RESEARCH SUPPORT AND ANIMAL CARE SERVICES Release Date: October 31, 2001 NOTICE: NOT-DA-02-020 RFP AVAILABLE: N01DA-2-9903 National Institute on Drug Abuse The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is soliciting proposals from qualified organizations to provide the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program (IRP), located in Baltimore, MD, with all professional and technical services required to: (1) recruit, support, and maintain a large (up to 120 persons) staff with a wide range of skills and training, ranging from entry level animal caretakers to doctoral level scientists; 2) expand and contract the staff based on the current need of the IRP; 3) provide animal husbandry for a wide range of species including, but not limited to, rodents, frogs, pigeons and nonhuman primates in accordance the NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals; 4) provide backup veterinary services on an as needed basis; 5) prepare for and participate in laboratory reviews by AAALAC; 6) perform rodent and nonhuman primate surgery; 7) develop and implement environmental enrichment programs for nonhuman primates; 8) produce and breed transgenic and knockout mice; 9) develop and maintain breeding colonies for selected genetic mouse strains; 10) use standard techniques in molecular biology and neuroscience including the preparation of samples and their analysis using autoradiography, in situ hybridization, site directed mutagenesis, electrophoresis, and other techniques; 11) use microdialysis; and, 12) use rodents and nonhuman primates in a variety of behavioral testing techniques. This is a follow-on procurement to contract number N01DA-7-9053 with Charles River Laboratories. It is estimated that a five-year contract will result from this procurement. RFP No. N01DA-2-9903 will be available electronically on or about November 12, 2001. You can access the RFP through the FedBizOpps (URL: http://www.fedbizopps.gov or through the NIDA website at the following address: (URL: http://www.nida.nih.gov/RFP/RFPList.html). Please note that the RFP for this acquisition will be streamlined to include only the Statement of Work, Deliverables, Reporting Requirements, Special Requirements and Mandatory Qualifications, Technical Evaluation Criteria, and other necessary Proposal Preparation Instructions. All information required for submission of an offer will be contained in or accessible through the electronic RFP package. Following proposal submission and initial review process, offerors comprising the competitive range may be requested to provide additional documentation to the Contracting Officer. Response to the RFP will be due on or about January 12, 2001. Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the Government. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. Point of Contact: Tonya D. Anderson, Contract Specialist National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH Contract Management Branch, OPRM 6001 Executive Boulevard Room 3105, MSC 9543 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9543 E-mail Address: tanders@intra.nida.nih.gov Telephone: (301) 443-6677 Fax: (301) 443-7595
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