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NOI for Animal Feed PCA order.pdf | Apr 3, 2026 |
Laboratory Animal Feed, Bedding, Produce, Enrichment, and Related Dry Goods
Contact and place of performance
Linda Smith
Bethesda, MD 20892
USA
ID: NOI-NIH-26-PCA-ORS-02827 Post Date: April 3, 2026 Response Date: April 24, 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...
View moreNonhuman primate chow and biscuits
Rabbit diets and agricultural species diets
Bedding materials (corn cob, paper-based, hardwood, or approved alternatives)
Fresh produce and enrichment feed items
All products must meet strict quality, nutritional, traceability, and contamination control standards necessary for regulated research environments and must comply with applicable animal care regulations and accreditation standards.
Period of Performance: 5/1/2026 – 4/30/2027
Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892
Deliver to: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20892-5520
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-NIH-26-PCA-ORS-02827 to Linda Smith, [email protected], by 11:00 am eastern standard time Monday, April 20, 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) issued this pre-solicitation notice of intent to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Animal Specialties and Provisions, LLC. The requirement covers the provision of laboratory animal feed, bedding, produce, enrichment, and related dry goods for multiple research facilities. The contractor is responsible for all labor, materials, transportation, logistics, and quality control necessary to deliver standard rodent chow, specialty research diets, primate and rabbit diets, and various bedding materials. All products must comply with strict nutritional, traceability, and contamination control standards required for regulated research environments and accreditation.
Classified under NAICS 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing and PSC 8710 FORAGE AND FEED, this requirement is identified by solicitation number NOI-NIH-26-PCA-ORS-02827. The performance period is scheduled from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027. Primary delivery and performance will take place in Bethesda, Maryland. The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b).
The response deadline for submitting capability statements is April 24, 2026, though the description specifies a response cutoff of 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time on Monday, April 20, 2026. Submissions should be directed to Linda Smith via email. One attachment, titled NOI for Animal Feed PCA order.pdf, was posted with the notice on April 3, 2026. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals, and any determination to compete the requirement based on received responses remains at the sole discretion of the government.
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