SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Provide housing and bio-safety containment for chimpanzees infected with HIV-1 and other AIDS related diseases, perform routine testing and send clinical specimens as needed to NIH.
- Notice Date
- 5/1/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 6700-B Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7605
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7605
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-SS-02-0002
- Point of Contact
- Tom McFadden, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-496-3878, Fax 301-480-3695, - John Foley, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-402-2284, Fax 301-480-3695,
- E-Mail Address
-
tmcfadden@niaid.nih.gov, jfoley@NIAID.NIH.GOV
- Description
- The NIAID/NIH seeks sources with appropriate qualifications and experience that are interested in receiving a solicitation in connection with the anticipated competition for a services contract with a base year and 4 twelve-month option periods to: (1) Provide an animal facility, to house and maintain up to 12 HIV-1 infected adult chimpanzees in appropriate physical containment. The chimpanzees, owned by the Government and presently in the facility of a contractor performing the 10th successive year of this service, will be used for the conduct of infectious disease work on the Etilogy of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and work on diseases often associated with AIDS. (2) Provide an animal facility (can be combined with #1 above) to house and maintain up to 10 additional uninfected or hepatitis virus (-B, -C,-D) infected chimpanzees. The solicitation, when issued, will contain evaluation criteria such as: The Offeror must have an Assurance on file and approved by the Office of Protection from Research Risks ensuring that the Offeror is in compliance with the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals; Accreditation by the American Association of Laboratory Animal Care; adequacy and relevancy of the education, qualifications and experience of the proposed professional and technical personnel and their availability for performing the work of the proposed contract; Adequacy and availability of facilities and equipment to meet the requirements, e.g., P-2 and P-3 facilities (floor plan and space, temperature and relative humidity control, air exchange rates, bio-safety equipment and other capabilities for tests.) When requesting to be listed to receive a copy of the solicitation document, it would be helpful if the requester would explain at least briefly the qualifications and experience that might enable the contractor to submit a proposal in the competitive range.
- Record
- SN00069432-W 20020503/020501213211 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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