Description
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking to acquire 16 rat training chambers from Med Associates, Inc. The chambers will be used to determine the neural mechanisms in the brain that mediate learning and decision making and how they are affected by drugs of abuse. The chambers must be compatible with existing equipment from Coulbourn and associated tasks and analysis programs. The contract will be awarded on a non-competitive basis, and the delivery date is as soon as possible within 2 months.
• The rat training chambers must satisfy specific requirements, including being identical to Med Associates chambers used by other labs at NIDA-IRP and being compatible with existing software, parts, and accessories currently used with Coulbourn chambers.
• The contract includes the purchase of 16 rat chambers with all associated parts, control interface, computer, freight, shipping, and handling.
• The period of performance is not applicable, and there are no options for the contract.