Primate Cages and Pans for Animal Program

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate a contract on a sole source basis with Allentown, LLC Allentown, NJ. The purpose of the contract is for the contractor to supply primate cages and pans for the Animal Program that supports the National Eye Institute and 5 other Institute Centers within the NIH. The performance and functionality of these caging systems is critical to the protection of the animals and research supported by these systems and to the mission of the NIH housing animals across several facilities on the NIH campus.

The racks and pans under procurement are to be integrated into the facilities existing program and must be interchangeable with the Allentown systems already present within the NEI program. Secondary to the unique design and patented construction of the Allentown systems the functionality and performance of the existing Allentown caging systems cannot be guaranteed by Allentown unless Allentown components are utilized throughout the system. Therefore, the primate pans and cage must be in exact dimensions and specification that only Allentown can provide, and they are sold directly by the manufacturer without any resellers.

Responses

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