SOLE SOURCE/NOTICE OF INTENT 
K-9 ADVANTIX II FOR THE  341 TRS/SGV JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO (JBSA)-LACKLAND, TX 

The 502d Contracting Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)-Randolph, TX 78150, intends to solicit and award a Brand Name Sole Source pre-priced Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Covetrus North America, D.B.A. Butler Animal Health Supply, LLC, (authorized TX reseller). The action will be executed in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, under the authority of Air Force FAR Supplement (AFFARS) 5313.501 - 10 U.S.C. 2302b, Implementation of Simplified Acquisition Procedures (41 U.S.C. 1901).  See attached redacted Sole Source Brand Name Justification for additional details. 

The 59th MLRS/SGSKS/Medical Logistics has requested the establishment of a Blanket Purchase Agreement  
(BPA) for Brand Name K-9 Advantix II products to support 1,000 Military Working Dogs (MWDs) assigned to the 341st TRS/SGV Holland Military Working Dogs Veterinary Hospital. K-9 Advantix II is an FDA-approved, veterinary-administered broad-spectrum flea, tick and mosquito protection that is administered once a month to all Military Working Dogs (MWD). This product also protects against Vector-Borne diseases such as Ehrlichia Canis, Babesia Spp, and Leishmania Infantum, essential protection for MWD assignment OCONUS. The BPA will be solicited under NAICS 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, which is not listed on the Non-Manufacture rule listing.   

The pre-priced BPA is to provide K-9 Advantix II products as required effective for the period of performance (PoP) 22 November 2021 thru 21 November 2024 (Inclusive of one year base period and two one-year option periods).The supplier will furnish items as specified in the BPA Price List.  

This notice of intent is NOT a request for quote or proposal. However, interested parties may submit a narrative describing their capabilities and qualifications to fulfill the requirement via email to [email protected] with a copy to [email protected] no later than 15 November 2021 at 2:00PM Central Time. Any costs incurred in submitting a capabilities statement will not reimbursed by the Government. Additionally, the information received will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition, based upon the responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.