National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Branch, Cancer Etiology Contracts Section, EPS/620, 6120 EXECUTIVE BLVD MSC 7224, BETHESDA MD 20892-7224

A -- MECHANISMS OF CHEMICAL CARCINOGENS IN OLD WORLD MONKEYS SOL NCI-CP-62601-13 DUE 020895 POC Sharon A. Miller, Contracting Officer (301) 496-8611. The National Cancer Institute has a requirement for a contractor to provide continued studies of Old World Monkeys in support of the intramural research program of the National Cancer Institute, Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis. This contract will provide for animal facilities adequate to house approximately 150 monkeys, all patas (Erythrocebus patas), or up to approximately 30 cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) or up to 15 monkeys of another compatible species, in place of an equal number of patas. Caging shall be of a size and configuration to meet current Government (USDA/APHIS) standards for primates. The contractor shall be responsible for recordkeeping, housing, care, collection of tissues, caesarian sections, and necropsies of the monkeys. The contractor must be within one hour of the National Cancer Institute facility in Frederick, Maryland. This acquisition is a recompetition of a previous contract and is anticipated to cover a five year period. The RFP will be available approximately 15 days following publication of this announcement. Copies of the RFP may be obtained by sending a written request to Sharon A. Miller, Contracting Officer, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Boulevard MSC 7224, Executive Plaza South, Room 620, Bethesda, Maryland 20852-7224 or by FAX (301) 480-0241. No collect calls will be accepted. Offers from all responsible organizations will be considered. (0019)

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