Operation and Maintenance of the Chimpanzee Care Center (CCC)

This is a presolicitation notice of intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a Request for Competitive Proposals. However, all responsible sources may identify their interest and submit a capability statement, which will be considered by the agency. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Background For over 40 years, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has supported the Chimpanzee Care Center (CCC) at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to care for NIH-owned chimpanzees. Following the end of biomedical research on