SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Production and Delivery of Schitsosoma Mansoni
- Notice Date
- 1/23/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, MSC 4811, Bethesda, Maryland, 20817
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- DHHS-NIH-AO-2013083
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2014
- Point of Contact
- LaDonna R Stewart, Phone: 301-451-8117
- E-Mail Address
-
lstewart@niaid.nih.gov
(lstewart@niaid.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH has a requirement for the production and delivery of eggs and cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni. The successful Offeror MUST be able to deliver to the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, eggs within 24 hours and live cercariae within 1 hour after harvest to ensure viability. For planning purposes, an annual quantity of 5,200,000 cercariae of the Schistosoma mansoni strains is required. The Contractor shall make every effort to deliver as much as 100,000 cercariae every Tuesday. Additionally, an annual quantity of 19,500,000 Schistosoma mansoni eggs (NMRI strain) isolated from tissues of infected mice is required. The Contractor shall make every effort to deliver approximately 750,000 eggs, twice per month, on every other Thursday. A fixed price contract for delivery of these products/services is contemplated. NIAID intends to award a one-year contract beginning on February 17, 2014 with the option for four additional contract years. Any contract awarded will be subject to DHHS regulations regarding the use of animals in research. All mice shall be housed and cared for in accordance with the requirements and recommendations included within the most recent update of the 'Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals' - NIH Publication No. 86-23, Revised 1996, the 'Animal Welfare Act' (P.L. 89-544, as amended by P.L. 91-579 and P.L. 94-279; and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies. The Request for Proposals is expected to be issued on or about February 3, 2014.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/AMOB/DHHS-NIH-AO-2013083/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractors Facilities, United States
- Record
- SN03273466-W 20140125/140123234926-d972320f603b3695791b58fe323e0c4e (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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