Small Laboratory Research Animals

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, on behalf of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC), its subordinate commands, and two Defense Health Agency Military Treatment Facilities, is establishing a Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement for small laboratory research animals. This requirement supports basic research and studies conducted under Good Laboratory Practices and Food and Drug Administration guidelines. The scope of the acquisition includes mice, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, and gerbils intended for use in Animal Biosafety Level 1 through Animal Biosafety Level 4 environments within the United States.

Solicitation W81XWH19R0051 is classified under NAICS 112990 for All Other Animal Production and PSC 8820 for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. This procurement follows Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.303 procedures for establishing Blanket Purchase Agreements. Responses to the solicitation are due by January 21, 2020. Brandon Roebuck serves as the primary point of contact for this notice.

The solicitation was originally published on December 4, 2019, and was updated on December 19, 2019, to release the government’s answers to submitted questions. Six total attachments support this notice, including the solicitation document, an amendment, a question-and-answer set, a past performance questionnaire, a pricing sheet, and a quality assurance surveillance plan.