-3017

Secondary Contact

Name
Melissa Gentry   Profile
Email
gentry1@niehs.nih.gov
Phone
None

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Source Agency Hierarchy
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF > NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH > NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH NIEHS
FPDS Organization Code
7529-75N960
Source Organization Code
100189053
Last Updated
Feb. 1, 2023
Last Updated By
henry.daniels@nih.gov
Archive Date
Feb. 1, 2023