ANIMAL CARE AND HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR STUDY OF SLOW, LATENT ANDTEMPERATE INFECTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CAUSED BY CONVENTIONAL AND

UNCONVENTIONAL VIRUSES



NIH GUIDE, Volume 23, Number 26, July 15, 1994



RFP AVAILABLE:  NIH-NINDS-94-08



P.T. 34



Keywords:

  Animal Breed. & Facil., Scientific 

  Viral Studies (Virology) 



National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke



The Division of Intramural Research of the National Institute of

Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of

Health (NIH), is seeking a contract for animal care and housing support

services for the study of slow, latent and temperate infections of the

nervous system caused by conventional and unconventional viruses.

Housing and care of this colony includes providing animal management,

veterinary care and treatment, laboratory services, and other technical

support and specified on-site facilities--as described in the Request

for Proposals (RFP)--in an isolated, scrapie-free environment.  The

colony includes approximately 770 non-human primates, five equine,

three goats, and three domestic cats in support of ongoing, long-term

research studies.  Offerors must have on-site veterinary care,

extensive knowledge of and experience with infectious diseases, and be

well versed in prescribed guidelines on the use and care of laboratory

animals.  This requirement represents the recompetition of a current

contract with the University of Southwestern Louisiana and the

incumbent is expected to reapply.  It is anticipated that one award

covering a performance period of five years will be made about February

1995.



INQUIRIES



This is not an RFP.  An RFP will be issued on or about July 28, 1994,

with proposals due by September 28, 1994.  All responsible sources will

be considered by the agency.



To receive a copy of the RFP, submit a written request with two

self-addressed mailing labels to:



Contracting Officer

ATTN:  RFP No. NIH-NINDS-94-08

Division of Extramural Activities

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Federal Building, Room 901

7550 Wisconsin Avenue

Bethesda, MD  20892



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