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R -- ANIMAL CARE SERVICES SOL 263-96-D-0006 POC Christopher Belt, Phone: 301-435-0358, Fax: 301-480-3345 NIH intends to procure on a sole source basis to Priority One Services, Inc. of 6600 Fleet Drive, Alexandria, Virginia, 22310 for one (1) full time Veterinary Technologist and three (3) full time Quality Assurance Technicians under current contract number 263-96-D-0006. Under the subject contract, Priority One Services is responsible for providing husbandry and animal care for research rodents and rabbits, provide centralized animal facility/ laboratory animal services to researchers, provide animal receiving support services and provide cagewash support. Specifically, the Quality Assurance Technicians duties will include: assessment of environmental conditions in all animal and procedure rooms, notification of any problems with HVAc, floors, walls, ceilings, food and water access of all animals, illumination, noise control, storage of feed, expiration dates, review frequency of cage changes, ensure cage cards contain appropriate information, note surgery cases. The Veterinary Technologist shall be certified by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) as a Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) or by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) with at least 5 years experience in an animal facility or veterinary hospital or equivalent experience. Individuals shall be knowledgeable of veterinary medical terminology and trained in animal treatments. Responsibilities shall include performing technical functions required by research protocols such as daily clinical observations, preliminary health exam of sick animals prior to reporting to Clinical Veterinarian, veterinary treatments as prescribed by the Clinical Veterinarian, examination of all incoming animals for overt signs of illness, assistance with the animal health surveillance program and maintenance of computerized health records. The Veterinary Technologist shall be able to train and lead other employees in veterinary treatments and technical research procedures. These additional positions are required under Contract Number 263-96-D-0006 with Priority One Services because of new requirements as explained in the position descriptions above that is necessary to carry out the statement of work. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. See Note 22. Posted 07/09/99 (W-SN352082). (0190)

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