A -- FACILITY FOR BREEDING, HOUSING AND HANDLING VIRUS INFECTED MICE, GENETICALLY MANIPULATED MICE AND CHIMERIC MICE

Notice Date

May 10, 2001

Contracting Office

National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Branch, TBS, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS/Rm 603 Bethesda, MD 20892-7220

ZIP Code

20892-7220

Solicitation Number

N02-BC-27015-74

Response Due

July 16, 2001

Point of Contact

Odessa S. Henderson, Contract Specialist, 301-435-3812

E-Mail Address

Odessa S. Henderson. (oh4o@nih.gov)

Description

The Experimental Immunology Branch (EIB), Division of Basic Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health is recompeting a project for the animal care and maintenance for a colony of up to 17,000 mice and 50 rabbits, in accordance with the standards outlined in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals as published in DHHS Publication No. (NIH 86-23), the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (September 1986) and the Animal Welfare Act in 1976. This contract provides a facility for holding and breeding of experimental animals in support of research of the EIB. Multiple strains are bred for experimental needs, when such animals are not available commercially. This includes the breeding of multiple transgenic and "knock-out" mice, some of which are generated by EIB investigators. This contract permits investigators to import mice from other laboratories unusual mouse strains that may carry infectious agents including viruses. A quarantine room complete with sterile barriers is maintained so those mice from outside sources can be screened for pathogens. Mice are routinely maintained in microisolators housing to prevent the spread of infectious agents that might be introduced into the facility. The other major aspect of the contact provides for the performance of experimental procedures in support of the research. This includes many routine animal procedures such as the collection of blood, other tissues, and palpation of tumors. A gamma cell irradiator is maintained for the irradiation of animals and animal material. The following mandatory qualification criterion must be met: The offeror must have an individual licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission who will be responsible for the operation of the gamma cell irradiator. This acquisition is a recompetition of contracts N02-BC-81040 and N02-BC-81041, Bioqual, Inc. It is anticipated that a single cost reimbursement, incrementally funded, completion type contract will be awarded for a period five (5) years. The NAICS Code is 54171. The solicitation is scheduled for electronic release approximately May 29, 2001. The proposals will be due on July 16, 2001. The RFP may be accessed through the Research Contracts Branch Home page by using the following internet address: http://rcb.nci.nih.gov/ It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the above Internet site for the release of this solicitation and amendments, if any. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments. Point of contact: Odessa S. Henderson, Contract Specialist at email oh4o@nih.gov FAX 301-402-6699; PHONE: 301-435-3812. No collect calls will be accepted. See Note 1.

Web Link

Research Contracts Branch Home Page (http://rcb.nci.nih.gov/)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010514/ASOL013.HTM (W-130 SN50L844)