6120 Executive Blvd. Rockville, MD 20892, RM 863 Barbara Schulta, Contracting Office 301-402-2851

M -- ANIMAL CARE SERVICES SOL 263-96-P(GF)-0100 DUE 121595 POC Barbara Schultz, Contracting Officer, 301-402-2851. This is a modification to the original intent synopsis which was published on September 5. The original synopsis included ''Poolesville, MD''. The reference to that municipality has now been removed. Therefore the synopsis now reads as follows: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks to procure the management, expertise, services, and other resources necessary to provide a wide range of technical and support services required for the proper care, use, and humane treatment of laboratory animals within barrier, Specific Pathogen Free Facilities. Functions include: general management of Contractor staff, veterinary medical assistance, animal care, animal technical support, data management, cage and environment sanitation, routine maintenance of animal care equipment and supplies, logistical, research and clerical support. Support shall be provided to animal projects involving the full range of biomedical research and scientific disciplines, especially transgenic science. Animal species may include: mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, rabbits, frogs, sea urchins, fish, and other vertebrates and invertebrates. All contract activities shall be responsive to the NIH research requirements and in strict compliance with AAALAC accreditation standards. The services are required mainly for Bldg 6B and 10/6C127 animal facilities and the Bethesda campus of NIH. An option for services at the National Institutes of Health Animal Care Center will be included also. The Government estimates that approximately 142,000 work hours of support are needed from the following labor categories: Supervisor, Laboratory Animal Caretaker, Animal Health Technician, Transgenic Technologist, Embryo/Cryopreservation Specialist, Biologist, Laboratory Technician, Cagewasher, Physician's Assistant, various Administrative Staff. The applicable SIC code is 8744 with a size standard of $20M. This is a full and open competition. RFP requests may be faxed to the Contracting Officer at 301/402-3406. (0264)

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