Description
The Minneapolis VA Health Care System Research Department is seeking a firm-fixed price 5-Year Indefinite Delivery/Definite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with ordering periods to purchase disposable individually ventilated caging (IVC) systems for rodents. The contract will be used to replace the existing aged-out IVC system with a new system that includes permanent racks, disposable caging, and necessary equipment such as blowers, power supplies, and filters. The system must be able to filter the air that comes into and out of each individual cage separately and have the option of coming pre-filled with rodent bedding of a specific type. The vendor will be required to provide installation and training.
Some key features and requirements of the system include:
• Individually ventilated permanent caging racks for mice and rats
• Ability to filter the air that comes into and out of each individual cage separately
• Option to come pre-filled with rodent bedding of a specific type (Alpha Dri)
• Ability to easily use cages intended to be disposed of (or recycled) after one use
• Vendor representative for installation/set up purposes and training
• 5-Year Firm-fixed price IDIQ with ordering periods
• No set total amount of research studies identified for utilizing this IVC system contract
• Task orders will be requested as needed, defining the contract line-item number, item, quantity, and dollar amount within each task order