The National Institute on Drug Abuse, Office of Acquisitions, Station Support/Simplified Acquisition Branch, on behalf of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), intends to negotiate and award a contract on a noncompetitive basis to Med Associates Inc., 166 Industrial Park Road, Fairfax, VT, 05454-000, for the acquisition of rodent self-administration boxes.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334515 with a Size Standard of 500 employees.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-76 dated July 25, 2014.
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT
Purpose and Objectives
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Molecular Neuropsychiatry Research Branch (MNRB) requires Modular Operant Test Chamber/Modified TP Drug infusion and accessories to perform rodent self-administration studies. Specifically, the NIDA requires self-administration boxes that are capable of running drug self-administration studies by rats.

Delivery
The delivery of this equipment shall be 60 days after receipt of order.

Project Description
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) requires the following equipment:

-ENV-007CT Modular Operant Test Chamber/Modified TP Drug Infusion Top (Quantity 24)
-ENV-005A-T Mouse Grid frame w/ 11mm rod spacing Rods Spaced 11mm on Center (Quantity 24)
-ENV-221RD Stimulus Light, 1" Red Lens (Quantity 24)
-ENV-221M 1" White Lens Stimulus Light on Modular Panel (Quantity 48)
-ENV-112CM Low Profile Rat Retractable Lever (Quantity 24)
-ENV-110M Standard Fixed Lever (Quantity 24)
-ENV-223AM Sonalert Module with Volume Control for Rat Chamber, 2,900 Hz (Quantity 24)
-DIG-716P1SmartControl 4 Inputs, 8 Outputs Package (Quantity 24)
-SG-6080C Tabletop Interface Cabinet, 120 V 60 Hz (Quantity 6)
-ENV-414 Shocker / Scrambler (Quantity 24)
-CT-ENV-407A-X1 Grid Floor Harness for ENV-005A-T with 26 Extra Long Conductors (Quantity 24)
-SG-219G-10 Shock Output Cable, DB-9/DB-9, 10' (Quantity 24)
-SG-216A-10 10' (3.0 m) 3-Pin Mini-Molex Extension Cable (Quantity 24)
-SG-6510D Large Tabletop Cabinet and Power Supply 120V 60 Hz (Quantity 2)
-DIG-700P2-R2 PCI Interface Package (Quantity 2)
-COM-104 (Quantity 2)

CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION
The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Med Associates is the manufacturer and sole distributor of the self-administration boxes required by the NIDA IRP. These boxes are currently in use for various studies being performed by the laboratories at the NIDA IRP. The new boxes must be identical to the previous ones in order to keep NIDA's data comparable. Additionally, the Med Associates self-administration boxes will ensure that NIDA IRP receives consistent results. A different manufacturer's boxes will add new variables to the experiments which could negatively impact scientific research and results currently in progress at the NIDA IRP. Thus, there are no other contractors capable of meeting the Government's requirements.

The intended source is:

Med Associates Inc.
166 Industrial Park Road
Fairfax, VT 05454-000

CLOSING STATEMENT
THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses must be received by the closing date of this notice and must reference the notice of intent number. Responses must be submitted electronically to [email protected]. Fax responses will not be accepted.