RFP_75N95021R00051_Amendment 01.pdf

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Office of Acquisition National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) National Institutes of Health Contracts Management Branch Blue National Institute on Aging (NIA) Section 11601 Landsdown Street, Room 034C1, MSC6012 Bethesda, MD 20892

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12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended , by one of the following methods: (a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning ____1____ copy of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR

OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

PURPOSE: To post responses to submitted questions.

PROPOSAL DUE DATE (UNCHANGED): February 28, 2022, 04:00 pm EST

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ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SOLICITATION REMAIN UNCHANGED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Fred Ettehadieh, Contracting Officer

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

RFP Number: 75N95021R00051 Amendment No. 01

RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS

1. Question: Can we use existing in-house strains or are the Charles River

Laboratories (CRL) models required for rederivation?

1. Response: The stock strains are re-derived from the Jackson Labs to maintain the genetic integrity of the resource. They are C57BL/6J (000664 – http://jaxmice.jax.org/strain/000664.html) and BALB/cBy (001026 – http://jaxmice.jax.org/strain/001026.html).

2. Question: Would the rooms in a barrier need to be dedicated exclusive for each strain or to your agency?

2. Response: Each barrier room must be dedicated to the National Institute on Aging (NIA) colony and can hold multiple strains.

3. Question: Would the government be willing to contribute to a new barrier for this acquisition?

3. Response: The approach, including the cost of adding a barrier room to the offeror’s facility with the goal of holding the contract’s animals should be included in the proposal.

4. Question: Health status was not defined. Could the government please define an exclusion list beyond Specific Pathogen Free (SPF)?

4. Response: The specifics of the health screening conducted for the NIA aged rodent colonies are captured in the health reports available at https://www.criver.com/products-services/research-models-services/health-reports/north-america/nia-health-reports-species?region=3611

5. Question: Could the government provide estimated age ranges or weights for the sake of aging the colonies?

5. Response: 0-32 months of age.

http://jaxmice.jax.org/strain/000664.html http://jaxmice.jax.org/strain/001026.html https://www.criver.com/products-services/research-models-services/health-reports/north-america/nia-health-reports-species?region=3611 https://www.criver.com/products-services/research-models-services/health-reports/north-america/nia-health-reports-species?region=3611