Miscellaneous / Refrigeratred Warehousing and Storage

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to procure a continuation of a one (1) year refrigeration storage and warehousing support services to house biological specimens from Biomedical Research Institutes. Biomedical Research Institute has provided reliable and consistent refrigeration storage that is critical to: 1) maintain continuity in level of specimen care and to prevent interruption in experiments, 2) the proximity of Biomedical Research Institutes to NIAID makes access to its unusually large collection of specimens very convenient, and 3) changing vendors at this time would not be economically effective, very time consuming, and could result in loss of unique and irreplaceable materials during transit. The repository will be manned and monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 24 hour alarm monitoring, redundant refrigeration system, back-up power generators, restricted access, complete repair services including parts and labor. The biological specimens are stored and housed in one (1) 542 cu. Ft. and one (1) 480 cu. Ft. of -20C walk-in refrigerators (totaling 1022 cu. Ft. of space). The refrigerators are storing biological specimens that demand constant temperature control and security. NIAID has an unusual large collection of biological specimens that has been collected over the lab's long history that is very vital to the success of the lab's research. This will be a firm fixed price contract in accordance with the stator authority for this sole source requirement 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one source available, no substitutions possible. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE NOT BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-71, dated November 25, 2013. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 493210, which has a size standard of $25.5 in millions of dollars. All responsible sources who feel they can meet these requirements shall submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill this requirement. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday, December 30, 2013, through the U.S. Postal Service at the address NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Road, Room 2NE38A, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4811. Email and fax submissions are acceptable. Point of contact concerning this requirement is Jennifer Walker by phone at 301-402-2282 and/or email at [email protected]. Collect calls will not be accepted.