Attachment 1 Specifications.pdf
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This document is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the procurement of Metabolic Cages and Benchtop Chiller systems for the USDA's Pacific West Area (PWA) Obesity and Metabolism Research unit located in Davis, CA. The unit requires 12+ individual metabolic cages for obese mice with stainless steel urine/feces separators to collect urine samples, and a benchtop chiller system to chill the collected urine. The solicitation is a total small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 423490 and a small business size standard of 500 employees. Offers are due by 1:00 pm Pacific Time on September 5, 2024, and should be submitted via email to Amber.henderson@usda.gov. Any questions must be submitted in writing by September 2, 2024. The items are due 30 days after receipt of order and will be delivered FOB Destination to the PWA Obesity and Metabolism Research unit in Davis, CA.
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Statement of Need
Mouse Metabolic Cages with urine chilling
Scientists at the western human nutrition research center are conducting research studies on the effects of diet and nutrients and on disease risk require a metabolic cages and benchtop chiller system to collect wildtype and knockout urine samples.
Specifications
The Obesity and Metabolism unit requires an instrument with the following characteristics:
1. Individual metabolic cages for 12+ Obese mice.
2. The metabolic cage should have a urine/feces separator that specifically separates urine and fecal samples.
3. The urine/feces separator should be made from stainless steel for easy of cleaning and to prevent contamination
4. A rack or system designed to chill the urine samples at <10o to maintain the urine sample quality by reducing evaporation, reducing bacteria growth, and maintaining a stable pH level
5. Standard 8ml centrifuge tube used as urine collection device.
6. The cages should be housed on a rack made of aluminum construction and have an industrial finish such as baked epoxy coating
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