SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Animal Holding and Care of Animals Exposed to Slow, Latent and Temperate Virus Infections of the Nervous System and Maintenance of a Breeding Colony of Rhesus Monkeys for Intramural Research
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 561990
— All Other Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Neuroscience Center, Suite 3287, MSC 9531, Bethesda, MD, 20892-9531
- ZIP Code
- 20892-9531
- Solicitation Number
- RFP-NIH-NINDS-04-02
- Response Due
- 5/16/2004
- Archive Date
- 5/31/2004
- Point of Contact
- Patricia Denney, Contracting Officer, Phone 301 496-1813, Fax 301 402-4225,
- E-Mail Address
-
pd22n@nih.gov
- Description
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) intends to negotiate a follow-on contract with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, New Iberia Research Center (NIRC), to continue support for the work needed for the veterinary care, technical support care, treatment and housing of a research animal colony of approximately 73 nonhuman primates involved in the study of slow, latent and temperate infections of the nervous system caused by conventional and unconventional viruses. Included in the nonhuman primates are 65 chimpanzees, 1 gibbon, and 7 New World monkeys. In addition, the contractor shall continue to support the work needed for the animal housing, veterinary care, management and maintenance of the NINDS specific pathogen free rhesus macaque breeding colony. A new 5-year award (June 2004 to July 2009) is anticipated. The present population of the rhesus monkey breeding colony is approximately 128 monkeys. This new work will require NIRC to continue performing all of the aforementioned tasks. NIRC provides on-site veterinary care, extensive knowledge of and experience with infectious diseases, and is well versed in the prescribed guidelines on the use and care of laboratory animals. In addition, NIRC provides AAALAC accredited state-of-the-art facilities, which includes indoor and outdoor caging for the animals noted above. The research animal colonies at NIRC are housed separately by species, and supporting clinical examining and treatment rooms, and surgical rooms are adjacent to the housing areas, all of which are AAALAC accredited. NIRC has been determined to be the only responsible source because of the staff?s familiarity with the various NINDS on-going studies supported by the NIRC. To move the animals to a new location would be very disruptive to them, since a number of them have been at NIRC for over twenty years. In addition, relocation may jeopardize the research activities, and it would be very expensive to the NINDS to move the animals to a new facility. NIRC has the prerequisite knowledge and expertise to continue the contract work based on their experience to date under the contract. Inherent duplication of the cost to the Government and unacceptable performance delays make competition for the additional labor effort unfeasible. Organizations that believe they have the qualifications and capabilities necessary to undertake this work should submit complete documentation of staffing, facilities, and methodologies currently in place to the Contracting Officer at the above address within 45 days from the date of this announcement. An organization must have an ongoing program with available staff with substantial experience in veterinary care, technical support care, treatment and housing of a research animal colony of nonhuman primates, and expertise in veterinary care, and management and maintenance of the NINDS specific pathogen free rhesus macaque breeding colony, to carry out the work described above. Authority: 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. This is not a formal solicitation, nor an announcement that a Request for Proposals (RFP) is available. See Numbered Notes 22 and 26.
- Place of Performance
- Address: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, New Iberia Research Center, New Iberia, Louisiana
- Zip Code: 70504
- Zip Code: 70504
- Record
- SN00558144-W 20040403/040401211832 (fbodaily.com)
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