SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Breed and Maintain Free-Ranging Macaca Mulatta (Rhesus) Monkeys
- Notice Date
- 7/5/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 112990
— All Other Animal Production
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, MSC 4811, Bethesda, MD, 20817
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- NIAID-DIR-07-44
- Response Due
- 7/19/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/3/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has a requirement for the expert clinical care and quality control in the daily, year-round operation, maintenance, and transport of a breeding colony of out-door free-ranging rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). This requirement is 100% set aside for small businesses. The Contractor shall provide all personnel including veterinary staff, facilities, labor, and land needed for the care and welfare of the animals while maximizing the reproductive efficiency of the colony per the Government?s requirements. AAALAC accreditation or the equivalent level of facilities and animal care programs is required. The contractor will be responsible for accepting the colony at the designated sight or all costs incurred in transporting the colony to the Contractor?s location for establishment and operation. All animals and progeny from will remain property of the Government and must be maintained separate from any other animals that may be contained at the Contractor?s facilities. Contractor will provide continuous monitoring and data collection on the colony. Contractor will also provide veterinary support, clinical laboratory, and diagnostic pathology support services which may also require administration of appropriate examination and medication as needed. Offerors will be evaluated on their ability to provide qualified and experienced personnel on a 24-hour a day, 7-day a week basis; the ability to provide adequate facilities and equipment; understanding of the scope of work and technical ability, corporate experience, and past performance. It is anticipated that a Cost Reimbursement type contract will be awarded on or about January 1, 2007 for a base year and four option years. The RFP is expected to be available for download on or about July 19 at www.fedbizopps.gov. No hard copies will be distributed. All questions must be submitted in writing to LaDonna Stewart at lstewart@niaid.nih.gov. See Numbered Note 1.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor's Facilities
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN01082658-W 20060707/060705220309 (fbodaily.com)
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