Development and Maintenance of an Aged Non Human Primate Tissue Bank

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is seeking proposals to provide a mechanism to archive and distribute excess tissue from non-human primates (NHP) that have been euthanized for research or humane purposes. Tissues shall be both flash frozen without fixation and fixed and embedded to fit the needs of a wide range of molecular and histochemical techniques. This is an existing requirement that will continue to provide a rich research resource to many investigators and contribute to a reduction in the number of NHP needed by the research community, as multiple investigators will be able to take advantage of each animal. It is anticipated that a cost-reimbursement type contract with options, consisting of one base year and four option years, will be awarded on or about September 1, 2008. The solicitation will be issued on or about December 3, 2007 and will be posted on this website. Offerors are responsible for routinely checking this website for any amendments to the solicitation. Proposals will be due approximately 60 days after the date of issuance of the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the Government. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541712. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract.

The National Institute on Aging is seeking small businesses with the technical capability to acquire, archive and distribute excess tissue from euthanized, aged non-human primates. Tissue will be both flash-frozen without fixation or fixed and embedded, to fit the needs of a wide-range of molecular and histochemical techniques. This is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No RFP is available at this time. Small business concerns that believe they possess the capabilities necessary to undertake the work described can request a draft copy of the Statement of Work (SOW) via email at cyrush@od.nih.gov or by calling 301-496-4487. Potential offerors should then submit two (02) copies of their capability statement to the attention of: Howard Cyrus, Contract Specialist, OA/OLAO, via fax number 301-402-0178 or email (preferred) to cyrush@od.nih.gov CAPABILITY STATEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM EST, OCTOBER 30, 2007. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 541710. Questions should be addressed to the Point of Contact listed in this announcement.