Large Capacity Nonhuman Primate Cage and Rack Washer

This is a Notice of Intent notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The Division of Veterinary Resources (DVR) within the National Institute of Health (NIH), Office of Research Services (ORS) requires the procurement, delivery, installation, commissioning, and training associated with the replacement of the existing Tecniplast large-capacity nonhuman primate cage and rack washer supporting nonhuman primate housing operations at the NIH main campus, Bethesda, Maryland with minimal disruption to ongoing animal care activities. DVR requires replacement of an end-of-life cage and rack washer that supports nonhuman primate (NHP) housing operations. The existing unit, manufactured by the same company that manufactures the proposed replacement system, has been in continuous service for approximately twenty (20) years and has exceeded its expected service life. The unit is experiencing increasingly frequent failures, resulting in elevated maintenance costs, operational disruptions, and material risk to research continuity. The replacement system shall provide high-capacity, pass-through washing and sanitization for NHP cages, transport equipment, racks, feeders, enrichment devices, and ancillary husbandry equipment and shall support daily cage-wash operations. All products provided under this award must support compliance with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, AAALAC International Accreditation standards and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) requirements. This is a Notice of Intent; the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate a sole source contract for the Tecniplast USA model Atlantis EVO XL with: TECNIPLAST USA, INC. 1345 Enterprise Dr. West Chester, PA 19380-5964 Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): QHF3J4MS24H4 The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302.1(b)(1)(i) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will satisfy agency Requirements. , no substitutions possible. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contract Opportunities, https://www.sam.gov. REQUIREMENT: The contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and transportation necessary to deliver, assemble, install, commission, and validate a complete and operational large-capacity cage and rack washer system at the designated DVR NHP facility location at the NIH main campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Minimum performance requirements include: Equipment: Commercial-grade, pass-through cage and rack washer with clean and dirty side barrier operation; stainless steel construction; dual interlocked tempered-glass pass-through doors with inflatable gasket system; capacity for large NHP cages, racks, transport carts, feeders, and ancillary equipment; steam-heated operation; dedicated wash and rinse circuits; separate alkaline and acid wash tanks; automated detergent dosing; tool-free self-cleaning filtration; multiple oscillating wash arm assemblies; chamber lighting; and emergency stop devices accessible from both sides. The system must exhaust through the facility's existing HVAC system and achieve a processing cycle time of approximately 20 minutes for large NHP rack loads. Controls and Monitoring: Touchscreen operator interface with multi-level password-protected controls; remote diagnostics capability; utility monitoring and consumption tracking; data logging and export functionality; Ethernet connectivity; self-start or scheduled operation functionality; and alarm monitoring and troubleshooting. Utilities: 480V/60Hz/3-phase electrical service; steam heating; domestic water supply; facility drainage connection; exhaust integration with the facility's existing HVAC system (no independent exhaust pathway or roof penetration); temperature…