This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-27.

This is an unrestricted requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 112990.

The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) has a requirement for the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID).

Contractor will provide USAMRIID with several shipments of animals totaling at least 600 animals over the next 12 months. Mice will be genotyped to ensure that they are Type 1 interferon alpha beta receptor knockouts.

This requirement will have (2) twelve month options for additional production if project is successful.

All responsible sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered by the agency. The competitive solicitation, solicitation amendments and all questions and answers relating to this procurement shall be made available via the Internet at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/ or https://www.fedbizopps.gov.

The solicitation is anticipated for release to the vendor community on or about, July 18, 2012, and will only be available until July 31, 2012. Specifications of the requirement are provided in solicitation: W81XWH-12-T-0338.

Potential offerors are responsible for accessing the website. Interested parties must respond to the solicitation in order to be considered for award of any resultant contract. To be eligible for an award, offerors MUST be registered with the Central Contractor Registry at https://ccr.gov/ and may have completed its representations and certification found at https://orca.bpn.gov/.

All questions should be addressed in writing to Colleen Barnes, Contract Specialist at [email protected]. Only one set of questions shall be received from each offeror. Numerous emails from one offeror shall not be accepted. Telephone requests will not be honored and bidder lists will not be maintained.

All interested parties shall provide their quote to Colleen Barnes at [email protected] by 10:00 a.m. ET on July 31, 2012.

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