R--Animal Care Services

PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS SUBPART: SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIAL CLASSCOD: R416 NAICS: 561990 OFFADD: Department of Veterans Affairs, Contracting Officer 90C, VA Medical 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, North Little Rock, AR 72114-1706 SUBJECT: Animal Care/Housing Support Services SOL: RFP-598-103-05 DESCRIPTION: Intent to award on a non-competitive basis, with our Medical Sharing Affiliate, UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) support service to care and house laboratory animals. The contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, equipment, materials, supervision and labor to provide animal care/housing services in accordance with standard industry as prescribed by OLAW (Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare) and the Public Health Service. Regulated of care of animals shall be in accordance with “ The Institutional Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory animals published by OPPR (Office for Protection from Research Risk). This announcement is not a solicitation for proposals..