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Vaccine Research Center Vivarium Feed and Bedding
Contact and place of performance
Linda E Smith
Bethesda, MD 20814
USA
ID: NOI-NIAID-26-2277064 Post Date: March 23, 2026 Response Date: March 27, 2026 NAICS: 311119 Product Service Code: 8710 Forage and Feed This is a Notice of Intent, NOT a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Animal Specialties and Provisions (ASAP) f...
View moreDelivery charges DEL 100 26 Deliveries
Period of Performance: April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026
Place of Performance Bethesda, MD 20892
Deliver to VRC Translational Research Program, Building #40
The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b) only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All responsible sources that could provide the required services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-NIAID-26-2277064 to Linda Smith, [email protected] , by 11:00 am eastern standard time Friday, March 27, 2026. All responses received by the closing date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for any information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.
The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Animal Specialties and Provisions (ASAP) to supply specialized animal feed and bedding for the Vaccine Research Center Vivarium. This requirement, identified under solicitation number NOI-NIAID-26-2277064, involves the procurement of 1,100 units of autoclavable rat and mouse feed, 520 units of certified irradiated guinea pig diet, and 1,720 units of Alpha Dri and Alpha Dri Plus bedding. These supplies support the VRC Translational Research Program located in Building #40 in Bethesda, Maryland.
The acquisition is classified under NAICS 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing and PSC 8710 FORAGE AND FEED. The period of performance is scheduled to begin April 1, 2026, and conclude on March 31, 2027, encompassing 26 planned deliveries. The government cited the statutory authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b), stating that only one responsible source can satisfy the agency’s requirements.
While this notice is not a request for competitive quotations, responsible sources may submit capability statements to demonstrate their qualifications for the work. Responses are due by 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time on March 27, 2026, and should be directed to Linda E. Smith. The government will consider all responses received by the deadline to determine whether to compete the requirement, though the final decision remains at the government's discretion.
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