SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- The Norway Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa): Continued Specimen Collection, and Tools to Enhance Use and Collaboration
- Notice Date
- 2/27/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Contracts Branch, DERT P.O. Box 12874, 79 T.W. Alexander Dr, Bldg 4401, RTP, NC, 27709
- ZIP Code
- 27709
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-ES-06-04
- Response Due
- 4/13/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/28/2006
- Point of Contact
- Carolyn Flowers, Contract Specialist, Phone 919-541-0425, Fax 919-541-2712, - Denise Tyre, Procurement Technician, Phone 919-316-4686, Fax 919-541-2712,
- E-Mail Address
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flowers3@niehs.nih.gov, tyre@niehs.nih.gov
- Description
- The National Institute of Health Sciences (NIEHS) is requesting information to determine the availability of interested parties to perform research on the inhalation toxicology of various compounds in laboratory animals. INTERESTED OFFERORS SHOULD SUBMIT (5) COPIES OF THEIR CAPABILITY STATEMENT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN (15) PAGES IN LENGTH, EXCLUDING STANDARD BROCHURES, ETC., FOR RECEIPT BY THE AGENCY ON February 13, 2006. Please submit information to Carolyn N. Flowers, Contract Specialist, NIEHS/OM/OA, P.O. Box 12874, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Courier address: Carolyn N. Flowers, Contract Specialist, NIEHS/OM/OA, 79 TW Alexander Drive, Building 4401, Research Commons, Suite 100, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Inquiries will be accepted by fax (919-541-2712) or e-mail flowers3@niehs.nih.gov The following mandatory qualification criteria must be met at the time of award: 1) the contractor will provide an inhalation exposure facility and staff dedicated exclusively to the support of NIEHS studies; 2) the facility shall be located within 15 minutes ?door to door? driving time of the NIEHS main campus, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 3) this contract shall also provide on-site space for the NIEHS Respiratory Toxicology Group (RTOX) which is independently secured from the rest of the facility. 4) all components of the Inhalation Facility and the support areas including offices and laboratories shall be located on one site. For estimating purposes the facility should include the following: Total approximate facility space = 12778 square feet which include the following: a. RTOX space ? Three (3) office spaces of 150 square feet each; 60 square feet of space for file cabinets; wet lab space furnished as biochemical laboratory 1 room (400 square feet); Cell culture laboratory (200 square feet), equipment storage area (100 square feet);] b. Eight (8) exposure rooms totaling 2618 square feet; c. Minimum of fifteen (15) animal housing rooms totaling 2160 square feet; d. Two (2) necropsy rooms totaling 500 square feet; e. 200 square fee for surgery/special procedures room; f. Two (2) change/locker rooms, clean/dirty access totaling 800 square feet; g. 500 square feet for equipment wash area; h. 100 square feet for chemical preparation area; i. 400 square feet for analytical chemistry support laboratory; j. 400 square feet for biochemical instrumentation laboratory; k. 300 square feet for electronics laboratory; l. 150 square feet for ADP work area; m. 2450 square feet storage space; n. 240 square feet for animal care staff room; o. Five (5) offices of 150 square feet each (750 sq ft). Note: Approval of final configuration of the facility rests with the government. The contractor shall maintain compliance with Federal, State and Local laws, and NIH regulations such as the following: 1)The Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-544 as amended in 1970, 1976, and 1985) http://www.nal.usda.gov; 2) Standard Operating Procedures for Laboratory Animal Management that conform to the most recent versions of PHS and other public guidance. 3) NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW); 4) Association For Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC); 5)NIEHS Laboratory Health and Safety Minimum Requirement for Contractors; 6) ?Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals? (NRC, 1996); 7) FDA ?Good Laboratory Practices for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies? (CFR 21 Part 85) For estimating purposes the Government estimated the level-of effort at 40,269 direct labor hours per year as follows: Professional ? 7440 direct labor hours (i.e., inhalation engineer, systems analyst, animal husbandry supervisor, and chemist); Technical - 7440 direct labor hours (i.e. engineering and chemistry technicians); Animal Husbandry Staff ? 24,180 direct labor hours; Administrative Support - 465 direct labor hours; Other Professional Staff ? 744. The contract will include Government Furnished Equipment (GFE).
- Record
- SN00995320-W 20060301/060227211751 (fbodaily.com)
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