75N95021Q00305_Purchase_Description.pdf

Version 11-30-2016-1 FAR Part 11—Describing Agency Needs

PURCHASE DESCRIPTION

1. Statement of Need and Purpose: This procurement is for the purchase of two (02) Individually Ventilated Caging (IVC) mouse animal holding racks. These racks are needed to populate an animal room in order to increase mouse population density in the animal facility allowing the institute to accomodate more mouse research study proposals.

2. Background Information and Objective: To accomodate the increase in approved

Animal Study Proposals that involve utilizing the mouse model, it is the intention of the facility (NIA/CMS) to increase animal holding space in order to increase the mouse census in the facility.

3. Generic Name of Product: Mouse holding (housing) rack.

4. Purchase Description: Quantity 2: Animal Holding Racks, Individually Ventilated Caging Systems (IVC racks), manufacturer Lab Products Inc. Model # K77180AR; RAIR HD Super Mouse 750, Micro Isolater 180 cage rack unit consisting of 2 animal racks, 2 RAIR HD HEPA units (76014AB), 360 Zyfone Super Mouse 750 AllerZone Micro-Isolater with flap grommet (75059ZF-GAM), 360 Zyfone Super Mouse 750 water bottles (75043), Zyfone high temperature One Cap twist cap (30211ZF), 360 1" sipper tubes (30110S), 2 4" Adjustable Damper Swedge Collar (C408993), 2 APV Valve 4" by 4" flex hose and clamps (B371029-48).

5. Salient characteristics: Each animal holding rack must be an Individually Ventilated racking system with supply and exhaust air supplied through a HEPA filtration system.

The rack (minus the air supply unit) and cages and caging componets must be autoclavable and have locking casters. The racking system must be able to hold 180 individual mouse cages and the cages must be outfitted with air grommet. A one year warranty on the HEPA filter air supply units (blowers) is required.

6. Quantity: 2

7. Delivery Date: 180 days from receipt of purchase order.

8. Option(s): N/A