SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Caenorhabditis Genetics Center
- Notice Date
- 5/25/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-RR-07-08
- Description
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), on behalf of the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), requires the services of a contractor to continue the operation of the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC) to acquire, maintain and distribute wild-type and mutant strains of Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) and related nematode species, to characterize these strains, and to stimulate research using C. elegans as a model system. The CGC is expected to provide a genetic resource to investigators using C. elegans as a model in biological research. The CGC currently contains approximately 7000 strains that must be maintained on an on-going basis. Approximately 800-1000 strains of C. elegans shall be acquired each year from collaborating laboratories. Acquisitions shall be subcultured, cleaned of contaminants, stored as frozen replicates, and, if necessary, as active stocks. Some of the other tasks include conducting yearly survival tests on a limited number of frozen strains to ensure that long-term storage of strains does not result in strain loss, testing potentially advantageous new methods for strain storage and/or distribution as needed to ensure the survival of strains, and maintaining the current computer-based storage and retrieval system which contains all relevant data about the collection. It is anticipated that one cost reimbursement contract award will be made for a period of five years beginning on or about June 1, 2007. The solicitation will be available electronically on or about June 9, 2006 and may be accessed through the Internet at the following address: http://www.fedbizopps.gov. under the NHLBI posting section. Proposals will be due on or about August 11, 2006. Offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments and for routinely checking the Internet site for any possible solicitation amendments that may be issued by the Government. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor site
- Record
- SN01057091-W 20060527/060525220458 (fbodaily.com)
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