The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), in Jefferson Arkansas has a requirement for On-Site Pathology Services.

The pathology support requirements, which range from necropsy of a few animals and collection of a few tissues to complete necropsy of over a thousand animals requiring special handling of tissues, histopathology, special staining or other techniques (immunohistochemistry, digital imaging, etc.), hematology, urinalysis, and/or clinical chemistry. Other required techniques include, but are not limited to, teratology techniques, reproductive and developmental toxicology techniques, respiratory pathology techniques (inhalation toxicology studies), sperm morphology and motility analysis, vaginal cytology, vaginal smears for sperm evaluations, and mammary whole mounts. Some protocols may include requirements for hist pathological processing, including immunohistochemistry, of human tissues or cells. Pathologists will not be expected to provide diagnoses for human tissues.

The Contractor shall provide all labor to include but not be limited to supervision, administrative, and technical support, to plan, schedule, coordinate, and assure effective completion of all services described in PWS. The major services and functional support areas are described below:

1. Administrative Services and Management 

2. Gross Pathology

3. Histology 

4. Pathologist Services

5. Clinical Chemistry

6. Immunohistochemistry and Special Procedures

7. Molecular Pathology and Methods Development

8. Digital Imaging

9. Data Management

10. Archive Management (Wet Tissue and Block/Slide)

11. Internal Quality Assurance

12. Quality Control

13. Instructional Services  

These services will be provided to six research divisions and has facilities including: 132 general or special purpose research laboratories; a phototoxicology research center; an imaging center including microPET, MRI, and CT scanner; a nanotechnology core facility; an inhalation toxicology facility; and AAALAC-accredited animal facilities including rodent facilities accommodating conventional housing, a specific pathogen free rodent breeding colony, and immunodeficient rodents, a non-human primate research center, and a zebrafish production facility.

This requirement will be 100% set-aside for Small Business concerns under NAICS – 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Small Business Size Standard is $16.5 million.

The anticipated performance period of this contract will be for a base year with four 1-year options.

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Interested Parties with comments, questions, etc., shall respond to Roosevelt Walker at  [email protected].