SOLICITATION NOTICE
88 -- Laboratory Animal Procurement - RFP
- Notice Date
- 12/19/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 112990
— All Other Animal Production
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Administration, 6011 Executive Blvd, 5th Floor, Rockville, Maryland, 20852-3804, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852-3804
- Solicitation Number
- NIHOD2015077
- Archive Date
- 2/16/2017
- Point of Contact
- Kathleen M Kathman, Phone: 301-435-8447
- E-Mail Address
-
kathmank@od.nih.gov
(kathmank@od.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Solicitation The objective of this contract is to provide high quality laboratory rodents and rabbits to the NIH intramural research program in a rapid manner at fair and reasonable prices. Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish the following: •Various strains and stocks of barrier reared and maintained rats, cotton rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs and rabbits from commercial catalogs that meet specific species, strain, health status, sex, age, weight, and/or pregnancy requirements; •Tissues, organs, blood and other biological specimens; including germplasm •Surgical and technical procedures such as embryo cryopreservation and rederivation, sperm cryopreservation, quarantine services, and other services such as vasectomies, cannulations, implants, and telemetry. •Empty shipping crates and containers •Other services such as model generation, breeding colony management, if available. •Social housing of rabbits is desirable The animals, tissues, organs, and blood or serum supplied under this contract shall be maintained and collected in the Contractor's facilities. The Contractor shall operate any and all proposed facilities for services related to rederivation of animal models for the elimination of the vertical and horizontal transfer of pathogens, parasites and other undesired organisms, and the cryopreservation of mouse and/or rat embryos or sperm. However, with the Government's approval, some or all of the long-term storage of cryopreserved embryos or sperm (repository functions) may be subcontracted. The Contractor shall be accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC). In addition, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations and standards governing animal welfare while performing under this contract. All facilities, practices and procedures of husbandry, care and maintenance of animals used in the performance of this contract shall be in accordance with the latest issue in effect of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/OoA/NIHOD2015077/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20852, United States
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
- SN04355576-W 20161221/161219234906-0fe8a9983be611df06f444b44c72c170 (fbodaily.com)
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