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88 -- PROVIDE VARIOUS STRAINS AND STOCKS OF BARRIER REARED AND MAINTAINED RABBITS, RATS, MICE, HAMSTERS, GERBILS, AND GUINEA PIGS AS REQUESTED BY INDIVIDUAL ORDERS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF NIH INVESTIGATORS. POC Christopher Belt, Contract Specialist, Phone: 301-435-0358, Fax: 301-480-3345 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and potential technical capability of small businesses to provide the following multiple award requirement wholly or partly as outlined below. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), Veterinary Resources Program has a requirement for various strains and stocks of barrier reared and maintained rabbits, rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, and guinea pigs, of the specified health status, sexes, ages, weights, pregnant, modified surgically, technical procedures, embryo cryoperservation and rederivation services, quarantine services, MAP, RAP & HAP testing of biological samples, antibody production, blood, tissues, organs, DNA, crates and shipping, as requested by individual orders to meet the needs of NIH Investigators. Deliver to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institute of Aging, Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, and various other delivery points, as specified on individual orders. The Contractor shall be accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) or shall be eligible for accreditation. Contract animal health programs and procedures shall be compliant with the latest version in effect of the NIH Guide for the Care & U se of Laboratory Animals and the PHS Policy on Humane Care & Use of Laboratory Animals. Contractors shall have an Assurance Document on file with the NIH, Office for the Protection from Research Risks (OPRR) and be registered with the USDA for Animal Welfare Act covered species. The Contractor shall be regularly engaged in the breeding, raising, and shipping of the animals described. The animals, tissues, organs, and blood or serum supplied under this contract shall be maintained and collected inthe Con tractor's facilities. Firms must provide information that provides evidence of their capability to meet the requirements above either partially or wholly. This capability statement must also state business size, annual receipts (average gross revenue) for the last three Fiscal Years, and whether or not the firm has been approved as a small business by the SBA under the applicable SIC code. Capable firms should provide two (2) copies of a capability statement to the above noted address within fifteen (15) business days from the date of this notice. The period of performance will be for one twelve (12) month period, with options to renew for six (6) additional twelve (12) month periods. It is expected that multiple awards will be made as a result of this requirement. This is a market survey and does not constitute the CBD announcement for the actual solicitation. (0337)

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