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Consultant Animal Nutritionist

Statement of Work for Technical Service

National Institutes of Health Division of Veterinary Resources

1. Background - The Division of Veterinary Resources (DVR) maintains animal research services in support of the NIH biomedical research community. The NIH provides daily care and welfare for rodents, carnivores, ungulates, non-human primate, and aquatic species. As part of the animal¿s normal care and welfare we utilize numerous research specific animal diets¿approximately 30 Continued ...

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75N98024Q00037 different diet blends. There are NIH specifications for both open and closed formula diets purchased via NIH contract. The

DVR, Veterinary Medicine, Nutrition page provides additional information specific to the requirements for nutrient and contaminant analyses of the feed. The DVR manages an

NIH-wide quality control program that includes site visits of vendor facilities and analyses.

2. Period of Performance - Base year Plus four additional option years

- Specialized consultation (upon request)

3. Scope Of Work - The Nutritionist will serve as consultant and subject area expert for the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP).

The incumbent will serve as advisor to the NIH Animal Program Director¿s Feed and

Bedding Subcommittee which establishes surveillance parameters, contract requirements, and program dynamics within the allocated budget, for the oversight of research animal feed and bedding used throughout the IRP. The incumbent will provide subject matter expert guidance to improve NIH nutrition program and provide consultation services to specific research studies when requested by investigators. Interpret feed and bedding analysis reports and provide guidance on steps to take to refine standardized diet requirements. The minimum service requirement will be 48 hours/year and the maximum hours per year is 118 hours.

Specialized consultation is billed at the same rate to the specific customer and is not factored into the minimum or maximum hours.

3.1. Other Considerations -

3.1.1. RATE- In consideration for the Consulting

Services to be performed by Consultant under this Agreement, DVR will pay the Consultant at the negotiated rate for time spent on Consulting Services. The same rate shall be used to bill the specific customer for specialized designed diets and consultations.

Consultant shall submit written, signed reports of the time spent performing Consulting

Services, itemizing in reasonable detail the dates on which services were performed, the

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NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

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75N98024Q00037 number of hours spent on such dates and a brief description of the services rendered.

The Company shall pay Consultant the amounts due pursuant to submitted reports within

30 days after such reports are received by the

DVR.

3.1.1.1. Consultant shall be registered with

SAM.gov.

3.1.1.2. Payments will be made by IPP.gov (The

Invoice Processing Platform).

Specialized consultation payments will be made by a government credit card.

3.1.2. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR- Nothing herein

shall be construed to create an employer-employee relationship between the NIH and Consultant. Consultant is an independent contractor and not an employee of the

NIH or any of its Institutes, subsidiaries, or affiliates. The consideration set forth in Section 4.1 shall be the sole.

consideration due Consultant for the services rendered hereunder. It is understood that the NIH or DVR will not withhold any amounts for payment of taxes from the compensation of consultant hereunder. Consultant will not represent to be or hold herself out as an employee of the NIH or DVR.

3.1.3. CONFIDENTIALITY. While performing

Consulting Services, the parties recognize that Consultant may encounter or become familiar with information which NIH, Institutes, subsidiaries, or affiliates may consider confidential. Consultant agrees to keep all such information confidential and not to discuss or divulge it to anyone other than appropriate

NIH personnel or their designees.

3.2. Specific Tasks:

3.2.1. Chair the NIH Feed and Bedding Committee

or customer specific meetings to provide nutrition consultation on a quarterly or as needed basis. Document meeting minutes [estimated 3 hours per meeting: 1 hour prep, 1 hour meeting, 1 hour follow-up]¿ no more than 21 hours a year.

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3.2.2. Provide technical direction for the

program technician(s) to ensure the convening of required meetings and collection/submission of feed samples to laboratories for analysis at appropriate intervals [estimated four hours per quarter] ¿no more than 21 hours a year.

3.2.3. Consult with customers to discuss

nutrition issues with specific animals or research needs in [estimated 3-5 hours per meeting: 1 hour meeting, 1 to 3 hours analysis, 1 hour follow-up]¿as needed. Customer to be invoiced directly for services.

3.2.4. Consult with customers to design specific

diet or feed nutritional needs. [estimated

3-5 hours per meeting: 1 hour meeting, 1 to 3 hours analysis, 1 hour follow-up] as needed. Customer to be invoiced directly for services.

3.2.5. Provide subject area expertise, within

fiscal limitations, on nutrition program, to include oversight of the feed and bedding inspection program.

3.2.6. Review feed and bedding analysis reports, highlight any abnormal findings, and provide subject area expertise recommendations and design changes to the Committee for corrective actions [estimated four hours per quarter] ¿no more than 16 hours a year.

3.2.7. Coordinate site visits to feed and bedding

companies at established intervals

[estimated 3 hours per quarter] ¿no more than 12 hours a year.

3.2.8. Travel with inspections team for vendor

site visits and provide written report summarizing findings and suggestions. [estimated

36 hours: Travel, inspection, report] ¿ no more than 72 hours a year.

3.2.9. Review, refine, and maintain Standard

Operating Procedures in accordance current laws, regulations, and industry standards: a) the collection/sampling, storage, and submission of feed samples; b) hardness testing

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75N98024Q00037 of submitted samples; and c) maintenance of appliances or equipment used in the collection, storage, and testing of feed and/or bedding [estimated 3 hours per quarter] ¿no more than 12 hours a year.

4. Deliverables:

4.1. Summary review of animal feed and bedding

analysis reports will be emailed to the COR within 5 business days of receipt.

4.2. Vendor site visit reports will be emailed to

the COR within 2 weeks of site visit completion.

4.3. Invoices will be submitted within 5 business

days of the end of the month. Travel and per diem will be invoiced separately and within 5 business days of the trip completion.

4.3.1. Travel is governed by federal travel

regulations and per diems.

4.4. Routine meetings shall be scheduled with the

Government upon contract acceptance. Vendor inspections will be scheduled six months in advance.

4.5. Ad-hoc meetings and customer consulting will

be scheduled within the consultant¿s schedule, but not more than 14 business days from the date of request.

4.6. Replies to communications (digital or voice)

shall be addressed within 3 business days.

5. Qualifications - Candidate to fill this position must have a master¿s or a Ph.D. in animal nutrition. The ideal candidate should have a background or working knowledge of the US National Research Council (NRC) guidelines on nutrient requirements for common species used in research e.g., rodents, rabbits, nonhuman primates, farm animals (swine, sheep, and goat) and aquatic animals (zebrafish and Xenopus frogs). A successful candidate should also have knowledge of the standards set forth in the Animal

Welfare Act, Public Health Service policy, the

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Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory

Animals, and AAALAC International. Leadership experience, good organizational skills, and strong ability to work in a team environment is also preferred.

6. Hiring Guidance - Applications from women, persons from underrepresented groups, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged. At the NIH, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees in the biomedical research community. The position will reside within the Division of Veterinary

Resources (DVR). Within NIH, the DVR embraces diversity and strives to create and maintain an inclusive environment for all DVR employees. Candidates may be US citizens or resident aliens, and the position is subject to a background check conducted by the

NIH.

7. Contract Points of Contact

The Contract Officer (CO) for this contract is:

TBD Telephone:

Fax: 301-402-1103

National Institutes of Health

Building 14, Room

Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Email:

The Contracting Officer¿s Representative (COR) who will manage the technical aspects of this contract is:

Curtis Scayles Telephone: 301-451-5140

National Institutes of Health

Building 14, Room

Bethesda, MD 20892 Email: Curtis.Scayles@nih.gov

Period of Performance: 09/30/2024 to 09/29/2025

1 This is a contracted consultant advisor position 1 HO in support of the NIH Animal Program Directors

Feed and Bedding Subcommittee Catalog # : DVR

Nutritionist

Delivery To: A103/Bart RANSONE

Product/Service Code: R499

Product/Service Description: SUPPORT-

PROFESSIONAL: OTHER

Consultant Animal Nutritionist Statement of Work for Technical Service National Institutes of Health Division of Veterinary Resources

1. Background - The Division of Veterinary Resources (DVR) maintains animal research services in support of the NIH biomedical research community. The NIH provides daily care and welfare for rodents, carnivores, ungulates, non-human primate, and aquatic species. As part of the animal’s normal care and welfare we utilize numerous research specific animal diets—approximately 30 different diet blends. There are NIH specifications for both open and closed formula diets purchased via NIH contract. The DVR, Veterinary Medicine, Nutrition page provides additional information specific to the requirements for nutrient and contaminant analyses of the feed. The DVR manages an NIH-wide quality control program that includes site visits of vendor facilities and analyses.

2. Period of Performance – Base year plus four additional option years.

3. Scope Of Work – The Nutritionist will serve as consultant and subject area expert for the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP). The incumbent will serve as advisor to the NIH Animal Program Director’s Feed and Bedding Subcommittee which establishes surveillance parameters, contract requirements, and program dynamics within the allocated budget, for the oversight of research animal feed and bedding used throughout the IRP. The incumbent will provide subject matter expert guidance to improve NIH nutrition program and provide consultation services to specific research studies when requested by investigators. Interpret feed and bedding analysis reports and provide guidance on steps to take to refine standardized diet requirements. The minimum service requirement will be 48 hours/year and the maximum hours per year is 118 hours.

Specialized consultation is billed at the same rate to the specific customer and is not factored into the minimum or maximum hours.

3.1. Other Considerations –

3.1.1. RATE- In consideration for the Consulting Services to be performed by Consultant under this Agreement, DVR will pay the Consultant at the negotiated rate for time spent on Consulting Services. The same rate shall be used to bill the specific customer for specialized designed diets and consultations. Consultant shall submit written, signed reports of the time spent performing Consulting Services, itemizing in reasonable detail the dates on which services were performed, the number of hours spent on such dates and a brief description of the services rendered. The Company shall pay Consultant the amounts due pursuant to submitted reports within 30 days after such reports are received by the

DVR.

3.1.1.1. Consultant shall be registered with SAM.gov.

3.1.1.2. Payments will be made by IPP.gov (The Invoice Processing Platform).

Specialized consultation payments will be made by a government credit card.

3.1.2. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR- Nothing herein shall be construed to create an employer-employee relationship between the NIH and Consultant. Consultant is an independent contractor and not an employee of the NIH or any of its Institutes, subsidiaries, or affiliates. The consideration set forth in Section 4.1 shall be the sole consideration due Consultant for the services rendered hereunder. It is understood that the NIH or DVR will not withhold any amounts for payment of taxes from the compensation of consultant hereunder. Consultant will not represent to be or hold herself out as an employee of the NIH or DVR.

3.1.3. CONFIDENTIALITY. While performing Consulting Services, the parties recognize that Consultant may encounter or become familiar with information which NIH, Institutes, subsidiaries, or affiliates may consider confidential. Consultant agrees to keep all such information confidential and not to discuss or divulge it to anyone other than appropriate NIH personnel or their designees.

3.2. Specific Tasks:

3.2.1. Chair the NIH Feed and Bedding Committee or customer specific meetings to provide nutrition consultation on a quarterly or as needed basis. Document meeting minutes [estimated 3 hours per meeting: 1 hour prep, 1 hour meeting, 1 hour follow-up]— no more than 21 hours a year.

3.2.2. Provide technical direction for the program technician(s) to ensure the convening of required meetings and collection/submission of feed samples to laboratories for analysis at appropriate intervals [estimated four hours per quarter] —no more than 21 hours a year.

3.2.3. Consult with customers to discuss nutrition issues with specific animals or research needs in [estimated 3-5 hours per meeting: 1 hour meeting, 1 to 3 hours analysis, 1 hour follow-up]—as needed. Customer to be invoiced directly for services.

3.2.4. Consult with customers to design specific diet or feed nutritional needs. [estimated 3-5 hours per meeting: 1 hour meeting, 1 to 3 hours analysis, 1 hour follow-up] as needed. Customer to be invoiced directly for services.

3.2.5. Provide subject area expertise, within fiscal limitations, on nutrition program, to include oversight of the feed and bedding inspection program.

3.2.6. Review feed and bedding analysis reports, highlight any abnormal findings, and provide subject area expertise recommendations and design changes to the Committee for corrective actions [estimated four hours per quarter] —no more than 16 hours a year.

3.2.7. Coordinate site visits to feed and bedding companies at established intervals [estimated 3 hours per quarter] —no more than 12 hours a year.

3.2.8. Travel with inspections team for vendor site visits and provide written report summarizing findings and suggestions. [estimated 36 hours: Travel, inspection, report] — no more than 72 hours a year.

3.2.9. Review, refine, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures in accordance current laws, regulations, and industry standards: a) the collection/sampling, storage, and submission of feed samples; b) hardness testing of submitted samples; and c) maintenance of appliances or equipment used in the collection, storage, and testing of feed and/or bedding [estimated 3 hours per quarter] —no more than 12 hours a year.

4. Deliverables:

4.1. Summary review of animal feed and bedding analysis reports will be emailed to the COR within 5 business days of receipt.

4.2. Vendor site visit reports will be emailed to the COR within 2 weeks of site visit completion.

4.3. Invoices will be submitted within 5 business days of the end of the month. Travel and per diem will be invoiced separately and within 5 business days of the trip completion.

4.3.1. Travel is governed by federal travel regulations and per diems.

4.4. Routine meetings shall be scheduled with the Government upon contract acceptance. Vendor inspections will be scheduled six months in advance.

4.5. Ad-hoc meetings and customer consulting will be scheduled within the consultant’s schedule, but not more than 14 business days from the date of request.

4.6. Replies to communications (digital or voice) shall be addressed within 3 business days.

5. Qualifications - Candidate to fill this position must have a master’s or a Ph.D. in animal nutrition. The ideal candidate should have a background or working knowledge of the US National Research Council (NRC) guidelines on nutrient requirements for common species used in research e.g., rodents, rabbits, nonhuman primates, farm animals (swine, sheep, and goat) and aquatic animals (zebrafish and Xenopus frogs). A successful candidate should also have knowledge of the standards set forth in the Animal Welfare Act, Public Health Service policy, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and AAALAC International. Leadership experience, good organizational skills, and strong ability to work in a team environment is also preferred.

6. Hiring Guidance - Applications from women, persons from underrepresented groups, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged. At the NIH, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees in the biomedical research community. The position will reside within the Division of Veterinary Resources (DVR). Within NIH, the DVR embraces diversity and strives to create and maintain an inclusive environment for all DVR employees. Candidates may be US citizens or resident aliens, and the position is subject to a background check conducted by the

NIH.

7. Contract Points of Contact

The Contract Officer (CO) for this contract is:

TBD Telephone:

Fax: 301-402-1103 National Institutes of Health Building 14, Room Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Email:

The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) who will manage the technical aspects of this contract is:

Curtis Scayles Telephone: 301-451-5140 National Institutes of Health Building 14, Room Bethesda, MD 20892 Email: Curtis.Scayles@nih.gov

8. Associated Documents Feed & Bedding Specifications Nutrition Standards Past Analysis Report