Attachment 1 Purchase Descripton Metal primate chairs - 5-4-2021.pdf

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

PURCHASE DESCRIPTION

1. Statement of Need and Purpose: The purpose of this acquirement is to obtain enclosed metal primate chairs for our research laboratory.

2. Background Information and Objective: The Laboratory of Neuropsychology investigates higher brain functions such as memory, reward processing and decision making with non-human primates and is running experiments in multiple laboratory rooms that are set up for behavioral neurophysiology. It is imperative to keep enough capacity of animal training and testing to properly manage research on schedule. To meet our immediate and future needs, we request to add three metal, enclosed nonhuman primate chairs to our resources.

3. Generic Name of Product: Metal primate chairs

4. Purchase Description: Rugged metal primate chair with 4"-wide and 5"-wide neckplates; trolley assembly with 5" wheels.

5. Salient characteristics

• Exact duplicate of existing metal chairs

• Primarily metal design

• Rugged to tolerate frequent handling for washing

• Ultra-rigid

• Enclosed design

• Neck collar closing mechanism that isolates handler from monkey face

• Fits nonhuman primates greater than 10 Kg.

• Removable hand-reach doors

• Neckplates to match industry standard collar sizes

• Trolley to transport the chair

6. Quantity: 3 of each item

7. Delivery Date: 90 days after contract award Attn: To Be Determined

8. Period of Performance: N/A

9. Option(s): N/A