NIH, National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Building RKL2, Room 6143, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902

39 -- CAGE/PAN LINERS SOL NHLBI-PS-SP-95-150 DUE 092195 POC Cecilia Morales, Purchasing Agent, (301) 435-0366 Debra Hawkins, Contracting Officer, (301) 435-0366. Cage/Pan Liners, CONPLY BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, 16 PLY, 25'' X 31'' inches. 16 tissue top sheet glued with single bottom backing polyethylene sheets, 1000 Sheets per Bundle. QUANTITY - 96 BUNDLES. CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS--The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment and supplies to provide the timely and routine delivery of the cage/pan liners. The Contractor shall deliver the cage/pan liners to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Animal Research Facility, 5 Research Court, First Floor Receiving Area, Room 1A36, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The Contractor shall deliver the cage/pan lines on an as needed basis for a twelve (12) month period to begin upon award of the purchase order. It is anticipated that the cage/pan liners will be delivered on a weekly basis. The Contractor shall deliver the cage/pan liners within 48 hours of the Government's telephone request. GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS--The Government shall request delivery by telephone of a weekly basis of approximately one (1) bundle. The Government shall furnish a forklift and pallet jack for the removal of the cage/pan liners from the delivery truck. The forklift and pallet jack will be operated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) animal husbandry contract personnel. REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES--The Contractor shall submit a packing list with each shipment indicating the number of bundles delivered. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE--All work shall be performed in a professional manner and meet or exceed industry and/or government standards for performance. The NIH animal husbandry contract personnel is the Government's representative which will inspect and accept the quality of the delivered product and the manner in which it was shipped. The liners shall be inspected upon delivery by the NIH animal husbandry contract personnel for cleanliness, soiling, quality and quantity. Any bundle determined to be unacceptable will be rejected and must be replaced by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government. It is anticipated that Request for Quottion (RFQ) number NHLBI-PS-SP-95-150, will be available 15 days after the publication date of this synopsis. Receipt of quotations will be due 10 days after the release of the RFQ. The anticipated award date is 09/95. ''ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES may SUBMIT A QUOTATION, WHICH IF TIMELY RECEIVED, SHALL BE CONSIDERED by THE AGENCY.'' Requests for copies of the RFQ must be in writing and may be requested by FAX to (301) 480-3345. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood, Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Building RKL2, Room 6143, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention: Ms. Cecilia Morales. FAX quotations will only be accepted if dated an signed by an authorized company representative. (0251)

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