A -- ANIMAL CARE SERVICES IN BUILDING 10A ON THE BETHESDA, MARYLAND , CAMPUS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)

Notice Date

June 14, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902

ZIP Code

20892-7902

Solicitation Number

NHLBI-OR-P-01-722

Response Due

July 31, 2001

Point of Contact

Jeffrey Curry, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-435-2605, Fax 301-480-3345, Email curryj@nhlbi.nih.gov -- Debra Hawkins, Chief, Procurement Section, Phone (301) 435-0366, Fax (301) 480-3345, Email dh41g@nih.gov

Description

THIS IS A COMPETITIVE 8(a) SET ASIDE. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 54171, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, with a size standard of less than 500 employees. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research Services (ORS), Veterinary Resources Program (VRP), seeks a contractor to establish and maintain a comprehensive program to provide husbandry and centralized animal care for research rodents and rabbits. The successful offeror shall demonstrate the ability to provide prompt, efficient animal care and related service for laboratory animals and researchers in compliance with Federal regulations and guidelines as well as the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AALCI) guidelines. Specific tasks are discussed in detail in the Statement of Work (SOW). The solicitation document will be released on or about June 29, 2001, with a due date of July 31, 2001. The planned contract award date is January 18, 2002. Interested parties must submit a written request for a copy of solicitation number NHLBI-OR-P-01-722 to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Rockledge Building 2, Suite 6042, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902. Telephone number: (301) 435-0366, and fax number (301) 480-3345, Attention: Jeff Curry. Written requests may be submitted by fax to (301) 480-3345 or e-mail to CurryJ@nhlbi.nih.gov.

Web Link

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