(ii) The requisition number is 070816. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

(iii) This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-73.

(iv) The corresponding NAICS code is 541614 and the small business size standard in sales dollars is $15,000,000. This is action is deemed Full and Open.

(v) List of contract line item number(s), items/description, and quantities are attached in a separate document.

Items and supplies to support laboratory operations in Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein, Germany and Osan Air Base, county of Pyeongtaek, South Korea.

(vi) Description of Requirements - Reference above (v)

(vii) The DHHS, SSC, Perry Point, MD supports other federal government entities throughout the world with materiel support of medical supplies, pharmaceuticals and laboratory supplies. Ramstein Air Base and Osan Air Base require laboratory consumables. Products needed and delivery requirements are detailed on the attachment. Evaluation will be based on lowest price/technically acceptable.

(viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The DHHS will award a contract with options resulting from this synopsis/solicitation to the responsible Quoter whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

(x) Quoters are to acknowledge its listing in the System of Award Management (SAM.GOV).

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(xii) The clauses at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Contracting Officer has indicated the following clauses listed in paragraph (b) as applicable and are hereby incorporated by reference:
____ (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).
_____ (25) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).
_X_ (28) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).
_X_ (29) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) (E.O. 13126).
_X_ (30) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999).
_X_ (31) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).
_X_ (33) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793).
_X_ (40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513).
_X_ (44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).
_X_ (50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(xiii) The clauses at FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options, FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services; FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract; FAR 52.232-99, Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors (Deviation); HHSAR 352.203-70, Anti-Lobbying; HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations, apply to this acquisition.

(xiv) Sole Source Justification: N/A

(xv) DPAS - N/A

(xvi) Quotes are due Tuesday, August 15, 2016 by 1:00 pm, EST, electronically to the Contract Specialist at [email protected]

(xvii) Contact the contracting officer at Mr. Timothy Bouchelle at [email protected] regarding the solicitation. Any inquiries must be emailed to the Contracting Officer, with "Requisition 070816 - Inquiries" in the subject line.