Columbus Instruments is the sole manufacture of the CLAMS-HC Interface & Software for 8 Stations, CLAMS-HC Feeding Mass Monitoring for 8 Stations, CLAMS-HC TP 1264 Home Cage & 4 Port Lid for 8 Mice, CLAMS Volumetric Drinking Monitoring for 8 Stations.

In compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source. This solicitation is not a Small Business Set-Aside. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, however; all responses received, before the closing date, of this announcement will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition is based upon responses to this notice and is solely within the discretion of the Government. It is anticipated that the NICHD-19-164 will be available fifteen (15) days after the publication date of this synopsis. Receipt of quotations will be due five (5) days after the release of the RFQ at 11AM EST. All interested parties to this solicitation may request a copy of the RFQ package in writing to the attention of Ms. Kelly Robinson at Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) 6710B Rockledge Drive, Room 1145B Bethesda, MD 20892 or via email [email protected]. All requests must contain offerors name, address, telephone number and fax number. Email addresses are encouraged but not mandatory.