Sprague-Dawley rats (Charles River) 75F40125Q130321
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AI-generated · Aug 24, 2025Sprague Dawley rats from Charles River Laboratories are required to support NCTR protocols E07877.01 and E07876.01. This acquisition is being pursued as a sole-source action under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) with Charles River due to prior methods development using the same rats from this supplier, ensuring continuity and comparability of behavioral testing and data interpretation.
A change in strain and supplier would invalidate the ongoing studies, making initial efforts uninformative and unpublishable, and the results could not be used to support regulatory activities.
See attached solicitation/ notice of sole source, requirement for Charles River, 251 Ballardvale St, Wilmington, MA 01887-1096, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) for Sprague Dawley rats for NCTR protocols: E07877.01 and E07876.01. This acquisition is restricted to Charles River Laboratories as these same rats were provided by Charles River for the methods development for the aforementioned approved protocols and it is imperative the lab continues using this specific strain from Charles River to ensure all behavioral testing and scientific data interpretation can be compared in ongoing research. A change in strain and supplier would result in invalidation of the studies of which any initial efforts will essentially be uninformative, unpublishable, nor can the results be used to support regulatory activities.
From Combined Synopsis/Solicitation posted on Jul 14, 2025Notice history
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