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A -- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT SOL RFQ-NCI-80016 DUE 111797 POC Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, 301-402-4509, Patricia Haun, Contracting Officer The National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) intends to award a sole source purchase order to The University of Southwestern Louisiana, New Iheria Research Center, under the authority of 41 U.S.C.252(c) (1), FAR 6.302-1, a contract to provide facilities and supplies for the care of animals. The contractor shall provide continued housing, veterinary care, experienced animal technicians, clinical chemistry, hematological, histopathological, autospy and clinical pathological services for the support of a nonhuman primate (NHP) breeding colony of macaques in an Association for Assessment and Accrediation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC International)-accredited institution. The need for a macaque breeding colony was identified because of periodic shortages of young, naive NHPs required for scientists at the NINDS to continue biomedical research in neurological disorders and disease. It is critically important to have an uninterrupted supply of age-specific, disease-free macaques to continue research projects and initiate new studies. The NIRC of the Southwestern University of Louisiana, has sucessfully developed and managed a macaque breeding colony for NINDS for the past seventeen (17) years. Consideration must be given to the impact of uprooting a stable breeding colony and transporting to another facility. Because Department of Transportation requires individual shipping containers for NHP, animals would have to be reintroduced, slowly and singlely, onver time. It would take approximately two years for the group to reform, stabilize and then begin to breed. This would have a negative and severe impact on research for 5-10 years or until animals were reliably producing offspring again. This is not a request for quotes, vendors whom believe they can meet the government requirements may submit their qualifications. The submission must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail so that a determination can be made regarding meeting the governments requirements. The submission must be received by the COB November 17, 1997. No collect calls will be accepted. (0300)

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