AFD- National Animal Care Services

Amendment 0001Amendment 0001 is hereby issued to change and/or update the following to this notice;1. Respond date changed from February 13, 2023 to February 15, 2023.2. Add SurveyMonkey link.3. Add SurveyMonkey questions to the notice.****************************************************************************************BACKGROUND:The Office of Justice Programs (OJP), in coordination with the USMS and the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), is seeking contractors to provide seizure support, transportation, daily care, treatment, food, kennel boarding, behavioral assessments, disposal services and expert witness support for animals involved in illegal fighting operations. Contractors should be prepared to provide evidentiary support, such as documentation on the condition, care, and assessment of any seized animals and expert witness services regarding the seized animals as needed. The contractor would agree to provide such

services upon request by USMS for any federal animal fighting seizure that arises in any judicial district during the term of the contract, including seizures that span multiple judicial districts.REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:The USMS is posting this announcement as an RFI only, for the upcoming solicitation that will be posted on the SAM.gov website at https://sam.gov. This RFI is issued for the purpose of identifying the availability of potential qualified sources that will be able to meet the requirement. The solicitation will be for the seizure support, transportation, daily care, treatment, food, kennel boarding, behavioral assessments, disposal services and expert witness support for animals involved in illegal fighting operations. The animal contract will be for a base year and four (4) one-year options. In addition, FAR 52.217-8 "Option to Extend Services" will be included to the solicitation/contract.The contractors shall provide coverage for all 94 USMS District Offices within the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.If you are interested in the upcoming solicitation, provide a capability statement addressing your company’s ability to provide the related services. It is important that interested sources provide a capability statement to: Ricardo Blanco, Contracting Officer, Ricardo.Blanco-Soto@usdoj.gov and Kimberly Hall, Contract Specialist, Kimberly.Hall2@usdoj.gov via email. In addition to a capability statement, all interested parties need to ensure they have completed the initial questions to be submitted via SurveyMonkey. Survey link - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NationalAnimalsYou are advised that providing your capability statement and responses to all questions that no entitlement to payment or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this RFI or the Government’s use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor’s input resulting from this RFI. In addition, you are advised that providing responses to the questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for this solicitation. All responses are due by Monday, February 15, 2023 at 12:00 pm EDT.NOTE: The solicitation will be posted at SAM.gov, https://sam.gov.See attached following documents: 1) Statement of Work and 2) Pricing Scheduled.The survey questions are listed below. However, please submit the survey via https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NationalAnimals1) Name of Firm:Address: Point of Contact: Address Unique Entity Identifier: Email Address Phone Number 2) Indicate your firm’s size and status of your organization: ________ Small Business, ________ Large Business, ________8(a), ________ Veteran-Owned Small Business, ________ Service DisabledVeteran-Owned,________ Women-Owned Small Business,________ Small Disadvantaged Small Business, ________HUBZone Small Business, and _________ HistoricallyBlack Colleges/Minority Institutions?3) What percentage of the work would your firm perform and what percentage of the work would you subcontract? If subcontracting opportunities are available, do you anticipate subcontracting with_____ Small Business, ______Large Business, _____ 8A Program, _______ Veteran-Owned Small Business, _____ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, ______ Women-Owned Small Business, _______ Small Disadvantage Small Business, ______HUBZone Small Business, _______Historycally Black/Minority Institutions?4) What percenatge of the work would your firm perform and what percentage of the work would you subcontract?5) If subcontracting opportunities are available, do you anticipate subcontracting with any of the following? ________ Small Business, ________, ________ Veteran-Owned Small Business, ________ Service DisabledVeteran-Owned,________ Women-Owned Small Business,________ and HUBZone Small Business. 6) Which of the following does your firm offer to the General Public on a Commercial Basis? _____ Daily Care, _____ Treatment, _____ Kennel Boarding, ______ Behavioral Assessments, ______Disposal Services, _______ Transportation, and _______ Others.7) The Statement of Work (SOW) indicates that the contractors will provide support for the care and management of animals for all 94 USMS District Offices within the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Will your company be able to support all 94 districts?8) Are you aware of any Laws and Regulations that are unique to the services being acquired? ____ Yes, _____ No, and _____ Explain if necessary.9) Does your firm possess the necessary licenses and permits to conduct business for these services in the proposed state?____Yes, or _____No.10) Does your firm belong to any trade organizations? If so, please list the organization(s). ____Yes, or _____No.11) Is it customary to offer warranty, buyer financing, discounts, etc., under which commercial services you provided to the General Public? ____Yes, or _____No.12) Would your company be interested in participating in this requirement? ____Yes, or _____No.