FDA NCTR On-Site Animal Care and Technical Procedures

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Solicitation number
75F40123R00001
Agency
National Center for Toxicological Research Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
PSC
R416 Support- Professional: Veterinary/Animal Care
Place of performance
Jefferson, Arkansas 72079, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This solicitation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's National Center for Toxicological Research seeks proposals to provide on-site animal care and technical procedures support services. The contractor shall be responsible for superior animal husbandry, sanitation of animal care and diet preparation facilities, protocol-specified technical procedures, and ancillary tasks including quality control, occupational safety, equipment maintenance, and staff training. Proposals will be evaluated on technical qualifications, past performance, and pricing. The response deadline is March 23, 2023.

The requirement has been set aside for total small business participation. Support services are to be provided under NAICS 541715 and PSC S206. The incumbent contractor is The Bionetics Corporation and the current contract value is $26.1 million. Services shall be performed at the National Center for Toxicological Research facilities in Jefferson, Arkansas, and include care for mice, rats, nonhuman primates such as rhesus macaques, zebrafish, and potentially mini-pigs over a base period of July 2023 through January 2024 and five one-year options through July 2028.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest ·

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) requires animal care and technical procedures services for the Center’s animal research program.  The solicitation 75F40123R00001 has been amended to (1) answer contractor-posed questions and (2) provide revised solicitation and attachments based on these questions and answers.  

Please see the following attachments:

75F40123R00001 Amendment 01 - Q and A;

FDA 7540123R00001 Amendment 01 (solicitation);

Attachment 1 - PWS Amend 01;

Attachment 2 - Pricing Worksheet Labor Categories Amend 01;

Attachment 7 - Sample Client Authorization Letter Amend 01.

Update #1 ·

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) requires support services for the Center’s animal research program, to include at a minimum the provision of superlative care to all research animals, sanitation of all animal care and diet preparation/formulation facilities, and the provision of protocol-specified technical procedures support; the requirement also includes those ancillary tasks necessary to the accomplishment of these services, i.e., quality control, occupational safety and health measures, inventory control, equipment maintenance, development and maintenance of standard operating procedures, and a comprehensive training and cross-training program. These services are of paramount importance to the Center as the essential elements of the FDA's research mission can be accomplished only through animal research. Animal-based research projects are highly-regulated and demand nonpareil execution in accordance with approved scientific protocols and the Performance Work Statement (PWS) Attachment 1 -   Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Appendices 1-4.

Please see the following attachments:

FDA Solicitation 75F40123R00001

Attachment 1:             Performance Work Statement and Appendices 1-4, 94 total pages

    Appendix 1:             Historical and Estimated Workload

    Appendix 2:             Government Furnished Property

    Appendix 3:             Facility Floor Plan

    Appendix 4:             Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)

Attachment 2:            Pricing Worksheet Labor Categories

Attachment 3:             CBA, 32 pages

Attachment 4:             Wage Determination No. 2015-5121, Rev. 20, 11 pages

Attachment 5:             Form 3398, 1 page

Attachment 6:             Past Performance Evaluation Questionnaire (PPEQ), 7 pages

Attachment 7:             Sample Client Authorization Letter, 1 page

Attachment 8:             SCA Incumbent Employees Length of Service, 1 page

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Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
FDA NCTR On-Site Animal Care and Technical Procedures Award Award Notice
FDA NCTR On-Site Animal Care and Technical Procedures This notice · Latest solicitation Solicitation
Animal Care and Technical Procedures - FDA NCTR Original Pre-Solicitation

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