CDC Ft Collins Animal Husbandry 2024-2025
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75D301-24-Q-77789
- Agency
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CDC Office of Acquisition Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541940 Veterinary Services
- Place of performance
- Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking a contractor to provide animal and insect care services at its Fort Collins, Colorado facility. The objective is to ensure the CDC's research animals receive the best possible care in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. The contractor will be responsible for routine animal and insect care tasks such as health surveillance, housing, feeding, handling, and facility sanitation. The contractor must adhere to the Animal Welfare Act, Public Health Service Policy, AAALAC standards, and CDC-developed Standard Operating Procedures. Proposals are due on July 30, 2024, and interested parties must submit a Non-Disclosure Agreement by July 19, 2024 to receive the required Standard Operating Procedures.
This is a full and open competition contract with no set-aside designation. The current incumbent, Priority One, is under contract 75D30119C05684 which expires in September 2024. The contract has a base period of 12 months with four 12-month option periods. The place of performance is the CDC's Fort Collins, Colorado facility. The government will evaluate contractor performance using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Project Objective
The objective of this contract is to ensure CDC research animals are provided with the best possible care and maintenance as set forth in all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
Scope of Work
The Contractor shall, as an independent organization and not as an agent of the Government, furnish the necessary management and personnel for the efficient performance of duties commonly termed "animal care services" (to include care of the mosquitoes and other arthropods in the insectary facilities) in support of the operation of the Fort Collins, CO Animal Care Facility. The services provided shall include routine animal and insect care including, but not limited to, animal and insect health surveillance by observation, housing, environmental enrichment, feeding/watering, hygiene, animal handling and restraint, and sanitation and cleaning of the animal and insect facilities, caging and equipment and glassware and insectary at the Fort Collins Facility.
Animal care services shall be performed as specified herein and in accordance with the Fort Collins (FTC) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. FTC-SOPs shall be enforced by the Government to ensure that the services performed comply with the requirements specified. In addition to the FTC-SOPs, the Contractor shall be required to comply with the provisions set forth in the:
- Animal Welfare Act and Animal Welfare Regulations (usda.gov)
- the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 2015 which requires adherence to the National Research Council of the National Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Eighth Edition | The National Academies Press, Eighth Edition, 2011 (or current edition).
- Furthermore, the Fort Collins animal care facility is accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC).
- The Contractor shall always comply with all AAALAC standards and recommendations. The Contractor shall comply with the DVBD IACUC Charter, policies, and mandates, the DVBD AAALAC Program Description and the DVBD PHS Assurance along with the DVBD-IACUC-approved protocols.
The Contractor shall fully comply with the most recent and current federal, state, and local laws and regulations, the conditions and requirements of all environmental permits, CDC directives and instructions, and other matters set forth in Section C-4 Technical Requirements of the RFQ.
Description of the Ft. Collins Animal Care Operation
The Ft. Collins Animal Care Facility (hereinafter called the Ft. Collins facility) is a Colorado based facility in support of the Division of Vector Borne Diseases. All animal and insect care functions shall be performed in accordance with CDC-Fort Collins developed SOPs (ex. FTC-101 Responsibility). The Contractor shall comply with the DVBD IACUC Charter, policies, and mandates, the DVBD AAALAC Program Description and the DVBD PHS Assurance along with the DVBD-IACUC-approved protocols.
See 75D301-24-Q-77789 Attachment for additional information.
Instructions, Conditions, And Notices To Offerors
Questions are due via email by Friday, July 19, 2024 to wlv7@cdc.gov - see section L & M of RFQ - This Date has Passed - no further Questions will be accepted, no further NDAs will result in release of SOPs.
[ARB-FTC / CMB-FTC Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) – copy to be provided only to interested parties (with proper standing) after signature and return of NDA documents in Section H.
- Signed copy of NDA must be sent via email to wlv7@cdc.gov NLT than 3:00 PM EST on Friday, July 19 to receive a copy of SOPs. - This Date Has Passed.
- The subject line of the email should “NDA for CDC solicitation 75D301-24-Q-77789
- The body of the email should include the interested vendors full company name and www.sam.gov UEI and
- The body of the email must include vendor solicitation Point of Contact information.]
Proposals are due via email on Tuesday, August 06, 2024 to wlv7@cdc.gov - see section L & M of RFQ.
Update #1 ·
Project Objective
The objective of this contract is to ensure CDC research animals are provided with the best possible care and maintenance as set forth in all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
Scope of Work
The Contractor shall, as an independent organization and not as an agent of the Government, furnish the necessary management and personnel for the efficient performance of duties commonly termed "animal care services" (to include care of the mosquitoes and other arthropods in the insectary facilities) in support of the operation of the Fort Collins, CO Animal Care Facility. The services provided shall include routine animal and insect care including, but not limited to, animal and insect health surveillance by observation, housing, environmental enrichment, feeding/watering, hygiene, animal handling and restraint, and sanitation and cleaning of the animal and insect facilities, caging and equipment and glassware and insectary at the Fort Collins Facility.
Animal care services shall be performed as specified herein and in accordance with the Fort Collins (FTC) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. FTC-SOPs shall be enforced by the Government to ensure that the services performed comply with the requirements specified. In addition to the FTC-SOPs, the Contractor shall be required to comply with the provisions set forth in the:
- Animal Welfare Act and Animal Welfare Regulations (usda.gov)
- the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 2015 which requires adherence to the National Research Council of the National Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Eighth Edition | The National Academies Press, Eighth Edition, 2011 (or current edition).
- Furthermore, the Fort Collins animal care facility is accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC).
- The Contractor shall always comply with all AAALAC standards and recommendations. The Contractor shall comply with the DVBD IACUC Charter, policies, and mandates, the DVBD AAALAC Program Description and the DVBD PHS Assurance along with the DVBD-IACUC-approved protocols.
The Contractor shall fully comply with the most recent and current federal, state, and local laws and regulations, the conditions and requirements of all environmental permits, CDC directives and instructions, and other matters set forth in Section C-4 Technical Requirements of the RFQ.
Description of the Ft. Collins Animal Care Operation
The Ft. Collins Animal Care Facility (hereinafter called the Ft. Collins facility) is a Colorado based facility in support of the Division of Vector Borne Diseases. All animal and insect care functions shall be performed in accordance with CDC-Fort Collins developed SOPs (ex. FTC-101 Responsibility). The Contractor shall comply with the DVBD IACUC Charter, policies, and mandates, the DVBD AAALAC Program Description and the DVBD PHS Assurance along with the DVBD-IACUC-approved protocols.
See 75D301-24-Q-77789 Attachment for additional information.
Instructions, Conditions, And Notices To Offerors
Questions are due via email by Friday, July 19, 2024 to wlv7@cdc.gov - see section L & M of RFQ
[ARB-FTC / CMB-FTC Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) – copy to be provided only to interested parties (with proper standing) after signature and return of NDA documents in Section H.
- Signed copy of NDA must be sent via email to wlv7@cdc.gov NLT than 3:00 PM EST on Friday, July 19 to receive a copy of SOPs.
- The subject line of the email should “NDA for CDC solicitation 75D301-24-Q-77789
- The body of the email should include the interested vendors full company name and www.sam.gov UEI and
- The body of the email must include vendor solicitation Point of Contact information.]
Proposals are due via email on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 to wlv7@cdc.gov - see section L & M of RFQ
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Synopsis - CDC Ft Collins Animal Husbandry 2024-2025 | Pre-Solicitation |
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