VETERINARY/ANIMAL CARE SERVICES

承包商运营和维护一个名为阿拉莫戈多灵长类设施(APF)的黑猩猩设施，该设施位于新墨西哥州阿拉莫戈多的霍洛曼空军基地。这个黑猩猩设施可以容纳288只动物，其中包括用于生物医学研究的动物。为了满足国家对维护和保护全国大部分黑猩猩的需求，NCRR承担了APF约257只黑猩猩的所有权。承包商应运营和维护相关的长期护理设施，并提供设施的整体运营和维护。所有的动物都曾接触过丙型肝炎病毒和艾滋病毒等微生物，因此，这些动物有特殊的照顾和收容需求

Contractor operates and maintains a chimpanzee facility called the Alamogordo Primate Facility (APF) located on the Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The chimpanzee facility has the capacity to house 288 animals, including animals that have been used in biomedical research. To address the national need for maintenance and preservation for a large proportion of chimpanzees nationwide, NCRR has assumed ownership of the approximately 257 chimpanzees at the APF. The contractor shall operate and maintain the associated long-term care facility, as well as provide overall facility operations and maintenance. All the animals have been exposed to microorganisms such as Hepatitis C virus and HIV, therefore, these animals have special needs for care and housing