U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division, Cincinnati, OH 45268-7001

B -- ANIMAL CARE SUPPORT SERVICES SOL C600199T1 POC Contact Point, Valen Wade, (513)366-2144, Contracting Officer, Lisa Bentley, (513)366-2041 This requirement is for providing support in animal care to the National Environmental Research Laboratory - Cincinnati (NERL-CI), located at the Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC) Cincinnati, OH. Animal Care Support Services will involve the on-site management of the AWBERC animal facility including veterinarian services (20%) of one person year), and furnishing of research animals and various supplies that are necessary to operate the facility. In addition, the contractor will provide animal husbandry including disease control for particular animal species being used. The research program involves a variety of toxicology studies of both long and short duration with various compounds administered orally and topically. Approximately 10,000 rodents are used annually and the average daily population 1000 rodents. Other species include calf, shrews, fish, amphibians, shellfish, and earthworms. Contractor on-site personnel must be qualified, knowledgeable, and experienced in all aspects of laboratory animal care, as well as facility management. This will include providing for complicance with Animal Welfare Act legislation and regulation, the National Institute of Health ''Guide for the care and use of Laboratory Animals'', and requirements of the American Association for the Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care. The contractor will be responsible for all aspects of employee safety including factors relating to the testing of hazardous substances. It is anticipated that the Government will award a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract with four (4) 12 month option periods. This is a follow-on requirement. The current contract number is 68-C3-0360 with Pathology Associates. Requests for this solicitation must be in writing to Valen Wade, as identified above. Requests may also be faxed to the attention of Ms. Wade as well, 513-366-2107. This procurement will be processed as a small business set-aside, 100%. (0052)

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