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H -- SEROLOGY ASSAY TESTING SERVICES SOL NHLBI-RR-P-8-290 DUE 072298 POC Livie V. Spearman, Contract Specialist, (301) 435-0352; Debra C. Hawkins, Chief, Procurement Section, (301) 435-0366 E-MAIL: hawkinsd@gwgate.nhlbi.nih.gov, spearmal@gwgate.nhlbi.nih.gov. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to purchase Serology Assay Testing Services for the Veterinary Resources Program (VRP), Office of Research Services (ORS), NIH, for NIH Laboratory Animal Research. ORS is one of the major components of NIH responsible for providing research support for NIH intramural scientists. VRP is the largest of NIH's intramural animal programs & provides centralized lab support to most of the ICDs as well as to some other Public Health Service organizations. NIH animal programs involve the use of approximately 508,000 square feet of space located primarily in twenty-one (21) buildings on the Bethesda campus and thirteen (13) buildings at the Animal Center in Poolesville, MD. Remote facilities include six (6) leased facilities in Rockville and Gaithersburg and two government owned facilities in Baltimore, MD. All NIH animal programs and facilities comply with applicable animal welfare laws, regulations, guidelines and standards, and are accredited by the American Association for the Assessment and Accreditation and of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC). The contractor shall furnish the necessary on-site management and personnel for the performance of laboratory animal support services. These services generally include, but may not be limited to the following:1) veterinary medicine, 2) animal care & husbandry, 3) veterinary technical support, 4) research technical support, 5) data management, 6) environment sanitation, 7) routine maintenance of animal care equipment, and 8) logistical and clerical support. Support is to be provided to animal projects involving the full range of biomedical research and scientific disciplines and animal species which may include: mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, rabbits, dogs, cats, sheep, pigs, goats, chickens, primates and other vertebrates and invertebrates. Contract support is to be provided on-site at the NIH main campus in Bethesda, MD; at the NIH Animal Center in Poolesville, MD; at the NHLBI 5 Research Court facility in Rockville, MD; at the NIA Gerontology Research Center in Baltimore, MD; and/or at other facilities within the commuting range of Bethesda. The contractor shall be required to provide continuous high quality animal care as set forth in the applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines. The following job categories are representative of the types of personnel needed to perform the requirements of the contract: 1) Project Supervisor with Board Certification from the American College Laboratory Animal Medicine who must possess a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Microbiology; or Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)/ Veterinary Medicine Doctorate (VMD) from an accredited school of veterinary medicine; a state veterinary license, and Board certification in laboratory animal medicine. With a minimum of seven (7) years experience in performing laboratory rodent serology testing services, 2) Serology Laboratory Supervisor a minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree. With a minimum of three (3) years experience in performing laboratory rodent serology testing services, with a minimum of two (2) years in a supervisory capacity, 3) Two (2) Full-Time Technicians must possess a high school graduate diploma and have completed a minimum of one (1) year of college. With a minimum of one (1) year experience in performing laboratory rodent serology testing services, 4) Clerical Typist must possess a high school graduate, with six (6) months experience in word processing and/or data entry, also with the ability to type forty (40) -- fifty (50) words per minute. It is required that the contractor possess a minimum of five (5) years of organizational experience in providing laboratory animal support services of a similar magnitude. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 8731, Size Standard 500 Employees will be used for this requirement. This is a Small Business Set-Aside. Interested parties should request a copy of the Solicitation Number NHLBI-RR-P-98-290, from the below address. Attention: Livie V. Spearman, III. U.S. Department Of Health & Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Division of Extramural Activities, Contracts Operation Branch, Procurement Section, Rockledge II Centre, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6143, Bethesda, MD 20817-7902. Requests for copies of the solicitation must be in writing & may be requested by FAX (301) 480-3345 and will only be accepted if dated & signed by an authorized company representative. The solicitation will be available fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis. The solicitation will be released to all offerors who had requested copies. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. See Numbered Note No. One (1). Posted 07/06/98. (0187)

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