Animal Care, Technical Procedures, Formulation, and Veterinary Care Services

Amendment 0003:
Amendment 0003 (SF30) is attached to address the following:
1) Revise RFP language referencing contract Period of Performance dates. Revised SF1449 Pages 4 of 34 and 5 of 34 are attached to allow Offerors to perform a "page-for-page swap" of affected pages.
2) Amend Past Performance submission instructions. Revised SF1449 Page 21 of 34 is attached to allow Offerors to perform a "page for page swap" of the affected page.
3) Extend the date for submission of Past Performance questionnaires (as per RFP Attachment 7)
FROM: NLT Nov 10, 2016 TO: NLT Dec 7, 2016, 12:00 PM CST

Amendment 0002:
a. The purpose of this Amendment is to provide notice to all currently known parties, all prospective offerors, and other persons that an appeal of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code designated in the solicitation was filed on October 28, 2016. For additional information regarding the appeal please see attached Notice and Order from the United States Small Business Administration Office of Hearings and Appeals.

b. The offer due date is hereby changed from November 18, 2016 12:00 P.M. CST to December 7, 2016 12:00 P.M. CST.

Amendment 0001 (SF30) is attached which includes the following:
1) SF30 Amendment document outlining all changes and document revisions, questions and answers submitted prior to receipt of proposals, and a page Revision for the NCTR PWS. Offerors are not mandated to use the Revised page if they can amend the paragraph on their own copy.
2) SF1449 (Solicitation) Revision 1 which is a total replacement for the previousl Solicitation posted on Oct 18, 2016. Offerors are to use Solicitation Revision 1 as of the date in the SF30, Block 3.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) has a requirement for On-site Animal Care, Technical Procedures, Formulation, and Veterinary Care Services in support of FDA's mission. NCTR is located at the Jefferson Laboratory Complex in Jefferson, AR.

NCTR requires support services to NCTR's animal research program, but not limited to the provision of quality care to all research animals, sanitation of all animal care and diet preparation/formulation facilities, provision of protocol-specified technical procedures, provision of veterinary care to the non-human primate colony, and provision of formulation services (receipt, storage, formulation, packaging, and distribution of animal diets and test articles). Ancillary tasks necessary to accomplish these services are included (e.g., quality control, occupational safety and health, inventory control, equipment maintenance, development and maintenance of standard operating procedures, and a comprehensive training program). The need for these services is paramount as the preponderance of NCTR's research mission can only be accomplished through animal research. In addition, major funding sources for the Center's research program, such as the National Toxicology Program, mandate animal-based research projects. Such projects are highly regulated and demand exemplary execution.

This solicitation is set aside 100% for small business.

This is a follow-on acquisition for continuous on-site Animal Care services presently being performed by Priority One Services, Inc. (POS) under contract number HHSF223201110018C.

See attached Solicitation #16-223-SOL-00036 and supporting documents: Attachments 1-9.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) has a requirement for On-site Animal Care, Technical Procedures, Formulation, and Veterinary Care Services in support of FDA's mission. NCTR is located at the Jefferson Laboratory Complex in Jefferson, AR.

NCTR requires support services to NCTR's animal research program, but not limited to the provision of quality care to all research animals, sanitation of all animal care and diet preparation/formulation facilities, provision of protocol-specified technical procedures, provision of veterinary care to the non-human primate colony, and provision of formulation services (receipt, storage, formulation, packaging, and distribution of animal diets and test articles). Ancillary tasks necessary to accomplish these services are included (e.g., quality control, occupational safety and health, inventory control, equipment maintenance, development and maintenance of standard operating procedures, and a comprehensive training program). The need for these services is paramount as the preponderance of NCTR's research mission can only be accomplished through animal research. In addition, major funding sources for the Center's research program, such as the National Toxicology Program, mandate animal-based research projects. Such projects are highly regulated and demand exemplary execution.

This solicitation is set aside 100% for small business.

This is a follow-on acquisition for continuous on-site Animal Care services presently being performed by Priority One Services, Inc. (POS) under contract number HHSF223201110018C.

See attached Solicitation #16-SOL-223-SOL-00036 and supporting documents: Attachments 1-9.