Commander, U.S. Army Chemical And Biological Defense Command, Procurement, Directorate, Attn: AMSCB-PCE (John Hughes), Aberdeen Proving Ground, (Edgewood Area), MD 21010-5423

A -- PATHOLOGY SUPPORT FOR TOXICOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS'' SOL DAAM01-95-R-0069 DUE 081595 POC Contact: Mr. John Hughes, Contract Specialist, (410) 671-2449 or Gary D. Nordman, Contracting Officer, (410) 671-3821 The U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command is seeking qualified sources to provide pathological support services under arequirements contract for inhalation, dermal and oral toxicity studies on laboratory animals (rodents, swine, sheep, ferrets and chickens). The areas of investigation will include Gross necropsies at a Government site, histopathology, data evaluation and tissue photography and immunohistochemical techniques work at the contractor'S facility. This effort will provide a greater understanding of the toxicological effects of potential chemical munitions at the tissue/cellular level. Effort must be conducted within the guidelines set Forth in ''Good laboratory practice (GLP) for nonclinical laboratory studies, FDA'' (CFR ref. 21, part 58, April 1990). Performance will require expertise in pathology and biology. An American college of veterinary pathology Board certified pathologist and an American society of clinical pathologist'S certified histologist are required for this effort. Supporting facilities shall include a GLP approved storage area for all slides and tissues generated. A security clearance and storage capacity for confidential information shall be required for contract performance. The resulting requirements contract will comprise a thirty-Six month effort. The Solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside. NO telephone requests for Solicitation packages will be honored. See numbered NOTE 01(0181)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0002 19950703\A-0002.SOL)